New Job, no source of hot water, options?

[theedudenator]

For a few years now I have been enjoying my electric kettle and various teas at work.

I recently had a voluntary job transfer to another facility, in the hot south!

This office area does not allow plug in items, and no plumped coffee pots for hot water. There are some microwaves, but not really convenient.

What options do I have?
Make tea at home, then bring in thermos?
Bring hot water in thermos and make tea at work?
Switch to cold tea? Would this be green tea?

Any other suggestions?

[茶藝-TeaArt08]

That's rough....and curious.

Cold brew the night before and bring it into work and put it in the work fridge. Many teas, one could say, are better? this way.

Invest, as you alluded to above, in a quality thermos and bring the thermos with hot water in it to work....similar to the "Wu Wo" ceremony.....

Blessings!

[theedudenator]

Anyone use a cold brew pitcher with infusor.

[debunix]

The problem with the hot water in thermos plan is that the more times you open it and remove some water, the cooler the thermos water gets. If you're infusing the same leaves multiple times, you need hotter water for later brews....just as your water in the thermos is getting cooler.

I bring a thermos or two of brewed hot tea to the once office where I can't keep a kettle at my desk. Occasionally I also or instead bring cold-brewed teas, but rarely, because the office is in a cold corner of the basement--chilly regardless of outside weather. The key to both is picking the right teas--delicate white teas go off quickly after they meet water; greens and green/light roast oolongs are unlikely to hold well as hot teas but might as cold teas; and sometimes an inexpensive tea is better at holding flavor for a long day than a fancy one (e.g., my basic SeaDyke TGY is ever-reliable but the couple of times I tried Dan Cong it was awful).

Even when cold brewing, however, I start it at home, because it takes a long time for the cold brewing to bring out the flavor, unless I start the tea with boiling water in a gaiwan before pouring the leaves and liquor into a bottle of cool water. Even then it needs at least an hour to 'finish'.

I'd invest in a high quality thermos, or several thermoses, enough for a full day of tea.

[steanze]

Bring cold water, a chaozhou stove, and some charcoal

[茶藝-TeaArt08]

Bring cold water, a chaozhou stove, and some charcoal

[Bef]

Aren't you allowed to plug a kettle in the kitchen (if there is one)?