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- Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How Much Tea Do You Consume Per Day?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 28544
Re: How much tea do you consume per day?
Roughly 6-10g a day during my usual session before dinner. Sometimes I'll have a tuo cha of sheng for breakfast, but more often than not I'm not able to appreciate a nice tea early in the morning. I cut down my tea consumption a lot during the last years. Back when I was in university, especially in...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:02 am
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2779
- Views: 1514070
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Thought I could still get something out of some Shui Xian I had left so I boiled it, but most of the flavour is gone. Funnily enough, though, there's a hint of what I can only describe as "barley coffee".
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
- Replies: 471
- Views: 241723
Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Thank you! I guess it's not the most sensible thing to do, then.
It's a concern I have during long winter sessions. I'm afraid the water might cool down too much for pu'erhs or hong cha, but at the same time I don't want to reboil the same water for fear of spoiling the taste.
It's a concern I have during long winter sessions. I'm afraid the water might cool down too much for pu'erhs or hong cha, but at the same time I don't want to reboil the same water for fear of spoiling the taste.
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
- Replies: 471
- Views: 241723
Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Reminiscence: many aeons ago I read on a forgotten page that boiling water more than once is bad for the tea. Any thoughts on this?
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:28 am
- Forum: Free Giveaway
- Topic: 2007 Yibang Cha Ma Si "Mansa Wild" [GIVEAWAY]
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18119
Re: 2007 Yibang Cha Ma Si "Mansa Wild" [GIVEAWAY]
Almost missed this one. Interested!
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:37 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Tea pets
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12823
Re: Tea pets
I think someone on Teachat had a dragon. And by dragon I mean "Chinese mythological animal that looks like a dragon whose name I can't remember".
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:33 am
- Forum: Fermented Tea
- Topic: Pu erh mystery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4085
Re: Pu erh mystery
This feels like the Double Slit Experiment: it's a particle, but it behaves like a wave! It's a shu, but it behaves like a sheng!
No idea what might have happened. Perhaps they accidentally sent you some sheng that looked similar to the one you ordered?
No idea what might have happened. Perhaps they accidentally sent you some sheng that looked similar to the one you ordered?
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:44 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Tea pets
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12823
Re: Tea pets
I don't have any tea pets yet, mainly because I don't have a tray, so I wouldn't be able to give them tea without making a mess on the table. I agree that a lot of them, such as the classic pee pee boy, look a tad cheesy. I like the water buffalo and some turtles, and I saw a small Lu Yu statue once...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:21 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2779
- Views: 1514070
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Speaking of Taiwanese wulongs, the Alishan Tie Guan Yin I bought from thetea.pl has already become one of my favourites.
Far more oxidised than most Tie Guan Yin I've tasted, sugary, and overwhelming fruity notes!
Far more oxidised than most Tie Guan Yin I've tasted, sugary, and overwhelming fruity notes!
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:53 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: 12 Days of Kyusu
- Replies: 139
- Views: 64958
Re: 12 Days of Kyusu
I'm envisioning a tv programme called 12 Days of Kyusu, with Chip preparing the tea and Jo explaining every process in detail. Bloopers include Chip high on caffeine making tea-related puns.
Jokes aside, your pots are beautiful, and after reading your posts I'm now craving for sencha again.
Jokes aside, your pots are beautiful, and after reading your posts I'm now craving for sencha again.
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brand New Need Advice
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15469
Re: Brand New Need Advice
Would these be better suited? https://www.mudandleaves.com/store/p398/72ml_Tianbaiyou_Jingdezhen_Porcelain_Chicken_Egg_Cup.html 72ml with the 100ml gaiwan...I was looking at the larger one. I am not sure how hot it would be but I assumed having the plate to hold would help but I am not sure. It wou...
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brand New Need Advice
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15469
Re: Brand New Need Advice
Welcome aboard, mate. Enjoy the trip. As Agent Cooper would say: https://giphy.com/gifs/xUA7bhpuL1RUGXhcic/html5
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:32 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Online Tea Vendors dispatching from within the EU (European Union)
- Replies: 62
- Views: 46165
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do you choose what tea to drink?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8813
Re: How do you choose what tea to drink?
As for me, sometimes I'm influenced by the season: sheng/green wulongs during spring, greens (especially Japanese greens) during summer, dark wulongs/shu during autumn/winter. Is that because of something you read about health, or just your gut feeling during each season? For me I have definitely b...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:08 am
- Forum: Kettles & Heating Elements
- Topic: beginner boiling pot- clay or tetsubin? glass?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6509
Re: beginner boiling pot- clay or tetsubin? glass?
I'm interested in getting a better set up over time for boiling both tea and water. I use a klarstein electric at the moment which is fully adjustable in temp which is great- but it doesn't insulate so well which means for making teas that need consistent high temps I have to constantly be running ...