Message from @Screaming Jazz
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just store it away from light
never been too much of a tea guy myself, how is it? I've mostly just stuck with plain old earl grey
What should I buy with the tea? Should I buy myself one of those tea pots?
get one of these glass teapots or ceramic gaiwans they sell, I'd say
how long does 1 cake last?
I use 7g each time for 130ml, so 100 / 7 so about 14 days
that's a 100g cake on ys
nice
for brewing, I start out with 15 seconds for the first infusion, adding 5 seconds each infusion
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what do you mean?
I'm no tea expert
gongfu brewing method
instead of just infusing it in water for a couple of minutes, in gongfu, you use more tea leaves than you usually would but you infuse it for a short amount of time
wow that seems like a lot of work tbh
have you noticed a difference between the taste of regular infusion vs gongfu ?
gongfu is definitely better for noticing taste notes
the tea gradually changes with each infusion, rather than dumping all its notes into one cup
how long does it take you to brew 1 cup?
The actual steeping time or the preparation too?
About a minute (give or take) to get everything out and weigh the tea while the water is boiling and 15 seconds to brew the first cup
really, I thought with all the steps it would take a little longer
you just resteep as you want more
adding a few seconds each time
hmm, nice to know
what are your 3 favorite chink teas?
so far? the golden needle, jin xuan, and some alishan I've so far been unable to ID on the internet
and some taiwanese tieguanyin
tried any white teas?
not yet but I might get some in my next big yunnan haul
nice
man I want to get into this whole tea thing
150ml feels a bit small to me
I'd get the 200ml version
ok
that way, you can still brew like 130ml of tea and the leaves still have room to grow
oolong leaves get pretty big
I see