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> 私はいつもハーブティーをティーバッグでなく、葉っぱ{はっぱ}から煎れて｛いれて｝いる。

From Jpod101. The meaning of the sentence is clear (I always make herb tea
with leaves instead of a tea bag), but ハーブティーをティーバッグでなく doesn't sound
grammatical with なく instead of a verb at the end. Is it just short form for
e.g. ハーブティーをティーバッグで煎れていなく?
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Ending a phrase with なく instead of a verb
Think of it this way - There are two options.

ハーブティーをティーバッグから煎れている。

ハーブティーを葉っぱから煎れている。

the でなく (you may have also seen this synonymous form でなくて） in this case is not
trying to be a verb, not is it trying to end a sentence. It is indicating the
speaker is rejecting one option and selecting the other.

So he is making tea NOT from a tea bag but from tea leaves. the NOT is the でなく

Other examples:

> 私は仏教でなく、神道です。
>
> I am not Budhist, I'm Shinto

or

> 朝ごはんは飲み物がお茶でなく、牛乳ですね。
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> I drink milk with my breakfast, not tea.
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Do you say "I always make herb tea with leaves instead of a tea bag" isn't
grammatical"? Because it isn't "I always make herb tea with leaves instead of
making herb tea with a tea bag".

The same phrase are often omitted in Japanese language as well as in English.
For example, 私はスペイン語を勉強するのではなく、英語を勉強したい is nomaly rephrased as
私はスペイン語ではなく、英語を勉強したい.
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> ハーブティーをティーバッグでなく doesn't sound grammatical with なく instead of a verb at the
> end.

Hm, are you aware that 「ハーブティーを」 is the object of 「煎れている」?

You should parse the sentence as:

> 私は（いつも）ハーブティーを（ティーバッグでなく、葉っぱから）煎れている。

"I (always) make herb tea (with leaves instead of a tea bag)."
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