My go at making hojicha

[bsteele]

I was inspired by Matt & Griff to make hojicha.

I blogged about it here

I used sencha from Mellow Monk (the Monk's Choice) and am pretty satisfied with the results... though I've never had any other hojicha to compare it to. I've read in other posts that Den's Tea has a nice offering, perhaps I'll try that one day.

I've had way too much green tea today.

That's about it. Over and out.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

Nice write up on the hoji making. I actually experimented with pan frying some old sencha this morning. I went with a slower roast over low heat while constantly stirring the leaves. It worked relatively well, though I think it got a little too toasted. The taste actually reminded me of a high-fired oolong when I brewed it. Best part of the process was the aroma changes as it roasts. It started out sweet, green, almost fruity and little by little gets a toasty, chocolately edge to it.

[murrius]

Thanks for passing that on. I have about 50 grams of sencha that has seen much better days that I am going to try roasting in small batches. Great blog entry on the subject by the way.