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- Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:21 pm
- Forum: Repair & Cleaning
- Topic: Tetsubin cleaning tutorial
- Replies: 43
- Views: 46253
Re: Tetsubin cleaning tutorial
Baisao Good point. Things look to be more complicated than it has been reported here. Tannic acid is used in the conservation of ferrous (iron based) metal objects to passivate and inhibit corrosion. Tannic acid reacts with the corrosion products to form a more stable compound, thus preventing furt...
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:43 pm
- Forum: Repair & Cleaning
- Topic: Tetsubin cleaning tutorial
- Replies: 43
- Views: 46253
Re: Tetsubin cleaning tutorial
My understanding is that boiling tea leaves in a rusty tetsubin stains the existing rust and perpetuates the formation of Fe3O3 (red iron oxide, aka rust) by the exposure to tannic acid. The kettle would need to be treated with an alkaline solution like sodium bicarbonate to form blue Fe3O4. Which o...
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:28 pm
- Forum: Tea Swap
- Topic: Get in here y’all, everything must go!
- Replies: 55
- Views: 25656
Re: Get in here y’all, everything must go!
Another happy customer! But with confidence.
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: "Neutral" Clays
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6420
Re: "Neutral" Clays
I hadn't considered the Mumyoi/Nosaka clays from Japan; but that's a really good lead considering how folks have been describing some of them. Mumyoi is a wonderful clay for Japanese teas but it is not at all neutral, if neutral is what you are looking for. It is generally rounding and not muting. ...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: By the Cup or By the Pot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1366
Re: By the Cup or By the Pot?
That does sound pretty strong. My pour over coffee probably isn’t that strong, but it also has a lot of clarity. I’m also a no dairy, no sweetener person. Since you’re just beginning, make tea how you enjoy it. There are better teas than the ones you mentioned but it’s a good start. The better teas ...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: By the Cup or By the Pot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1366
Re: By the Cup or By the Pot?
Is it better to steep loose leaf tea in the cup, adding hot (almost boiling) water, or in the glass pot while nuking it, starting with cold or "hot" tap water? For in the cup, I nuke 1.5 cups water for 3 to 3.5 minutes, then pour that over the leaves in the infuser. (I measure out the tea using a d...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:27 pm
- Forum: Tea Swap
- Topic: Get in here y’all, everything must go!
- Replies: 55
- Views: 25656
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2783
- Views: 1523514
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Hahahaha, I took that ai generated review and asked chat gpt to do it In 3 sentences and adopt an informal tone without mentioning cost. Doesn't seem to follow my instructions- Hahahaha. Imagine relying on this for something more serious The Anxi Black Dragon Oolong is my go-to tea for everyday sip...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Yixing
- Replies: 5888
- Views: 1844945
Re: Help! Yixing Identification Needed
Would people really go to such lengths to fake a teapot? ./download/file.php?id=13845 The answer is yes! People do go great lengths to fake teapots, porcelains, and in general antiques. Hearing the fame of the artisan and looking at the inner tool marks and outer carvings, I would assume it's a cop...
- Sun May 28, 2023 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
- Replies: 471
- Views: 243243
Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Trying the Nice! Iceland Pure Spring Water now... it's certainly better than the other 2 I mentioned, and I feel like I get a clear flavor of the full range of tea even more than with Poland Spring. My only complaint is that the mouthfeel seems to be on the thin side, but will need to test with mor...
- Sat May 27, 2023 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
- Replies: 471
- Views: 243243
Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Baisao I didn't read through this thread in any detail to be fair, but I did specifically say that health concerns due to poor tap water are " obviously a line to draw where other arrangements become necessary ", acknowledging this to be a problem in the US well known beyond its borders, so I think...
- Sat May 27, 2023 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
- Replies: 471
- Views: 243243
Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Even when one can't always get water from the centre of a clear mountain stream and wishes for the finest, I could never justify the supply chain logistics and volume of trash produced when buying bottled water or water containers in a location where single or double filtering tap water is acceptab...
- Sat May 27, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
- Replies: 471
- Views: 243243
Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
I need water brand recommendations for Texas, just moved here and there's no Poland Spring available it seems. Do we have any Texan users? So far I haven't gotten lucky: Crystal Geyser - tea tastes flat Gold Emblem - seems to do well with low and mid notes in a tea but seems to mute the high notes ...
- Tue May 16, 2023 10:46 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Chaozhou/Shantou
- Replies: 252
- Views: 129422
Re: Chaozhou/Shantou
wave_code Do you happened to know if the leaf mark chop was commonly use in late qing period? I have been looking at information on the leaf mark and couldn’t find much information aside from its commonly use on porcelains. Late Qing > ROC > vintage. Seen during all of these... Modern too, though t...
- Mon May 15, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: News, Publications, & Research
- Topic: How much tea is too much tea?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 16990
Re: How much tea is too much tea?
This reminds me of the green tea extract fad about 15 years ago. Rather than drink green tea, people would consume a highly concentrated extract (it’s anyone’s guess whether it really came from green tea). Consuming a concentrated extract of tea is as immoderate as consuming 4 liters of iced tea a ...