Let's talk Nilgiri

by **Salsero** » Nov 12th, '08, 01:09

by Salsero » Nov 12th, '08, 01:09

kymidwife wrote: I was worried no one would like mine!

I have had that Thiashola and found it quite nice. You are not alone. Actually, I think most people who like blacks would enjoy it.

TeaDay, June 25:

Spent leaves HERE.

by **Bubba_tea** » Nov 24th, '08, 23:27

by Bubba_tea » Nov 24th, '08, 23:27

Pardon-eh-moi...

Sorry - hate to harp on the lovely instructions that come with teas... but on the back of the handmade says to use 1 tsp of tea. You have to be joking! Have you seen how huge these leaves are? I just went with 5oz of tea for my 6ish oz tetsubin. Does that sound about right? I never brewed tea like this... so... need a little help.

I think I must be close though, I did 5gm tea for 6-7ish oz boiling water, 4 minutes, and it was great! How many brews can you get like this?

by **geeber1** » Nov 24th, '08, 23:42

by geeber1 » Nov 24th, '08, 23:42

Bubba, I absolutely love the Glendale Handmade.

Yesterday I used about 4 tsp. to 16 oz. (to fill my HUGE mug!) so did about twice the recommended amount of leaves. I don't have a scale (yet ... it's at the post office waiting for me to pick it up) so don't know how that compares with the amount you used.

I got four good steeps out of it, maybe could have done five, but it was bedtime.

by **Salsero** » Nov 25th, '08, 00:43

by Salsero » Nov 25th, '08, 00:43

Bubba_tea wrote: I think I must be close though, I did 5gm tea for 6-7ish oz boiling water, 4 minutes, and it was great! How many brews can you get like this?

Whatever works is right, but I have usually done 2.5 gr to 6 oz starting at 3 minutes and typically gone 4 or 5 infusions. Sounds like you are approaching gong fu style there, which is a perfectly good alternative.

by **Cinnamon Kitty** » Nov 25th, '08, 12:44

by Cinnamon Kitty » Nov 25th, '08, 12:44

I eyeball the leaves into a 10oz pot. It is generally enough to cover the bottom of the pot and a little more. For steeping times, I go 2.5 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, and 6 minutes. Sometimes I get one more steep if the fourth steep doesn't taste weak.

by **Bubba_tea** » Nov 25th, '08, 18:51

by Bubba_tea » Nov 25th, '08, 18:51

I tried the gaiwan at work today - and it's interesting... I did it gong fu style, for about a 1 minute steep, then 3 minutes for the second, but there was no fruit in the cup. The tetsubin 3 minute steep was much better.