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In response to putting Boveda packs inside crocks: I think with Boveda packs you are risking mold if you leave them in the crock for more than a day or so. I tend to think cwyn errs on the side of excessive conservatism (but then I also went running to her when my stupid-aggressive storage showed s...

Having 2010 Boyou Hong Yun Impression, if I’m reading mrmopar’s handwriting correctly. This one is weird — I’m getting dry pulled pork and strawberry notes.

I’ve also made some good progress on my water coloring since this morning.

Having 80s raw I got from Liquid Proust a few months back. I was actually surprised by it, it seemed to have had good storage...

Starting a long tea day with Yingzhi Hongxin Baozhong from Wenshan.

I’ve had about 10 other Baozhongs before in my life but last week my friend gave me my first from Wenshan. It had a strong nutty characteristic that I liked. This one tilts more to floral/butter.

What I will say is that for the first year of my pu'er career, I was keeping everything in a cooler with an 84% pack or two, opened 1-2 times per day (when I'd grab something), with no mold whatsoever. I bought the 72% packs. Based on your experience though I'm going to get the 84% ones once they r...

Since I crave to drink shou and darker teas more during a cold winter, having good storage for them in the winter time by owning a pumidor may be better for what I need for my teas if they dry out a bit in crocks during the winter and get more humid in the summer. So I think I've arrived at a conclu...

I'm assuming you no longer have that really dark pot in pics 1 and 2? It's either black or really dark green.

I use teacups to store <25g quantities of broken up tea. Should you ideally be using some kind of mesh teacup, since it may be hard for the humidity to get to the tea if there's only one opening on the top? My concern with using boveda packs inside a clay crock is that the crock is porous, so the h...

I use teacups to store <25g quantities of broken up tea. Should you ideally be using some kind of mesh teacup, since it may be hard for the humidity to get to the tea if there's only one opening on the top? My concern with using boveda packs inside a clay crock is that the crock is porous, so the h...

I also wonder if there would be a slight benefit or downside to using Boveda packs in crocks, which would allow some air flow exchange vs using Boveda packs in a fridge.

Also does anyone have suggestions on how to store loose leaf puers that haven't been pressed into cakes in a pumidor? Would gently wrapping them in a fabric work? Or put them in some kind of mesh basket?

Aging seems to be maintaining with some results being shown more with the sheng. Does this mean that the teas are aging? Also, does the mini fridge work best for you or do you find one of the other storage solutions is giving the best results? Have you tried boveda packs? They are appealing to me b...

When I feel bored with some teas, I take them to work where they will never be fully enjoyed anyway. That way they will still serve a purpose and make my day better. If I get bored of a tea that I've taken to work, well... maybe it's not the best tea for me then. In that case I save it for the summe...

@Bok: Is Da Yu Ling too mainstream for you?

I don't know anything about pumidors (yet!) but it seems like 31C seems like it would be pretty hot for the kind of artificial devices we're trying to create, even if that's what its like in Yunnan. I am not surprised that there is mold growing. Why not lower the temp by 10F? This is interesting but...