how do you recomend refreshing tea?
i am in the trying to order tea refreshener from lin's ceramics , but some people say it's a waste of money and other don't, i thought it should be open to discussion , what do you think about tea refreshener ? do you refresh you're tea ?
Re: tea refreshing
this is the one i am trying to buy:
http://www.aurlia.com.tw/detail.php?id=129&lang=en
but i am keeping an open mind, in the end i what to revive some old tea , if i can also play with the taste it would be fun but unnecessary.
i understand that those cost more then 75$ wich is the price i don't dare to cross because of the tedious process of customs and regardless at that price i would just order more tea instead.
http://www.aurlia.com.tw/detail.php?id=129&lang=en
but i am keeping an open mind, in the end i what to revive some old tea , if i can also play with the taste it would be fun but unnecessary.
i understand that those cost more then 75$ wich is the price i don't dare to cross because of the tedious process of customs and regardless at that price i would just order more tea instead.
Re: tea refreshing
It work for me personally. One of the best tea tool and I refresh tea very often and they really do improve the tea a lot. Works for all tea from white to black. Works especially well for older tea.
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Re: tea refreshing
jbu2,
I don't use a tea refresher. Though I also don't keep many teas open at one time. At any one time I may have 4 or 5 teas open, maximum. I also buy my teas in small quantity bags, usually 75 grams per bag. Even if I buy a lot of tea, I ask the vendor to package the tea in individual 75 gram bags so that the tea will stay fresh once open.
I recently brewed the last of a tea I bought in January in Taiwan. So that tea is about 6 months old. I kept it in its foil bag, sealed with a clip, in an airtight tea tin, in my closed tea closet. It stayed pretty fresh.
When I studied with my tea teacher in Taiwan, the way we would refresh a tea is not buy using a tea refresher. As we are preparing the teapot for tea, we first heat the pot with hot water, as many people do; then we pour out the hot water into the rest of the vessels (cups, pourer, etc.). As soon as we pour out the hot water we take the dry leaves and lift the lid only enough to allow us to slide the dry tea leaves into the hot pot and then shut the lid quickly. We then wait, without adding any water, and let the hot pot "dry bake" the leaves. I usually do this with every pour and let the leaves sit for 1.5 minutes-2 minutes. I open the teapot and smell. If I have let the tea sit in the hot pot enough, the fragrance will be bright and bold. (pouring tea for others this a nice moment to let them really take in the fragrance of the leaves.) Then I add water to my pot to rinse/open the tea leaves for anywhere from 8 seconds to 20 seconds, depending on the tea. I pour out the rinse water and open the cap of the teapot and let the leaves "open" up a bit before adding the water for my first round. I wait about a minute for the leaves to open a bit and then add my water for my first round. My teas always seem to perform well.
In general, I primarily drink oolong tea of various oxidation rates, but mostly from 8%-15%, with an occasional 20% Dong Ding oolong or light to heavy Tie Guanyin oolong thrown in; occasionally I'll also drink some green tea or silver needle tea but most of the time I drink oolong tea.
So, I have never needed a refresher. Between buying good leaves, having them packaged in small quantities, storing them well, and doing a "dry bake" on my leaves before rinsing or my first round, my teas tend to perform well and express good flavor/fragrance.
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I don't use a tea refresher. Though I also don't keep many teas open at one time. At any one time I may have 4 or 5 teas open, maximum. I also buy my teas in small quantity bags, usually 75 grams per bag. Even if I buy a lot of tea, I ask the vendor to package the tea in individual 75 gram bags so that the tea will stay fresh once open.
I recently brewed the last of a tea I bought in January in Taiwan. So that tea is about 6 months old. I kept it in its foil bag, sealed with a clip, in an airtight tea tin, in my closed tea closet. It stayed pretty fresh.
When I studied with my tea teacher in Taiwan, the way we would refresh a tea is not buy using a tea refresher. As we are preparing the teapot for tea, we first heat the pot with hot water, as many people do; then we pour out the hot water into the rest of the vessels (cups, pourer, etc.). As soon as we pour out the hot water we take the dry leaves and lift the lid only enough to allow us to slide the dry tea leaves into the hot pot and then shut the lid quickly. We then wait, without adding any water, and let the hot pot "dry bake" the leaves. I usually do this with every pour and let the leaves sit for 1.5 minutes-2 minutes. I open the teapot and smell. If I have let the tea sit in the hot pot enough, the fragrance will be bright and bold. (pouring tea for others this a nice moment to let them really take in the fragrance of the leaves.) Then I add water to my pot to rinse/open the tea leaves for anywhere from 8 seconds to 20 seconds, depending on the tea. I pour out the rinse water and open the cap of the teapot and let the leaves "open" up a bit before adding the water for my first round. I wait about a minute for the leaves to open a bit and then add my water for my first round. My teas always seem to perform well.
In general, I primarily drink oolong tea of various oxidation rates, but mostly from 8%-15%, with an occasional 20% Dong Ding oolong or light to heavy Tie Guanyin oolong thrown in; occasionally I'll also drink some green tea or silver needle tea but most of the time I drink oolong tea.
So, I have never needed a refresher. Between buying good leaves, having them packaged in small quantities, storing them well, and doing a "dry bake" on my leaves before rinsing or my first round, my teas tend to perform well and express good flavor/fragrance.
Blessings!