I'm trying to get something pleasant out of my sample of this tea. I don't know if I used too much leaf or if my infusions are too long, but so far it's been fairly dreadful. I used about 4 gms in a 3 oz. yixing (is that overkill?). I did a short 15 sec. rinse first. I drank the first (about 45 sec), it wasn't great... sipped a bit of the 2nd (45 sec) and tossed it... bitter and unpleasant; tossed the 3rd (30 sec), also generally nasty, tossed the fourth (30 sec) which was the strongest and most pungent infusion of all despite not increasing steep times. Now I am hesitating on the 5th... I may have had all the fun I can stand. LOL.
Sarah
Sarah
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Do you have any more of the sample. Usually 1 gram to 1 ounce of water is a good starting point so your weight isnt really overkill, although if it was too strong for you this time I would maybe try a little less than you did this time. Furthermore, you might want to try shorter infusions. A lot of people do flash infusions, especially for the first couple of infusions. See how that turns outkymidwife wrote:I'm trying to get something pleasant out of my sample of this tea. I don't know if I used too much leaf or if my infusions are too long, but so far it's been fairly dreadful. I used about 4 gms in a 3 oz. yixing (is that overkill?). I did a short 15 sec. rinse first. I drank the first (about 45 sec), it wasn't great... sipped a bit of the 2nd (45 sec) and tossed it... bitter and unpleasant; tossed the 3rd (30 sec), also generally nasty, tossed the fourth (30 sec) which was the strongest and most pungent infusion of all despite not increasing steep times. Now I am hesitating on the 5th... I may have had all the fun I can stand. LOL.
Sarah
This is only my take, but I have had better success with more tea, and shorter steeps when dealing with young and inferior puerh. for example i would use 5-7 grams in a 100ml gaiwan. And be very careful with your steeping time, taking into consideration the time it takes to fill and empty the vessel also counts as steeping time.kymidwife wrote:I'm trying to get something pleasant out of my sample of this tea. I don't know if I used too much leaf or if my infusions are too long, but so far it's been fairly dreadful. I used about 4 gms in a 3 oz. yixing (is that overkill?). I did a short 15 sec. rinse first. I drank the first (about 45 sec), it wasn't great... sipped a bit of the 2nd (45 sec) and tossed it... bitter and unpleasant; tossed the 3rd (30 sec), also generally nasty, tossed the fourth (30 sec) which was the strongest and most pungent infusion of all despite not increasing steep times. Now I am hesitating on the 5th... I may have had all the fun I can stand. LOL.
Sarah
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I did a few more infusions... 5 and 10 seconds... and it became drinkable, but not particularly enjoyable. I think this one is just not for me... or my pu palate is just not well-developed enough for this young stuff.
Sarah
Sarah
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The key is to just not give up. Keep on experimenting. I dont think less leaf is a good decision as that could lead to a less complex brew. The key with young pu is lots of leaf (your fine with 4 grams) and short steeps. If it is a strong pu I will rinse twice with 10 seconds each then the first infusion will be about 10 seconds. So get some different pu's and experiment with different times.kymidwife wrote:I did a few more infusions... 5 and 10 seconds... and it became drinkable, but not particularly enjoyable. I think this one is just not for me... or my pu palate is just not well-developed enough for this young stuff.
Sarah
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Green... 2007 Yiwu Yongpinhao Fall Harvest Pu-erh Tea Brick as discussed earlier in this thread by Omegapd, my source of the sample.
Sarah
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