I started to use an automatic coffee maker a friend left at my house to brew my Bengal spice (chai with roasted chicory instead of black tea). I put my tea bags in the glass pot.
I began setting it so it sat for an hour. Then for my birthday my son got me a new coffee machine that keeps the pot hot for 4 hours, now I steep my tea for about 2 hours.
Not bitter, and afaik chicory does not have tannins.
You know, my eyes ran right over chicory and didn’t even see it. I have no experience with chicory so ignore my remarks.
Oh wow, me too. Just read ‘chai’ and started typin’.
I started drinking it vs chai because even decaf chai had too much caffeine for me.