Monday TeaDay 4/13/09 Steeeeeps by numbers?

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. Getting back to some topics that many current members have missed. And for many of us, our methods change frequently. So, how many steeps per tea on average?

1
2
4%
2
11
20%
3
13
23%
4
11
20%
5
11
20%
6
1
2%
7
1
2%
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6
11%
 
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by shogun89 » Apr 13th, '09, 19:07

After averaging I'm around 5ish. Say, Salsero, where did you get that beautiful brewing vessel?
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by Chip » Apr 13th, '09, 19:30

shogun89 wrote:After averaging I'm around 5ish. Say, Salsero, where did you get that beautiful brewing vessel?
Hankook, it is Korean. I have it as well, great little piece.
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by brlarson » Apr 13th, '09, 20:07

Opened a fresh bag tonight -- Zencha Takumi with supper.
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by Chip » Apr 13th, '09, 20:08

brlarson wrote:Opened a fresh bag tonight -- Zencha Takumi with supper.
Ahhhh yes. I finished mine today, rocked!!!
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by Salsero » Apr 13th, '09, 21:37

Chip wrote:
shogun89 wrote:After averaging I'm around 5ish. Say, Salsero, where did you get that beautiful brewing vessel?
Hankook, it is Korean. I have it as well, great little piece.
Yep, Chip inspired me to get it. It really is a diminutive and lovely piece: http://www.hankooktea.com/toin-ceramic- ... -clay.html Hankook posts horrible photos of their stuff, but much of it really is great.
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by brlarson » Apr 13th, '09, 22:58

Chip wrote:
brlarson wrote:Opened a fresh bag tonight -- Zencha Takumi with supper.
Ahhhh yes. I finished mine today, rocked!!!
I'm trying something new to try to preserve its inital freshness for longer.
I'll let you all know if it works out.
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by Dreamer » Apr 13th, '09, 23:08

Oops, I accidentally picked 2 steeps...that's really my minimum. I do two for blacks (sometimes 3) and at least 3 or 4 for greens and more than that for oolongs.

Tea today: my everyday Ceylon this morning and Den's Fuki Sencha special this afternoon.

My daughter was home (college is less than an hour away) and in a tizz about boyfriend troubles and the HUGE amount of work there is to do before the end of the semester...I stuck a bowl of matcha in her hand and told her to drink it. It seemed to help.

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by TheJerseyDevil » Apr 13th, '09, 23:33

I'm just wondering, how long do you allow wet leaves to remain in your brewing vessel? It would probably take me two days to get 10+ steeps out of one batch since I usually like to vary it up every few cups. Can you let wet leaves sit in a gaiwan for that long? How long until they start to get a little funky?
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by Chip » Apr 13th, '09, 23:44

TheJerseyDevil wrote:I'm just wondering, how long do you allow wet leaves to remain in your brewing vessel? It would probably take me two days to get 10+ steeps out of one batch since I usually like to vary it up every few cups. Can you let wet leaves sit in a gaiwan for that long? How long until they start to get a little funky?
I will go 2ish days total, but some members go much longer for certain types of tea. I am just finishing a second day of this shu pu-erh. It might have one more steep ...
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by MarshalN » Apr 14th, '09, 01:08

I can't remember the last time I did less than 7.
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by tea fish » Apr 14th, '09, 21:19

Chip wrote:I will go 2ish days total, but some members go much longer for certain types of tea.
That's reassuring to read. I do this pretty often (with a gaiwan) and wondered if it was poor tea hygiene. But it feels like a waste to throw out leaves after only a couple of infusions, and some days a couple of infusions is all I have time for.
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by shogun89 » Apr 14th, '09, 23:14

Chip and Slasero, thank you guys. It looks really cool, may have to get one. thanks again!
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by Chip » Apr 14th, '09, 23:28

shogun89 wrote:Chip and Slasero, thank you guys. It looks really cool, may have to get one. thanks again!
They have a couple styles, think they call them travel sets. I have several different styles and really like them.
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