I am trying to determine if Yeast (brewers yeast, that contains Saccharomyces cerevisiae) exists in Raw Pu'er tea. I don't drink Ripe, so I'm not interested in anything concerning Ripe. I did a google search on "yeast pu'er tea" and found a few references, including from Hojo where yeast was mentioned with Ripe...and a lot about fermentation, then some scientific articles that were over my head. Hence why I'm here to ask my nerdy tea friends
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I started drinking Pu'er in the last 4-6 months, and I've had a couple minor health issues since, including a urinary tract infection...which is all gone (note - I do not believe the tea I'm having is directly the cause, rather, some food sensitivity issues I already had but didn't know about...perhaps coupled me starting to drink Pu'er "may" have been a factor?). Before someone asks, these were quality teas (all samples) purchased from very reputable vendors. Some of the raw Pu'er I've had was from 2000-2005, a few close to the 10's, and more from 2013 to 2017. I'm having about 5-7g a day, most days (along with other teas I've drank for years...such as green and oolong).
I'm asking specifically about yeast because I recently had a food sensitivity test done (after one-and-off stomach/IBS issues for years, enough was enough
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Thanks in advance for reading the not-so-pleasant post, and for your insights.