Message from @transience
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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?
all together
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?
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
anything else I would need?
only things you definitely need are the teapot and scale
maybe a $1 chink timer from ali
that's what I have
alright
is glassware safe to buy from china?
whats the risk of it getting broken in transit?
I've bought ceramic and glass stuff from china and the chinks seem to package it pretty well
so
pretty low I'd reckon