May 28th, '09, 03:51
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by zloVkvetinaci » May 28th, '09, 03:51
Hi,
I have a couple of Mu Ye Chun '08 cakes, and I noticed a clearly visible white residue covering my whole tea bowl(after I drink it and let it dry, even after 7-8 infusion). I dont get this with any of my other teas, be it sheng or shu, new or 10yr old..The water I use is also fine, so my question is: what can this white residue be? Can it be pesticide? If it is caffeine, how come mu ye chun has it and other cakes dont? If wanted, I'll post photos.
May 28th, '09, 05:33
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by sp1key » May 28th, '09, 05:33
I guess we'll need photos... we love visual
May 28th, '09, 11:19
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by Fatman2 » May 28th, '09, 11:19
May we know which ones? I have a few different cakes but no white residue for any.
May 28th, '09, 11:27
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by zloVkvetinaci » May 28th, '09, 11:27
Fatman2 wrote:May we know which ones? I have a few different cakes but no white residue for any.
Its the 2008 Mengku Mu Ye Chun "Old Tree Green Cake"..I'll make photos when I'll have time and post them here.
May 28th, '09, 23:08
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by nancho » May 28th, '09, 23:08
zloVkvetinaci wrote:Fatman2 wrote:May we know which ones? I have a few different cakes but no white residue for any.
Its the 2008 Mengku Mu Ye Chun "Old Tree Green Cake"..I'll make photos when I'll have time and post them here.
Hi,
I have been drinking that 2008 Mengku MYC old tree green cake and did not see any residue as you mentioned.
I enjoy this tea
May 29th, '09, 00:06
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by teakid » May 29th, '09, 00:06
must be pesticides!
May 30th, '09, 12:52
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by Fatman2 » May 30th, '09, 12:52
zloVkvetinaci wrote:Fatman2 wrote:May we know which ones? I have a few different cakes but no white residue for any.
Its the 2008 Mengku Mu Ye Chun "Old Tree Green Cake"..I'll make photos when I'll have time and post them here.
I have this cake for sure. Never have the residue. In fact, the tea soup is clear and bright. Could it be your water? Especially if you are using a new water filter that is ceramic. It can mess up the tea for you.
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by Drax » May 30th, '09, 13:03
I looked back on my notes for this one... tried it from the cake back in March. I didn't note any residue, and I almost always use glass cups for drinking the tea and examining its color and clarity.
So I guess I'm not much help here. Sorry
