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How important is it to empty out my pot and rinse after brewing? I often leave the leaves in the pot overnight and finish the session the next day. Will this negatively affect my pot? I'm not too worried about mold as I leave the lid open and my house is pretty dry.

Teachronicles wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:08 am

How important is it to empty out my pot and rinse after brewing? I often leave the leaves in the pot overnight and finish the session the next day. Will this negatively affect my pot? I'm not too worried about mold as I leave the lid open and my house is pretty dry.

I do it all the time. I haven't had any issues yet.

I leave oolong inside teapot to steep overnight most evenings. With sencha I put leaves with water in a lidded glass cup in refridgerator overnight or for a few days.

I never do in clay teapot (I have on accident and it made the pot smell icky but this was much over 12 hrs). I have in my porcelain gaiwan before but am rarely happy with it the next time I brew. It seems like bad practice and bad habit that has little payoff (the tea is worse, can affect pot seasoning) . I think if you want smaller session use a smaller pot, less leaf, start sooner, or share with someone else.

I do it all the time with my clay pots, because one session for me is usually 500ml water, and nothing is steeped out at that.

Ive left for less than 24 hours more than once, as long as you make sure to clean with boiling water after it should be no problem. And then let it dry completely.