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Sometimes I find this very fine particle in my tea strainer. I’m talking about that beige, kinda pollen looking stuff. I’ve found it it different kinds of tea. Some teas don’t have it.
Anyone know what it is?

looks like that fuzz that sometimes white/green teas have

That is char from the wok processing. It is the small parts that are burnt during processing.
Edit, the beige is probably small parts of the tea leaf that mat have broken off when you picked the tea out. I wouldn't think it is a problem though.

I cant say from the photo, but if it is a white/beige powder then it could be limescale precipitated from the water. It is a normal thing if the water contains a higher level of calcium bicarbonate.

My understanding is that the beige pollen are the tea hairs from the tea leaf. I think they’re often thought of as beneficial to drink (imparts more flavor, some mouth feel). You will find more of them on some of the fuzzy black teas, silver needle, sheng, greens. If there aren’t broken bits in the tea, I’ll avoid using a filter to keep these in my brew.

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Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:50 am

I cant say from the photo, but if it is a white/beige powder then it could be limescale precipitated from the water. It is a normal thing if the water contains a higher level of calcium bicarbonate.

bottled water only.

A bit hard to tell from the photo, but almost certainly hairs from the leaves. Usually only found on the buds.