Tea sitting around, throw out myth?
Posted: Nov 23rd, '07, 19:42
Just now, I finished a third steeping of fine Japanese sencha. The time that elapsed between the 2nd and 3rd steep has to have been at least a couple hours.
How did it taste? It tasted brilliant!
This however, is not a first. This has happened before, in which I waited around a long while before the next steep. Yet, how many times do wee see websites which say if the leaves have been sitting around too long, dump them and make a fresh pot?
Point is, from my own personal experience, I find this calculation a myth. Nothing overly detrimental happens to the leaves ability to impart flavor if they have been sitting around for a while. Maybe there would be between long gaps of time between many steeps... But, if you have a last steep that sits around for a while, doesn't seem like the flavor is hurt too much at all.
*gong*
How did it taste? It tasted brilliant!
This however, is not a first. This has happened before, in which I waited around a long while before the next steep. Yet, how many times do wee see websites which say if the leaves have been sitting around too long, dump them and make a fresh pot?
Point is, from my own personal experience, I find this calculation a myth. Nothing overly detrimental happens to the leaves ability to impart flavor if they have been sitting around for a while. Maybe there would be between long gaps of time between many steeps... But, if you have a last steep that sits around for a while, doesn't seem like the flavor is hurt too much at all.
*gong*