Am I high? White teas seem to me to be rather delicate

[Menghaim...]

Re: Am I high? White teas seem to me to be rather delicate

by Menghaim... » Jul 28th, '10, 20:28

I once went to a tea house and ordered silver needles and they told me to let it sit for 15 minutes! I checked how much steam there was and I would say it was at about 160*. I waited maybe 5 minutes and when they said it was time to drink it I felt embarrassed and told them that I already had.

[Chip]

Re: Am I high? White teas seem to me to be rather delicate

by Chip » Jul 28th, '10, 21:45

[debunix]

Re: Am I high? White teas seem to me to be rather delicate

by debunix » Jul 28th, '10, 23:03

If you don't mind my asking, how do you know what temperature the water is exactly?

There are a lot of thermometers like these on the market; or you can get a kettle that will tell you how hot the water is.

[LauraW]

Re: Am I high? White teas seem to me to be rather delicate

by LauraW » Jul 28th, '10, 23:15

If you don't mind my asking, how do you know what temperature the water is exactly?

There are a lot of thermometers like these on the market; or you can get a kettle that will tell you how hot the water is.

Or you could just guess, like I do. Wait a few minutes, and if it looks/feels like it's too hot once it gets in the tea, I just make the first one shorter. Other option there is to use a cooling cup - i.e. an intermediary cup in which the water is poured from the kettle, then onto the leaves. The process of pouring in and of itself will help cool the water, and doing it twice cools more!

[Katy1977]

Re: Am I high? White teas seem to me to be rather delicate

by Katy1977 » Jul 29th, '10, 11:05

Thanks for the temperature tips, I do have a cooking thermometer that I think I'll use until I become more of an experienced tea drinker and then I can make educated guesses lol!

Katy1977