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by pedant
Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:33 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: 2018 Shincha Ordering Topic
Replies: 66
Views: 36186

Re: 2018 Shincha Ordering Topic

first one at TDJ arrived: kondo-wase
http://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php? ... cts_id=182
tempting
by pedant
Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:56 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Troubleshooting: Site Issues & Bug Reports
Replies: 99
Views: 82505

Re: Image Posting Tests

This seems the appropriate place to bring this up. But I've been having issues posting pictures taken with my phone using the attachments tab. i get this error message "It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct." This only happen...
by pedant
Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Late Frost in Wuyishan
Replies: 6
Views: 4295

Re: Late Frost in Wuyishan

nice pics. we will wait and see i guess...
by pedant
Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What packaging is best for packing tea?
Replies: 19
Views: 10903

Re: What packaging is best for packing tea?

haven't seen studies comparing the two, but this is why i think O 2 scavengers are better... Absorber technology of this type may reduce the oxygen level in the surrounding atmosphere to below 0.01%. they remove virtually all O 2 . you can't pull a super hard vacuum when packaging tea. even with bal...
by pedant
Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What packaging is best for packing tea?
Replies: 19
Views: 10903

Re: What packaging is best for packing tea?

Our packaging, as an example, does a decent job at #2 and #4, but we can't vacuum seal it without messing up the information (we use little oxygen absorber things instead to help, but not quite as good). and unfortunately, vac sealing isn't suitable for teas that are easily crushed. this leaves out...
by pedant
Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What packaging is best for packing tea?
Replies: 19
Views: 10903

Re: What packaging is best for packing tea?

I would generally agree with above comments; keep packaging simple and keep air out. Even though a ziplock is nice, as tea leaves are reduced I prefer using clips moving closer each time to the leaves to eliminate air pockets. Stand-up pouch I haven't found useful either because I tend to place ope...
by pedant
Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What packaging is best for packing tea?
Replies: 19
Views: 10903

Re: What packaging is best for packing tea?

It really depends on the type of tea and who the target consumer is. Since you specify serious tea drinkers, I don't think it's necessary to include brewing parameters. If you want, you can put them online. But I wouldn't bother with even that unless you have an out of the ordinary suggestion for a ...
by pedant
Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:04 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Active posts overview on homepage
Replies: 5
Views: 15028

Re: Active posts overview on homepage

the 'active topics' page is what i look at the most: https://www.teaforum.org/search.php?search_id=active_topics others prefer 'unread posts'. even though the heaviest users of the site probably use those a lot more than the forum index (since they're pretty familiar with the board and just want to ...
by pedant
Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:12 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: ID help... Guihuasha clay
Replies: 33
Views: 16655

Re: ID help... Guihuasha clay

it reminds me of jiangponi

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by pedant
Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Serendipity: tea moments you couldn't have planned
Replies: 1
Views: 1836

Re: Serendipity: tea moments you couldn't have planned

i do think there is probably something to the sencha+yancha combo. not really serendipitous in my case, but sencha+dancong can be good. i was playing around with it a couple of years ago but can't remember where i ended up on the sencha:dancong ratio and temp/time parameters. https://i.imgur.com/C1D...
by pedant
Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:55 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: Notable Tea blogs
Replies: 31
Views: 18362

Re: Notable Tea blogs

here is florent of thés du japon's blog:
https://japaneseteasommelier.wordpress.com/

of course it largely serves as marketing, but there is interesting info about various cultivars and unusual japanese tea styles
by pedant
Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: Tea Books
Replies: 50
Views: 64130

Re: Tea Books

scientific tea books can go here though. Research Corner is more for journal articles.
by pedant
Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:41 pm
Forum: Japan
Topic: Hagi
Replies: 144
Views: 138483

Re: Hagi

steanze wrote:
Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:38 am
I got it with the help of a friend in Japan. Here is a shot of the base:
i can't see that google image. if you can see it, it's because you're logged into your google account.
by pedant
Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Charcoal Braziers and Safety
Replies: 25
Views: 14052

Re: Charcoal Braziers and Safety

it is for sure a real concern. from the jstage article i linked to above: Every year in Japan, a number of cooks, waiters and waitresses are poisoned in the kitchen or semi-enclosed spaces by CO generated by burning charcoal. Then i found an article with an actual experimental approach. they looked ...