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The pu has a rather 'buttery' quality, which I like.
Just dilute it. Add some more hot water from the kettle. Pour it into a small pitcher if needed, if there's not enough room in the cup, add a little hot water from the kettle, taste a sip, and dilute little by little until you get what you want.Maneki Neko wrote:It was just a bit too strong....I've never seen such dark tea before in my life!
debunix wrote:Just dilute it. Add some more hot water from the kettle. Pour it into a small pitcher if needed, if there's not enough room in the cup, add a little hot water from the kettle, taste a sip, and dilute little by little until you get what you want.Maneki Neko wrote:It was just a bit too strong....I've never seen such dark tea before in my life!
I have to rescue teas by dilution all the time, and it's a skill just like brewing properly in the first place: I can quite accurately dilute to a degree that I will like after one sip of the too-concentrated/overbrewed stuff.
The only rules are the ones you impose upon yourself.futurebird wrote:debunix wrote:Just dilute it. Add some more hot water from the kettle. Pour it into a small pitcher if needed, if there's not enough room in the cup, add a little hot water from the kettle, taste a sip, and dilute little by little until you get what you want.Maneki Neko wrote:It was just a bit too strong....I've never seen such dark tea before in my life!
I have to rescue teas by dilution all the time, and it's a skill just like brewing properly in the first place: I can quite accurately dilute to a degree that I will like after one sip of the too-concentrated/overbrewed stuff.
This never works for me. The diluted tea has a different taste than the tea brewed for the correct time. Anyone else experience this?
Not that it hasn't stopped me from trying when I over-steep a round.
This is one more reason I'm such and enthusiastic convert to smaller teapots. Messing up is less costly of an error.