Nope. The cup was probably 1/3 full after hydration, but of course the dry leaf was less full.Tead Off wrote:Did you bump up the leaf amount? I usually fill with 1/3 leaf. Richer flavor.
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Re: Other delicious greens (Chinese)
Re: Other delicious greens (Chinese)
Do you mean Taiwan oolongs? Those are not green teas.britt wrote:but I've been using 160 F for all Chinese and Taiwanese greens and most of the time for sencha.
Re: Other delicious greens (Chinese)
I meant Taiwanese pure green teas like Bi Luo Chun and Bi Liu from Hou De. I've actually increased the water temp for the green Taiwanese oolongs from 175 F to 195 F and sometimes 208F.Tead Off wrote:Do you mean Taiwan oolongs? Those are not green teas.britt wrote:but I've been using 160 F for all Chinese and Taiwanese greens and most of the time for sencha.
Re: Other delicious greens (Chinese)
You are correct!churng wrote:I think he's talking about taiwanese green's from hou de