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I'd definitely start fruity. Peach in particular has a good natural sweetness that nicely counteracts any bitterness from oversteeping.
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Jon Joe posted:Can the thread help me select a good tea pot from amazon? What are you looking for? Size, material, style?
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Get her some gyokuro 
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 I got yet another tea bowl. It is purple and green
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neogeo0823 posted:Rooibos tea is caffeine free. But I guess technically (Screeching into the thread like a lovely jalopy) technically rooibos isn't te(is hit by a train)
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It's also very cheap, you can get a fuckton of it.
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I don't use it for tea but I have one of the 20 oz ones and it is legitimately shocking how well insulated it is for how light it is. I've had ice cubes remain solid in it for nearly a day.
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Dec 7, 2021 17:13
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isaboo posted:It's been too long since I've had some oolong You should fix that quote:So I'm drinking some now Good
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Play with them a lot. Make sure the lid can slide when you need it to and stay in place when you need it to. Make sure it's good in the hand. Nothing is worse than a cheap feeling gaiwan
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Death Vomit Wizard posted:That's a fair point. If the lid is too big or not round enough it could be an issue. But most imperfections are totally fine. And I really like cheap gaiwans. The factory stuff that you can find for $20 is my jam. I don't mean monetarily cheap, I mean a gaiwan that you don't feel like you can trust in your hand. One that feels thin or like the lid is gonna just give way when you're pouring and dump everywhere. You should be able to pour without apprehension.
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Jasmine oolong is really the only floral tea I not only can tolerate in large quantities but actually enjoy. Usually it tends to be flavored with oils rather than having actual jasmine in it, which results in a much stronger initial flavor but washes away quickly. Tea flavored with actual jasmine tends to be milder but the floral scent persists.
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Feb 6, 2022 16:45
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Planet X posted:Is the Stagg worth it? Looks cool, and I'd like something small to fit in the cupboard. Local place has them. I have the stovetop Corvo and I quite like it. It has the larger pour spout and I think it's overall much better for tea. Goosenecks are more for pour-over coffee.
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Feb 13, 2022 04:25
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See if they can get you a Corvo instead. They may be able to order one for you.
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I am inveterate gyokuro drinker and I will often take the spent leaves and either put them on top of sushi or put a little soy sauce on them and eat them straight
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Apr 11, 2022 16:09
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Vivian Darkbloom posted:You can also use em for Burmese tea leaf salad. Typically people will buy premade tea leaf stuff but you don't have to. Demanding a recipe for this
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 You put this idea into my head. Please do not question the logistics of an octopus drinking tea or criticize my anatomy because I didn't use a reference
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You might look into cast iron. The trick is to preheat it with hot water and then pour it out to brew with fresh hot water. Alternatively, brew several pots all at once and put it into a thermos and dispense from that into a cup as needed.
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May 11, 2022 17:33
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With tea, the answer to "am I doing it right" comes down to "does it taste good to you?" Oolongs are not especially "strong" teas overall, so if you want to brew it stronger but maintain the overall profile, try lowering the temperature a little (5-10⁰C) and add another minute or two to brew, and then adjust to taste. That way you won't extract so much of the higher temp bitterness but you'll get more of those middle temp flavors that are generally desired.
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I think if you're coming from Earl Grey, just about anything is going to seem relatively attenuated by comparison
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the yeti posted:Thanks, I don’t dislike green tea as such but I feel like black tea is easier to sleepily brew while I’m making breakfast, and green gets unbearably grassy if I’m not very careful Lower your brew temps.
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Aug 1, 2022 23:32
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It really depends on how strong you want it. 3-4 regular size bags would be enough for a pretty substantial amount of water. Are you planning to leave the bags in while it chills?
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Bagged tea tends to be made from the remnants of loose leaf tea after it goes through the sorting process. It's usually called "tea dust" and it's the little bits that break off of tea as it is processed. It's still tea and it's still good, but being in a reduced form factor like that means that the small surface area extracts all the tea compounds a lot faster, so resteeping bagged tea isn't going to get you very far. Big, intact leaves have a lot more to give, so to speak.
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aldantefax posted:Apparently not very since I don’t remove the teabag, and usually I have a thermos so I will let it ride for hours. So, maybe one tenth dutch 
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I'm on my second pot of hojicha tonight
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I use a Brita tank with one of their "longlast" filters in it, and it's been going strong for over a year now. I'm not sure what the actual lifespan of them is but supposedly it's going to warn me when I have to replace it. (Our municipal water is also quite good, so I think it's not had a lot of pressure put on it.)
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Apr 29, 2023 19:51
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No worse than Duck poo poo for a tea name
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May 22, 2023 13:59
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A lot of places are overdoing it with the blending. I pretty much only drink pure leaf stuff.
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May 27, 2023 14:49
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Dark ripe Puerhs, including ones with actual cacao in them, and I've found adding a splash of vanilla soy milk to give it a little bit of that cafe au lait creamy sweetness is a good avenue.
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Coffee drinkers are usually weird about tea, I find. Even though "serious" coffee people and "serious" tea people tend to engage in a lot of the same habits and affectations regarding their drink of choice, it's hard to get a lot of crossover. That said, to answer your other question, I would recommend a tuocha. I'm also a big fan of this Puerh and cacao blend when mixed with a splash of vanilla soy milk.
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Have you ever tried gongfu brewing? You can get a lot more mileage out of a lot less tea without having to just brew it stronger.
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Eating something with a little fat and carbs along with it always helps me (usually some buttered toast or something)
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Was the tea good
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Yeah I would never gongfu any Japanese green. You need big leaves
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Framboise posted:So I went and got the sampler mentioned earlier and a gaiwan, strainer, and 2 tea cup set and they arrived on Monday. Get one of those little gram scales people use for measuring weed. Seriously. What kind of temperatures are you steeping at, and how long? White teas brew just slightly hotter than greens usually, and they may require a longer steep time to bring out their flavors. Give it a good rinse for about 5 seconds and just pour off the first batch, then cover up the leaves with the lid and let it just settle for 10-20 seconds and give it maybe 20-30 seconds of steep time. With the Puerh, cut all those times drastically and brew it hotter. Rinse about 3 seconds and let it sit and open up for a whole minute, then do a proper brew for 5-10 seconds.
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This is a really good introductory Puerh. It's got some cacao mixed in so it accents the earthiness in a way and comes out very creamy. It's excellent mixed with a little milk and honey.
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Yeah raw is a totally different beast. It doesn't have the literal compost factor of ripe Puerh.
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Yeah Puerhs in a Gaiwan should get like, five seconds
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