Can I brew raw and ripe puerh in the same yixing pot?

[dagestan1980]

I can only afford one yixing pot and I was wondering if I can brew both ripe and raw puerh in it. In addition can anyone recommend a good yixing pot from YS in the range of $45-$65. thank you

[MarshalN]

I'd suggest not.

Also, why $45-65? More money doesn't necessarily equal to better pot

[dagestan1980]

ok can anyone recommend where i can buy inexpensive good yixing tea pot for puerh tea

[Milhouse]

Yixing pots are great but a gaiwan works much better when you need to brew multiple teas but cant afford to buy a few pots. Also these questions have been asked a million times before, take some time to read older post.

[bearsbearsbears]

I'd suggest not.

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More money doesn't necessarily equal to better pot

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a gaiwan works much better when you need to brew multiple teas but cant afford to buy a few pots.

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My addition: One pot per tea becomes an expensive habit. Get one pot and one cheap gaiwan. Brew sheng & shu in the gaiwan until you figure which you like better, then dedicate the pot to only that tea and use the gaiwan for all others.

Also, improving your water will improve your tea more than any pot, if you haven't done so already.

[tea-awed]

Another solution might be a small porcelain pot. I find that they hold heat better than a gaiwan . You also won't need multiple pots until you decide.
Honza ,a member here, has them on his online shop as does Yunnan Sourcing. Both have 110 and 130ml.