Re: Question regarding rolled roasted teas
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:20 am
I am very lucky in that I have access to a lot of tea that I like. Nonetheless, I never have been a fan of counting steeps; one good infusion is worth any number of mediocre ones. I think that applies no matter how much of a given tea you have.swordofmytriumph wrote: ↑Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:54 amYeah, I guess if I had more I probably wouldn't be as sparing with my leaves either so that's a good point.Bok wrote: ↑Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:32 pmAll relative, you just get more liberal with how much leaf you throw in the pot. Also I do rarely feel the need, or in this case economic necessity, to squeeze every little bit of flavour out of the tea. I just stop when it tastes best and starts to fall off.swordofmytriumph wrote: ↑Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:12 pmDang though, 600g is a lot of oolong...I’d have to be married to the tea I was buying to get that much in one go.
Just last week during the Chinese New Year holiday, I finished a 150pack in a week, plus almost another of aged tea and a few bit and bops here and there.
In the past I pushed my teas to 12 rounds and more for high mountain, now I barely want to go over six.