Caapi tea with chuchuhuasi.

A strong m.hostilis tea had been sitting in the dark for some years. It still smelled flowery so it was deemed ok. Beautiful tea to say the least.


When the caapi and m.hostilis were mixed, and only when the hostilis overpowered the caapi by volume, a dark gummy precipitate formed and the tea became much more clear. The reaction was delightful, as it seemed to remove the hostilis based nausea. However, when more caapi was added, the precipitate went back into solution. The stomach and nerve cells said it was favorable to remove whatever precipitated. The precipitate coagulated into a gummy mass and was removed to let dry. It is very brittle, almost like tar. The removal of such substances could be detected by smell; once removed the tea smelled lighter- more flower and spice smells, less bitter "shake your head uncontrollably because it's nasty/strong" smell.

My best guess is that tannins from hostilis bound to proteins in the caapi tea. It seems that if understood, this reaction could be a useful to reproduce for making cleaner brews. Seems WIN WIN.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this?