Tagged: fermentation heap

1. 01 The process · 9 Jun 2026 Rooibos Sweats in Heaps for 10 to 14 Hours Before Sun-Drying How a cut rooibos branch becomes tea: bruised in the cutter, left to sweat in watered heaps for 10 to 14 hours at 34 to 38 degrees Celsius, then dried in the sun.
2. 02 The process · 19 Dec 2025 Rooibos Ferments in the Open, and Processors Heat It Before It Ships Rooibos is fermented and dried outdoors on open drying yards, and Cederberg processors run it through a heat and steam step before it ships.