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Charcoal starter very bad for qi! :shock: I use a cast iron Japanese starter over open flame with no other material than the charcoal so my qi is qi-riffic. :lol: Also I stopped using my old glass kettle for the same reason, (plastic). As for huigan because it often translates to sweetness and the ...

There's nothing on whether different heat sources make a difference, though, so maybe your one-hour wait for water to boil isn't really doing anything :lol: Most of the time my tetsubin is heated on infrared so usually closer to ten minutes waiting time but when I do have the luxury of using my cha...

The little bit of iron added will prevent iron deficiencies/anemia, which tea contributes to since polyphenols bind with iron in the body. It appears that tetsubin will slightly reduce astringency and bitterness, but also affect certain compounds in green tea that have health benefits. If you are a...

https://japan-design.imazy.net/jp/crafts/azmaya/nanbu-cast-iron-kettle/ Translated from Japanese: And it seems that only "bivalent iron ion (Fe 2 +)" can be absorbed in the human intestine. Therefore, "iron ion · iron" generated by touching the southern steel bottle with water is said to be easy fo...

Seriously though have you not read my above scientific post? Iron kettle + Water + Heat + Tea = Tasty. Why are you still searching for answers after such overwhelming scientific truth? All these ions, kamayaki, compounds, f1,2,3, etc just complicates my simple formula.

Hi all, I'm interested in learning more about the effects tetsubin have on tea from a scientific perspective. I'm not interested in subjective experience based on brewing, but I'd like to know what using a tetsubin does, and why! I've tried to find some research on this and haven't found anything y...

In early spring every year I pre-order pre Qing Ming longjing and mao feng green teas from http://www.teavivre.com/ . They have various longjing teas to fit individual tastes and pockets. Their green teas are excellent but my favourite is the Organic Nonpareil Ming Qian Dragon Well Long Jing Green ...

Sweet & semi-smokey goodness from this 2008 Lancang Cha Chang Zi Ya, from TCF Tea. A Zi Ya Cha "purple bud tea” from the Lancang region of Yunnan; a sheng puerh produced in 2008 and sourced from purple tea plants.

Drinking the last of nub white2tea Sunday special sample. Still really liking it. Gonna have to put it on the buy list. This is one of several good reviews I’ve read so far so looking forward to it. Purchased a cake along with some other teas awhile back. Been stuck in processing for over two weeks...

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Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:57 pm

The pricing for the teas seems quite expensive - especially as you must add the cost of shipping from Taiwan to the total.

Hau Ying Chen charges USD $19 for 50g of his Alishan so if the quality is even remotely close to his it would be in line price wise with other farmer’s offerings.

The lovely wife uses this every day for reds and most oolongs. Based on the thermos above and the similarity in heat retention with the one she has I’ll have to tell her to give it a try. She is a huge shou lover. I told her last week to try a Nannuo Shroom from CLT in it to see how it turned out. N...

You mean like a Kickstarter-type deal? Honestly I considered it, but I don't know enough about organising electronics manufacturing at any scale to hold myself responsible for any significant amount of other people's money. Part of the beauty of something like this is that you can put it in any giv...

To boldly go where no pu-head has gone before...

Seriously though...wow. This incorporated into a complete working pumidor setup would probably go crazy on gofundme or similar investment sites.

Delicious orange infused shou goodness with smooth and creamy mouthfeel, hints of vanilla and a mellowing qi. 2016 Orange Drop from white2tea.

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Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:21 pm

Shine Magical wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:43 am

Warren you seem to have a pretty serious stash of tea

I need to check Warren's stash out...

Sadly when I took a hiatus from Steepster I deleted my cupboard and tasting log and it’s way too much work to add all my teas back in.