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by teasecret
Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:13 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

I'm just saying that probably due to the bicarbonate and hardness making up a large portion of the TDS of that water, it provides a sufficient body for all types of tea. If it had neither of those, I doubt it would have much body at all.
by teasecret
Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:40 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

I can see what you’re saying, but I think total hardness doesn’t just mean how much scale. Why doesn’t it pertain to the body and even the flavor of the water/tea? Fiji water tastes thick and rich, and has 105 total hardness. TDS and hardness correlate, but they don’t always have to. For the record,...
by teasecret
Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:23 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

38 is not that low of a tds, especially with a total hardness of 25. Icelandic glacial water, while it has a tds of 62, the total hardness is 26 - almost identical.
by teasecret
Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:16 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

Here’s the analysis of your Fox Ledge spring water. While not listed in the analysis someone online said it had a TDS of 38, which if correct would give it a very light mouthfeel. Victoria may find this interesting. Spring-Finished-2018.pdf The mouthfeel is much richer than expected. Something is v...
by teasecret
Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

Here’s my first tea review, a very clean dong ding.
https://teasecrets.home.blog/2019/04/02 ... -review-1/
by teasecret
Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tea “Poisoning”
Replies: 32
Views: 15302

Re: Tea “Poisoning”

Did you drink it in the sun? Sometimes when too much sunlight gets onto the wet leaves they turn yucky really quickly.
by teasecret
Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:59 pm
Forum: Travel
Topic: Travelling to New York City
Replies: 22
Views: 16491

Re: Travelling to New York City

(don't forget puerh brooklyn, it's a nice space, there's nice tea, I work there)
by teasecret
Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:46 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging puerh: what is your setup?
Replies: 147
Views: 133291

Re: Aging puerh: what is your setup?

As a quick update - all my cakes are now in their own cotton paper zip bags sitting in a 62% environment outside the bags to prevent drying over time. This should be a lot more stable and keep anything from growing while preserving aromatics and moisture. I've tried a couple cakes that were tasting ...
by teasecret
Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:46 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging puerh: what is your setup?
Replies: 147
Views: 133291

Re: Aging puerh: what is your setup?

young sheng has been consistently frustrating - I've kept well within appropriate parameters and my tea is still going awry. What is happening currently, and how does this differ from what you are attempting to achieve? Additionally, how do you imagine your two ideas would improve the situation? It...
by teasecret
Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:38 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging puerh: what is your setup?
Replies: 147
Views: 133291

Re: Aging puerh: what is your setup?

an update on my storage: young sheng has been consistently frustrating - I've kept well within appropriate parameters and my tea is still going awry. I've aired it out for a day and am storing it now unhumidified for a while to settle. I don't heat my storage. Oddly, once the flavor and smell starte...
by teasecret
Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:11 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

Bok wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:52 am
Nice teaware, however the body rim design as well as the lid is quite common among Japanese teapots. European potters tend to study them quite a bit.

Difficult to re-invent the wheel!
Ah, I see! It's a clever implementation then.
by teasecret
Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:28 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

Here's a new post on Jiří Lang's teaware, which I consider very underrated.
https://teasecrets.home.blog/2019/02/14 ... -new-pots/
Discussion appreciated if you are so inclined!
by teasecret
Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:12 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924457

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

2018 "The Box" from White2Tea. Last of a sample. It's stayed well-conditioned in the bag which I kept in the pumidor. This one is mysterious, I'm wondering if anyone else has tried. Edit, found shah8's post on the sheng of the day forum. He said it was like a fancy sencha with a classic bingdao oran...
by teasecret
Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:24 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My new blog, tea secrets
Replies: 32
Views: 16880

Re: My new blog, tea secrets

Here's a new post with some nice pictures.
https://teasecrets.home.blog/2019/02/09 ... -75-recap/
by teasecret
Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Replies: 471
Views: 241632

Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?

From the world of beer, this article could prove very useful.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/2018/02/1 ... -together/

For further info, this video is good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJj__jEkFUE