Yup.. agree with @Bok. The shape of the pot doesn't really have an impact on the tea as long as there is enough room for the tea leaves to unfold.
Cheers!
Looking to pair some pots. Ideas on where to begin?
You can repeat this pairing process using pots of different shapes made from the same batch of clay. Then you will be able to do an educated comparison and study the outcome.sporad wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 12:05 pmSo maybe tall for high mountain if it's more like Si Ting rather than a flat-bottomed cylinder shape, no? Would you consider a Sang bian round or what you mean by round is that the base rounds up? So curious about the different techniques to adapt a pot shape to the leaf. I assume it has to do with pouring techniques. Maybe also includes some slight swirling of the pot during brewing?
This is also making me wonder about the lid shape and proportions as well. I assume it makes a difference it's close or flat to the lip or rather it bulges up (like in a Si Ting).
Cheers!!!
+1. Pot shape can change a bit the surface/volume ratio and affect heat retention, but size and wall thickness also have a big impact on that.
Right. So then there’s a good chance that even if one finds a tea-clay match, the pot might be the wrong size and have the wrong thickness. Is there a way to compensate with brewing technique?
Do you know of anybody who has done this and documented it?OCTO wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 10:15 pmYou can repeat this pairing process using pots of different shapes made from the same batch of clay. Then you will be able to do an educated comparison and study the outcome.sporad wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 12:05 pmSo maybe tall for high mountain if it's more like Si Ting rather than a flat-bottomed cylinder shape, no? Would you consider a Sang bian round or what you mean by round is that the base rounds up? So curious about the different techniques to adapt a pot shape to the leaf. I assume it has to do with pouring techniques. Maybe also includes some slight swirling of the pot during brewing?
This is also making me wonder about the lid shape and proportions as well. I assume it makes a difference it's close or flat to the lip or rather it bulges up (like in a Si Ting).
Cheers!!!
Or any teapot studios out there who might want to sponsor an experiment such as this?
I want to know more! At least how many (and what type of) pots and what kind of clay(s)?
That is correct. If the pot is too thick, there isn't much to do about it. If it's too big, you can fill only part of it. If it's too small, also nothing to do about it...
I had been wondering about pots being too big, particularly for yancha (I keep reading about how people pack it all the way to the top and sometimes even beyond). So what does a half-full pot do to it? I assume the temperature disperses faster, so would pouring boiling water over it compensate for that heat loss, for example?
For yancha it does not do it... because if you're using a cha dan you need the walls to press down on the leaves when they expand. Otherwise you'll have crushed leaf bits everywhere. For puer it is not as big of a deal in my opinionsporad wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 12:19 am
I had been wondering about pots being too big, particularly for yancha (I keep reading about how people pack it all the way to the top and sometimes even beyond). So what does a half-full pot do to it? I assume the temperature disperses faster, so would pouring boiling water over it compensate for that heat loss, for example?
hahahaha... will surely share more when I can dig up my old photos. I've done them with most of the traditional clays and some modern clays too. But after a few rounds, you will be able to come to a definitive conclusion of what shape, size and clay you prefer for a given type of tea.
It's never easy to get one batch of teapots that comes from the same source, using the same batch of clay and fired in the same uniform manner. If you do, it's always very costly. Every time I do that, it will easily cost US$3000 to secure a handful of pots that's worth investing our time and money in. No point getting mediocre pots to try... not worth spending that amount of hard earned money.
Another option is to band together a group of fellow tea drinkers who are willing to share the order. Sometimes we do that too. A group of 6 can select a design each. Then you will have 6 pots of equal clay and source. It's fun!.. hahahaha...
My 2cents... Cheers!!
