How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

One of the intentionally aged teas, Pu-Erh has a loyal following.


How many Kilograms of puerh do you own? (in kilos) 2 votes!

0-1 kilo
18
15%
>1-5
14
12%
>5-10
7
6%
>10-15
4
3%
>15-25
6
5%
>25-35
9
8%
>35-50
10
8%
>50-75
1
1%
>75-100
2
2%
>100-150
4
3%
>150-200
2
2%
>200- ...
4
3%
Bonus ... not enough for my lifetime
25
21%
Bonus ... enough for my lifetime
6
5%
Bonus ... more than enough for my lifetime
5
4%
Bonus ... enough for many lifetimes O_O
3
3%
 
Total votes: 120

Jul 26th, '13, 23:10
Posts: 402
Joined: Dec 9th, '12, 14:02
Location: Seattle

How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Exempt » Jul 26th, '13, 23:10

I just completed a couple purchases and now have more than 17 kilos of sheng puerh in my pumidor. It doesn't look like a lot in a cabinet, but I think if I told anyone that I have more than seventeen thousand grams of tea they might lock me up. Who else has a ton of tea?

User avatar
Jul 26th, '13, 23:35
Posts: 129
Joined: Jun 19th, '10, 20:01
Location: Carlsbad, NM

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Catfur » Jul 26th, '13, 23:35

Probably about 30 kilos, total (guesstimate based on weight of boxes).

Jul 26th, '13, 23:41
Posts: 402
Joined: Dec 9th, '12, 14:02
Location: Seattle

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Exempt » Jul 26th, '13, 23:41

Catfur wrote:Probably about 30 kilos, total (guesstimate based on weight of boxes).
Do you have an estimate of the total cost and how long it took to acquire?

User avatar
Jul 26th, '13, 23:41
Posts: 2299
Joined: Oct 23rd, '06, 19:46
Location: Seattle Area
Contact: tenuki

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by tenuki » Jul 26th, '13, 23:41

I don't want to think about this question.

Jul 26th, '13, 23:43
Posts: 402
Joined: Dec 9th, '12, 14:02
Location: Seattle

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Exempt » Jul 26th, '13, 23:43

tenuki wrote:I don't want to think about this question.
I know. I just bought 5 kilos of tea :shock: and was hoping there were some others as weak as me :lol:

User avatar
Jul 26th, '13, 23:58
Posts: 129
Joined: Jun 19th, '10, 20:01
Location: Carlsbad, NM

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Catfur » Jul 26th, '13, 23:58

Exempt wrote:
Catfur wrote:Probably about 30 kilos, total (guesstimate based on weight of boxes).
Do you have an estimate of the total cost and how long it took to acquire?
To question one, not going to even ponder that question.

Question two, about 4 years.

User avatar
Jul 27th, '13, 00:35
Posts: 749
Joined: May 2nd, '10, 02:03
Location: Shaker Heights, Ohio USA
Been thanked: 1 time

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by BioHorn » Jul 27th, '13, 00:35

Enough to get the reactor going...Somewhere around 40 kilos, not counting samples.

Jul 27th, '13, 00:40
Posts: 402
Joined: Dec 9th, '12, 14:02
Location: Seattle

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Exempt » Jul 27th, '13, 00:40

BioHorn wrote:Enough to get the reactor going...Somewhere around 40 kilos, not counting samples.
Yes, I meant full beengs/bricks/tuos. How long did it take you to collect that much?

User avatar
Jul 27th, '13, 00:44
Posts: 749
Joined: May 2nd, '10, 02:03
Location: Shaker Heights, Ohio USA
Been thanked: 1 time

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by BioHorn » Jul 27th, '13, 00:44

Exempt wrote:
BioHorn wrote:Enough to get the reactor going...Somewhere around 40 kilos, not counting samples.
Yes, I meant full beengs/bricks/tuos. How long did it take you to collect that much?
About 3-4 years. Much of that time was sampling, then pulling the trigger on fewer, but larger orders.

Jul 27th, '13, 00:47
Posts: 402
Joined: Dec 9th, '12, 14:02
Location: Seattle

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Exempt » Jul 27th, '13, 00:47

BioHorn wrote:
Exempt wrote:
BioHorn wrote:Enough to get the reactor going...Somewhere around 40 kilos, not counting samples.
Yes, I meant full beengs/bricks/tuos. How long did it take you to collect that much?
About 3-4 years. Much of that time was sampling, then pulling the trigger on fewer, but larger orders.
That's definitely the smart way to do things. I'm trying to make a pact with myself that I won't purchase any more tea for a long time. At the rate I'm going I'll have like 80 kilos before I graduate college. Puerh is not the hobby for people with no self control :roll:

User avatar
Jul 27th, '13, 04:19
Posts: 2794
Joined: Oct 16th, '08, 21:01
Scrolling: scrolling
Location: Arlington, VA
Been thanked: 2 times
Contact: Drax

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Drax » Jul 27th, '13, 04:19

Hrm, I think a conservative estimate for me would be about 100kg. I started buying very heavily at the end of 2008 and through 2010. I've pulled back in the last year or so, after (too late) realizing exactly how much tea that really was...! :D

Of course, many of those were not exactly the best purchases in retrospect. But then again, time always tells...

User avatar
Jul 27th, '13, 07:13
Posts: 20891
Joined: Apr 22nd, '06, 20:52
Scrolling: scrolling
Location: Back in the TeaCave atop Mt. Fuji
Been thanked: 2 times

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Chip » Jul 27th, '13, 07:13

This topic needs a poll!!!


[EDIT: Poll added]

Jul 27th, '13, 07:28
Posts: 5
Joined: Jun 4th, '12, 06:48

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by Visarga » Jul 27th, '13, 07:28

I have about 10 kg. My last order alone was 5 kg. I am slowly drinking my way through it, it's been almost an year and half of it is gone. I made a card for each bing and wrote my review on it, trying to build some kind of system that would guide me in future purchases. It's no use. No way to know what bing to order.

So I am about to get another shipment of 5 kg (8 raw, 7 ripe full bings). I just picked cheap ones. It's a lottery anyway, so, the more chances the better. With 15 pieces I get more chances for good tea.

User avatar
Jul 27th, '13, 08:25
Posts: 400
Joined: Jul 22nd, '09, 21:54
Scrolling: fixed

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by TomVerlain » Jul 27th, '13, 08:25

I chose 10-15 Kg, which is about 50 cakes worth. Since there are lots of cakes in varying degrees of finished, it is about right. Probably half of that is untouched and has been sitting 5 years. After looking at my last big purchase from Taiwan - probably 5Kg - I think I should have moved to the next bracket up.

Image

User avatar
Jul 27th, '13, 08:50
Posts: 149
Joined: Nov 8th, '10, 09:21
Location: Basel (Switzerland), Slovakia

Re: How many Kilograms of puerh do you own?

by solitude » Jul 27th, '13, 08:50

Nearly 25kg, collected during 3 years. It is time to slow down

+ Post Reply