General self-made honey grapefruit tea more or less with a bitter flavor, this is because the grapefruit skin naringenin component, which brings the flavor is the bitter taste we taste, this substance in the production process of honey grapefruit tea is released, but it is harmless to the human body, drinking honey grapefruit tea with a slightly bitter taste is also good.
Two, honey grapefruit tea why will be bitter
Then some people have to ask, why others do very good, and their own bitter drink it? Why is honey grapefruit tea bitter? After reading the following reasons you will understand.
1, honey put too little
Honey grapefruit tea will add honey when sealing the jar, but if the amount of honey added is not enough, it can't cover the bitter flavor in the grapefruit well, that's why you feel the taste of grapefruit is not good.
2, too much white flesh
The exploitation of grapefruit peel should be very thin, if the grapefruit peel with too much white flesh, made of honey grapefruit tea will be more bitter, visible peeling grapefruit is a very critical step, do not be anxious, must try to peel a little thinner.
3, pickling is not enough
Making honey pomelo tea has a bitter link, the general will be the salt will be rubbed, pickling, if the pickling time is not enough or skip this step, made of pomelo tea will be with a clear bitter flavor.
4, pomelo itself
Other reasons are looking for high, there is a reason can not be missed, is that the pomelo itself has a problem. Different varieties of grapefruit carry a bitter flavor content that may be different, so choosing the grapefruit is a key.
Three, honey pomelo tea bitter how to remedy
Took a lot of effort to boil out of the pomelo tea is too bitter to eat, but lost and a pity, what is the way to remedy the bitter pomelo tea? There are the following two:
1, and then add some honey or rock sugar. The most direct way is to continue to add honey to cover up the bitter in the grapefruit tea.
2. Let it sit for a while longer. It takes some time for the honey to completely soak into the grapefruit, we can put the freshly made grapefruit tea for a little while before drinking it, and the bitter taste will be reduced.