the other main way is "western" brewing, which is really just steeping it in water for about 3 mins. 5g/350ml/3 mins are typical paramters.

but I prefer gongfu much more anyway

7g/130ml/25 seconds, adding 5 seconds each steep for oolong

or 15 seconds, add 5 secs each steep for puer

what's a steep

immersion

ah

so, you steep the leaves in a teapot, leaving them in there, giving you like 2 tea cups? then you can steep again in the same teapot?

that's pretty much the western method

it works

hm okay, but is the 3min the minimum amount you wait

or do you get the leaves out

3 min (give or take) is the point when you pour

but the water still extracts from the tea in the pot right?

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what you mean

yeah

if I understand what you're trying to say, it's fine to leave the leaves in after you pour

doesn't that make the next pour bitter tho

not at all, in my experience. the amount of water left over is negligible

These teas aren't bitter in my experience

mhm oke

taiwanese oolongs dont really get bitter

even if you oversteep

Only greens are bitter, and japs love that shit

do try the jin xuan gongfu style at least once though

I tried both methods and gongfu was just amazing

lasted me like 7 steeps before losing flavour

you can just do it with another cup if you dont have equipment

also, /ck/ has a tea general

snort tea leaves for the most fufilling experience

is the amount of leaves and steep time the only difference between the two?

also water

but other than that, that's all there is to it

I see

well, got to get a scale

cant wait to try me first tea

ty fam

np

peruvian tea general when? i still have about 100g of dried coca leaves

good tea against headaches