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by LuckyMe
Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turkish Style Brewing
Replies: 7
Views: 3644

Re: Turkish Style Brewing

As others have mentioned, you need a special two-chamber teapot for preparing this kind of tea. The larger bottom part is filled with water and placed directly on the fire to boil. The tea leaves simmer gently in hot water inside the smaller top part which is heated by steam from the bottom pot. The...
by LuckyMe
Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Teas best suited for grandpa style
Replies: 46
Views: 19844

Re: Teas best suited for grandpa style

You don’t think Yancha is suited for gongfu??? Seems a lot of the subtleties of a good Yancha would be lost and wasted if prepared grandpa style. It depends on the yancha. I find some of them too roasty when gongfued. For me those super roasted yancha are best aged/rested for at least 5yrs or consu...
by LuckyMe
Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:41 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Sencha: what water temp do you use for the second cup?
Replies: 51
Views: 24714

Re: Sencha: what water temp do you use for the second cup?

How does the pouring length impact the flavor btw? Welcome to TeaForum Converser. Interesting question, I think pour length is more impactful with very short gong fu cha 20, 25, 35 sec steeps. With Japanese greens steeps are typically longer so an extra 5, 10, 15 sec pour won’t make a huge differen...
by LuckyMe
Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:27 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Tea Storage: Oolong
Replies: 11
Views: 7436

Re: Tea Storage

I find that once opened, Gaoshan loses its freshness in about a month. For this reason, I buy in small quantities and seek out tea in vacuum sealed, oxygen free packaging. Otherwise it's often stale by the time it reaches you or at very least, sub-optimal. After breaking the vacuum seal on a pouch o...
by LuckyMe
Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Teas best suited for grandpa style
Replies: 46
Views: 19844

Re: Teas best suited for grandpa style

debunix by strip oolong I mean unrolled oolongs such as baozhong and yancha. One exception to this is dan cong...this kind of tea works best gongfu. You don’t think Yancha is suited for gongfu??? Seems a lot of the subtleties of a good Yancha would be lost and wasted if prepared grandpa style. It d...
by LuckyMe
Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Teas best suited for grandpa style
Replies: 46
Views: 19844

Re: Teas best suited for grandpa style

@debunix by strip oolong I mean unrolled oolongs such as baozhong and yancha. One exception to this is dan cong...this kind of tea works best gongfu.
by LuckyMe
Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Teas best suited for grandpa style
Replies: 46
Views: 19844

Re: Teas best suited for grandpa style

I grandpa steep all the time, especially when I'm brewing tea on the go to take with me work in the morning. I find strip oolongs - in particular baozhong - and black tea seem best suited to this style. Some green tea like anji bai cha and long jing work although most become bitter or taste stewed.
by LuckyMe
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tea from Taiwan this season
Replies: 14
Views: 5816

Re: Tea from Taiwan this season

faj Like you, I also have a few years of experience with loose leaf teas under my belt and I generally know what I like. For me, variety in tea is not so much about trying out new stuff but experiencing different terroirs from specific tea growing regions that I’m already familiar with. For example...
by LuckyMe
Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tea from Taiwan this season
Replies: 14
Views: 5816

Re: Tea from Taiwan this season

The unpredictability of harvests is why I buy gaoshan in sampler sizes (10g-25g). If the sample pleases you, do you rush to order a significant quantity of that tea? 10 - 25 grams is just a tease. Depends on what you mean by significant. Sure I may reorder a tea that I like but usually not more tha...
by LuckyMe
Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tea from Taiwan this season
Replies: 14
Views: 5816

Re: Tea from Taiwan this season

The unpredictability of harvests is why I buy gaoshan in sampler sizes (10g-25g). There's nothing worse than being stuck with a massive quantity of lousy tea. I just got my TTC order in last week. So far I've tried the winter Baozhong which was excellent and Shibi high mountain which was good though...
by LuckyMe
Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:21 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 695124

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Earlier in the day I had Kirishima Saemidori Sencha from Thes Du Japon. A serviceable green but not as good as the ones I've had from O-Cha and Yuuki-Cha. This one wasn't packed oxygen-free and I could sense that the top notes were muted. Call me fussy, but I'm a stickler for nitrogen flushed/oxygen...
by LuckyMe
Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:15 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513410

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Winter Wenshan Bao Zhong from Taiwan Tea Crafts. Super floral and delicious. Competition grade Bao Zhong wasn't available this year, possibly due to the adverse weather conditions in Taiwan. But the winter harvest of this tea is quite stellar in its own right.
by LuckyMe
Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:12 am
Forum: Japan
Topic: Using kyusu for other kinds of green tea
Replies: 8
Views: 4823

Re: Using kyusu for other kinds of green tea

If the teapot ever gets tainted, soaking it overnight in baking soda and lukewarm water should help clean it. Don't be shy to use boiling water, lukewarm water is not enough. For a real re-set you might consider using sodium percarbonate instead and slow-boiling it for a couple of hours. But - slow...
by LuckyMe
Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: Japan
Topic: Using kyusu for other kinds of green tea
Replies: 8
Views: 4823

Re: Using kyusu for other kinds of green tea

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Cleaning the kyusu after each use with boiling water is a good idea. It seems brewing different green teas in the kyusu will have minimal affect on the taste. However I do like to be able to taste the individual nuances of every tea so for that reason, I'll continue...
by LuckyMe
Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:25 pm
Forum: Japan
Topic: Using kyusu for other kinds of green tea
Replies: 8
Views: 4823

Re: Using kyusu for other kinds of green tea

Oops, I linked a picture in my post but it didn't show up for some reason. Below are a couple of IG pics. It's a ~150ml pot with a sasame filter. The black clay doesn't seem too porous. Same tea brewed in a glazed teapot is similar. The main difference is the clay seems to remove the sulfuric/bitter...