Hello,
I am just getting into the world of pu'erh teas and yixing teapots. I have tried to find an answer to this question but haven't found what I'm looking for. Is it ok to use 1 yixing teapot for different kinds of pu'erh tea? Since I am new to both I would like to try different teas to see what I like - like I did when I got into loose leaf tea. I've been using the IngenuiTEA infuser. Would you recommend using that until I find one I want to stick with?
Thank you!
Re: Another Yixing question
Since you are beginning to learn about pu erh, I think the most common (and best) advice you will get around here is to buy a gaiwan. Yixing is very confusing for us beginners (I have barely scratched the surface myself), so a gaiwan will be a neutral brewing vessel that will help you to learn about the tea itself and to practice your brewing skills. If you buy a Yixing pot as a beginner, you stand a much larger chance of wanting something different down the road anyway.
Since Yixing pots are so alluring, this may not be the advice you were looking for, but if you really want to get serious about pu erh, then a gaiwan will help greatly. Happy journey!
Since Yixing pots are so alluring, this may not be the advice you were looking for, but if you really want to get serious about pu erh, then a gaiwan will help greatly. Happy journey!
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Re: Another Yixing question
+1 for the gaiwan
If you want to try out yixing I'd suggest buying two fairly cheap pots, one for sheng and one for shu.
Ideally two cheap yixings, one gaiwan and a load of samples. I hear netsurfr, website here, is rather good at sorting out starter kits for pu'er on a budget if you email/message him. Nada Cha or Hou De Asain Art might be worth a look for aged samples.
To answer the question, yes it's fine to use the one teapot for all your pu. I done it for a while. If decide you really like pu'er then dedicate that pot to shu and buy a nice pot or two for sheng.
Edit: Spending a few dollars on a plain, small, white gaiwan is not something you are likely to regret. I have a fair amount of tea ware and the piece that is used by far the most is a 60ml plain white gaiwan with no base I got in a tea travel kit - It brews pretty much everything, aside from Japanese greens, well. It's brewing Ceylon atm. No matter how fancy your tea setup gets a plain white gaiwan will always fit in.
If you want to try out yixing I'd suggest buying two fairly cheap pots, one for sheng and one for shu.
Ideally two cheap yixings, one gaiwan and a load of samples. I hear netsurfr, website here, is rather good at sorting out starter kits for pu'er on a budget if you email/message him. Nada Cha or Hou De Asain Art might be worth a look for aged samples.
To answer the question, yes it's fine to use the one teapot for all your pu. I done it for a while. If decide you really like pu'er then dedicate that pot to shu and buy a nice pot or two for sheng.
Edit: Spending a few dollars on a plain, small, white gaiwan is not something you are likely to regret. I have a fair amount of tea ware and the piece that is used by far the most is a 60ml plain white gaiwan with no base I got in a tea travel kit - It brews pretty much everything, aside from Japanese greens, well. It's brewing Ceylon atm. No matter how fancy your tea setup gets a plain white gaiwan will always fit in.
Re: Another Yixing question
Ok, cool. Gaiwan it is. I did see the posts about getting a gaiwan. I will definitely take your advice. Proinsias: The first site you posted is actually the first place I started to learn about pu'erh. Seems only natural to start there for samples, too. I appreciate your help!