Is it good to adjust the initial water temperature to compensate for the heat lost when pouring into a cold teapot? Of course I can preheat a pot the first time I use it, but what about for the second and third steeps?
I have measured about a 4 or 5 degree C loss between the kettle and the pot. I could adjust for this, but I'm worried that in the first few seconds the tea contacts the water, it will be a bit too hot.
Naturally I could do what tastes best, but that is extremely time-consuming (and potentially wasteful) to do for every single new tea.
Re: Higher temperature to compensate for loss?
karljs wrote:Is it good to adjust the initial water temperature to compensate for the heat lost when pouring into a cold teapot? Of course I can preheat a pot the first time I use it, but what about for the second and third steeps?
I have measured about a 4 or 5 degree C loss between the kettle and the pot. I could adjust for this, but I'm worried that in the first few seconds the tea contacts the water, it will be a bit too hot.
Naturally I could do what tastes best, but that is extremely time-consuming (and potentially wasteful) to do for every single new tea.
yes! if the water's not hot enough you cannot "push out" the fragrance
to prevent the scorching of the leaves, you can preheat the pot, at the same time when the leaves are inside, pour around the rim of the mouth fo the pot to reduce chance of scorching.
Re: Higher temperature to compensate for loss?
Thanks for the advice! I was doing some reading of old threads and read that many of the store recommended temperatures are for non-preheated brewing (here: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... =0#p157503)kyarazen wrote:yes! if the water's not hot enough you cannot "push out" the fragrance
to prevent the scorching of the leaves, you can preheat the pot, at the same time when the leaves are inside, pour around the rim of the mouth fo the pot to reduce chance of scorching.
Can anyone comment on whether that's generally true? It makes a pretty big difference.