Yeah, that's why I'm the Oolong Queen!!tenuki wrote: But ya, the tea buyers I know report that the tea farmers in the Gao Shan area all brew their teas with boiling water and insane amount of leaf. And those are the most delicate and green of the bunch.
What _you_ do in the privacy of your own home is up to you!!
Ut oh. I've been brewing my oolongs too long since I do 5 minutes for all.Victoria wrote:I would go 3 mins at 212.
You don't really need 5 min unless its a TKY with tightly rolled leaves.
Enjoy!
So only tightly rolled TKYs should go for 5 minutes?? All others 3 minutes?? And how about the second steep, 4 minutes and 212??
Oy. Can I go back to drinking coffee??
I go 5 mins for TKY then 3 mins for the 2nd steep.Teasweetie wrote:Ut oh. I've been brewing my oolongs too long since I do 5 minutes for all.Victoria wrote:I would go 3 mins at 212.
You don't really need 5 min unless its a TKY with tightly rolled leaves.
Enjoy!
So only tightly rolled TKYs should go for 5 minutes?? All others 3 minutes?? And how about the second steep, 4 minutes and 212??
Oy. Can I go back to drinking coffee??
3 mins for most others, 5 on the second steep.
There is no going back, sorry!
So true, why would you want to go back!!!henley wrote:Why would you wanna go back? Of course, this is coming from someone who has never liked coffee. {bleck}Teasweetie wrote:There is no going back, sorry!Victoria wrote:Oy. Can I go back to drinking coffee??
PS: The above is not for gaiwan - for that you must start over!!!!