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- Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:29 am
- Forum: Repair & Cleaning
- Topic: Tetsubin Seasoning
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2800
Re: Tetsubin Seasoning
Would a layer of scale protect the testubin from rusting to some degree or would it rust as much underneath hidden from sight? Schrödinger's tetsubin! Though I suppose if this were the case and it could still rust, then treatment would still reach the rust the same, no? If water is contacting it to...
- Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:50 am
- Forum: Repair & Cleaning
- Topic: Tetsubin Seasoning
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2800
Re: Tetsubin Seasoning
Thanks for sharing! :) The way I see it it's always a struggle to keep rusting under control, it's just part of it. My question: Would a layer of scale protect the testubin from rusting to some degree or would it rust as much underneath hidden from sight? I hypothesize that the composition of water...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:33 pm
- Forum: Repair & Cleaning
- Topic: Tetsubin Seasoning
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2800
Tetsubin Seasoning
Posting this one up because I am either one of the dumbest tetsubin owners there is, or perhaps this isn't common knowledge out there for Western users and I think either way it is important to share depending on the water they use, where they live, and how they use their tetsubin. I decided to do s...
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:28 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 82651
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
Did you ever end up trying it with roasted oolong? I did, but I personally think it works best for things unroasted or lightly roasted at most. I stick to sencha/gyok with it mostly, as it seems to do very well with Japanese teas. If you end up experimenting with the clay and other types of tea, le...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:11 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
- Replies: 110
- Views: 47858
Re: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
I "finally" received my order of Shincha from Thes Du Japon. Sent via EMS on May 12, received here in Canada on June 25. I feel exhausted for this tea. In hindsight I should have sent via a faster service, but I had luck on my previous order so figured I would take my chances. After letting the tea...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:08 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 82651
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
I wanted to add to the thread something I was experimenting with just today in Kobiwako. I can't say that this works across the board, but my recent experience is as follows: With my sencha, I'll admit I usually only go for 3 steeps. I can often squeeze out 4, but I often really find myself less kee...
- Thu May 28, 2020 11:49 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Matcha Tea Newbie...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15892
Re: Matcha Tea Newbie...
Whenever someone asks me about the health benefits of tea, my answer is that it's not bad for you, probably good in fact, but that they should drink it because they like it and consider anything else a (slight) bonus. So after a good bit of reading and searching I stumbled onto a site talking about...
- Wed May 13, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Ode to the Kyusu
- Replies: 634
- Views: 323746
Re: Ode to the Kyusu
permit me just one more post to display optimal leaf observation technology
- Wed May 13, 2020 3:19 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Ode to the Kyusu
- Replies: 634
- Views: 323746
Re: Ode to the Kyusu
I'm going to throw some more love at hiramaru kyusu. I am sure that many members love taller and beautifully round kyusu, but the awkward little brother hiramaru kyusu certainly has its place. As far as kyusu come, I'd say it is a wonderful construction for brewing Gyokuro and any other teas you'd l...
- Mon May 11, 2020 8:15 pm
- Forum: Additional Regions
- Topic: Akira Satake
- Replies: 55
- Views: 33048
Re: Akira Satake
Really nice additions S_B. Are they a similar weight and size to your other artisanal guinomi from AN? Can’t remember artisan’s name. They are. All can hold roughly 85ml if filled close to the brim, but closer to 80 at a comfortable "full" fill. They are roughly the same size and weight to the Shib...
- Mon May 11, 2020 4:25 pm
- Forum: Additional Regions
- Topic: Akira Satake
- Replies: 55
- Views: 33048
Re: Akira Satake
The collection grows....
- Fri May 08, 2020 7:49 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
- Replies: 110
- Views: 47858
Re: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
And let the Shincha good times roll.. got my FedEx shipment also this morning. That’s the fastest shipping ever from Japan, it left Japan Thursday at 12noon got here at 9am Friday. Wow 💥 I’ll wait 24hrs before opening a pack since it was in the cold belly of the plane, and another day to acclimatiz...
- Wed May 06, 2020 1:48 am
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Determining the right size kyusu pot
- Replies: 50
- Views: 22904
Re: Determining the right size kyusu pot
Hopefully this will help though it is mostly a description of what I’ve found works well. I drink bancha and inexpensive sencha from a yunomi (a type of mug) at work and use a smaller cups for the good stuff. The smaller cups range from 40-70ml. Typically, I make sencha (and higher grade bancha) wi...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:13 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
- Replies: 110
- Views: 47858
Re: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
Kettl arrival today! First package of the Year of COVID-19 Shincha. Hopefully more to come asap! ./download/file.php?id=4997 I have 2 pairs ... what do you have? ./download/file.php?id=4998 Perfect timing as I just emptied a bag of 2019 Kabuse-cha from O-cha just prior to its arrival. I'll open 1 b...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:34 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1495
- Views: 716806
Re: What Green Are You Drinking
I decided to have some Sencha before my morning walk and my first round of Teams meetings with students. Today I had Honyama Tamakawa Yamakai Cultivar 本山 玉川 山峽 from TDJ. I decided to brew this within vendor recommended parameters. I brewed 10g for 150ml of water at 60C in a preheated Kyusu. ./downl...