Took a year of growing, hours of processing and only minutes to drink
https://youtu.be/RioesEM36dw
I've made some home grown tea (YouTube video)
hahaha
i really enjoyed that, thanks
very nice. single tree, small batch.
but... red tea? it does not look like it to me.
i'm thinking it dried out too much before enough oxidation could happen.
i really enjoyed that, thanks
very nice. single tree, small batch.
but... red tea? it does not look like it to me.
i'm thinking it dried out too much before enough oxidation could happen.
Enjoyed watching that! Was pretty funny as well A lot of work, just goes to show how much craft and knowledge is involved in making good tea. The music was also a nice choice.
I followed the instructions for red tea but yes it turned out more like a (very) light oolong. I do not know exactly what went wrong, instruction said to wait until the leaves are soft (step 2) but after 2 hours not all of them where soft (while some of them where soft after 15 minutes). Might have picked too late or needed to wait longer. I didnt have time to wait longer because of later drying steps would have taken the processing way past bedtime.
Yes, making good tea is an art! And thanks for the complement for the music. Spent a hours on free music sites to find this one
Very nice video @Admar !
I love your facial expression when you and your GF tasted the tea
I grew and made my tea in San Jose, California, USA (viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1479)
On my part, I tried to process it into an oolong and my friend told me it tasted like a young sheng
Just to show that that in order to have great tea you need great material as well as great processing skill. I have neither.
I love your facial expression when you and your GF tasted the tea
I grew and made my tea in San Jose, California, USA (viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1479)
On my part, I tried to process it into an oolong and my friend told me it tasted like a young sheng
Just to show that that in order to have great tea you need great material as well as great processing skill. I have neither.
Last edited by vuanguyen on Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:49 am, edited 2 times in total.
@DailyTX There are many places you can buy tea plants in US:
https://mintoislandtea.com/tea-plants
https://www.nucciosnurseries.com/
https://camforest.com/collections/tea-camellias
https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/prod ... -tea-plant
https://www.logees.com/tea-camellia-sinensis.html
@vuanguyenvuanguyen wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:58 pmDailyTX There are many places you can buy tea plants in US:
https://mintoislandtea.com/tea-plants
https://www.nucciosnurseries.com/
https://camforest.com/collections/tea-camellias
https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/prod ... -tea-plant
https://www.logees.com/tea-camellia-sinensis.html
Thanks for the recommendations. I currently stay in around the Sacramento area. I have camellia flowers at home. I hope growing tea is similar to those flower camellias