Best Kettle for brewing Japanese Green tea?

[malmstrom]

Ok.. I'm near to pull the trigger for a purion Kettle!!!
I'm a little bit mad, because i'm buying something "obscure" while tetsubin are well know to be good for japanese green tea!!!! But it's the mystery about purion that intrigue me.... I hope that's also a good kettle!!!

When I will recive it, be sure that I will post an esaustive comparison between Purion, Glass and Steel kettle (the ones I own)!

I'm searching for the truth >:\

[hooksie]

Ok.. I'm near to pull the trigger for a purion Kettle!!!
I'm a little bit mad, because i'm buying something "obscure" while tetsubin are well know to be good for japanese green tea!!!! But it's the mystery about purion that intrigue me.... I hope that's also a good kettle!!!

When I will recive it, be sure that I will post an esaustive comparison between Purion, Glass and Steel kettle (the ones I own)!

I'm searching for the truth >:\

Unless there is some other vendor, I presume you are buying from Lin's. In which case I can at least attest to their build quality, which at the very least you wont be disappointed about. I own a few pieces, including a Purion teapot (my avatar), and they are made very well.

[Tead Off]

Ok.. I'm near to pull the trigger for a purion Kettle!!!
I'm a little bit mad, because i'm buying something "obscure" while tetsubin are well know to be good for japanese green tea!!!! But it's the mystery about purion that intrigue me.... I hope that's also a good kettle!!!

When I will recive it, be sure that I will post an esaustive comparison between Purion, Glass and Steel kettle (the ones I own)!

I'm searching for the truth >:\

Unless there is some other vendor, I presume you are buying from Lin's. In which case I can at least attest to their build quality, which at the very least you wont be disappointed about. I own a few pieces, including a Purion teapot (my avatar), and they are made very well.

I'm still waiting for someone to post their findings about the purion pots. How they compare side by side with others in brewing tea and which teas brew well in them.

[malmstrom]

Ok.. I'm near to pull the trigger for a purion Kettle!!!
I'm a little bit mad, because i'm buying something "obscure" while tetsubin are well know to be good for japanese green tea!!!! But it's the mystery about purion that intrigue me.... I hope that's also a good kettle!!!

When I will recive it, be sure that I will post an esaustive comparison between Purion, Glass and Steel kettle (the ones I own)!

I'm searching for the truth >:\

Unless there is some other vendor, I presume you are buying from Lin's. In which case I can at least attest to their build quality, which at the very least you wont be disappointed about. I own a few pieces, including a Purion teapot (my avatar), and they are made very well.

I'm still waiting for someone to post their findings about the purion pots. How they compare side by side with others in brewing tea and which teas brew well in them.

+1 D

[TokyoB]

Ok.. I'm near to pull the trigger for a purion Kettle!!!
I'm a little bit mad, because i'm buying something "obscure" while tetsubin are well know to be good for japanese green tea!!!! But it's the mystery about purion that intrigue me.... I hope that's also a good kettle!!!

When I will recive it, be sure that I will post an esaustive comparison between Purion, Glass and Steel kettle (the ones I own)!

I'm searching for the truth >:\

Unless there is some other vendor, I presume you are buying from Lin's. In which case I can at least attest to their build quality, which at the very least you wont be disappointed about. I own a few pieces, including a Purion teapot (my avatar), and they are made very well.

hooksie - so what do you think of the purion teaware you have? What type of tea do you use it for?

[hooksie]

Ok.. I'm near to pull the trigger for a purion Kettle!!!
I'm a little bit mad, because i'm buying something "obscure" while tetsubin are well know to be good for japanese green tea!!!! But it's the mystery about purion that intrigue me.... I hope that's also a good kettle!!!

When I will recive it, be sure that I will post an esaustive comparison between Purion, Glass and Steel kettle (the ones I own)!

I'm searching for the truth >:\

Unless there is some other vendor, I presume you are buying from Lin's. In which case I can at least attest to their build quality, which at the very least you wont be disappointed about. I own a few pieces, including a Purion teapot (my avatar), and they are made very well.

I'm still waiting for someone to post their findings about the purion pots. How they compare side by side with others in brewing tea and which teas brew well in them.

My sincerest apologies Tead, I haven't been able to do the side-by-side test like I've wanted to. Downtime has been sparse.


Tokyo, according to Lin's, Purion (like Yixing) should be limited to a certain type of tea. I've been waiting to get some aged sheng to devote it to and then rigorously test it. That should be coming soon, and when it does I'll be sure to post results.

[Tead Off]

Why do you choose Sheng and not some other kind of tea to use in Purion?

[malmstrom]

In an intresting publication of the the-leaf.org, in issue 5, they state that tetsubins aren't a good choose for green tea. Hojo says the contrary.

Always in the publications the say that an old, well used, tetsubins is very good ('cause the mineral deposits), while Hojo say that is best a new tetsubins, because the water is in direct contact with the activated irons... I'm a bit confused, but I fell that the Purion kettle could be the answer:

1) It can be used on direct fire without problem
2) It doesn't make rust
3) It can make mineral deposits

So it could be a good alternative to my steel kettle..

[hooksie]

Why do you choose Sheng and not some other kind of tea to use in Purion?

I'm not limited to sheng. Lin's also suggests black or high fired oolongs. For me, I primarily western brew blacks (my teapot is 140ml), and I have almost no high fired oolongs. This was mainly a choice based on personal situation.

[clareandromeda]

Hey to wander a bit away from the current discussion, my doctor told me I am slightly anemic...is this the ultimate excuse to invest in a tetsubin?

[Tead Off]

In an intresting publication of the the-leaf.org, in issue 5, they state that tetsubins aren't a good choose for green tea. Hojo says the contrary.

Always in the publications the say that an old, well used, tetsubins is very good ('cause the mineral deposits), while Hojo say that is best a new tetsubins, because the water is in direct contact with the activated irons... I'm a bit confused, but I fell that the Purion kettle could be the answer:

1) It can be used on direct fire without problem
2) It doesn't make rust
3) It can make mineral deposits

So it could be a good alternative to my steel kettle..

I can tell you from personal experience that tetsubin are ideal for heating water to brew green tea and Puerh tea. The iron smooths and softens the taste of the water. Because some greens and often Puerh have sharper flavors, the tetsubin water tends to make them more palatable, IMO. You don't want this for oolong tea whose flavor is not astringent or acrid. I think the Leaf's comments were about antique iron tetsubin that have built up scale (not rust) over the years from the water that has been used in them. Some people say you should buy a new one because you will know if they have been put in a reduced oven and activated or not. Plus, you will use your own water and build up its own character over time.

And, if you have been reading Hojo, he recommends banko teapots for green tea. I have a banko pot and it is great and performs exactly as he says. It changes the taste for sure. I bought mine from Artistic Nippon. Gyokuro in a banko is great.

[MarshalN]

Hey to wander a bit away from the current discussion, my doctor told me I am slightly anemic...is this the ultimate excuse to invest in a tetsubin?

Just don't pay too much

[malmstrom]

In an intresting publication of the the-leaf.org, in issue 5, they state that tetsubins aren't a good choose for green tea. Hojo says the contrary.

Always in the publications the say that an old, well used, tetsubins is very good ('cause the mineral deposits), while Hojo say that is best a new tetsubins, because the water is in direct contact with the activated irons... I'm a bit confused, but I fell that the Purion kettle could be the answer:

1) It can be used on direct fire without problem
2) It doesn't make rust
3) It can make mineral deposits

So it could be a good alternative to my steel kettle..

I can tell you from personal experience that tetsubin are ideal for heating water to brew green tea and Puerh tea. The iron smooths and softens the taste of the water. Because some greens and often Puerh have sharper flavors, the tetsubin water tends to make them more palatable, IMO. You don't want this for oolong tea whose flavor is not astringent or acrid. I think the Leaf's comments were about antique iron tetsubin that have built up scale (not rust) over the years from the water that has been used in them. Some people say you should buy a new one because you will know if they have been put in a reduced oven and activated or not. Plus, you will use your own water and build up its own character over time.

And, if you have been reading Hojo, he recommends banko teapots for green tea. I have a banko pot and it is great and performs exactly as he says. It changes the taste for sure. I bought mine from Artistic Nippon. Gyokuro in a banko is great.

Thanks Tead! I appreciate your clarifications!! For now I will wait another little in order to understand how to move!

For the teapot my girlfriend bought one to me, but the description of the pot is in Japanase and I can't understand what is written! I only know that the price is about 80 euros!!! Maybe I can post a scanning of the paper is someone can read Japanese

[scruffmcgruff]

For the teapot my girlfriend bought one to me, but the description of the pot is in Japanase and I can't understand what is written! I only know that the price is about 80 euros!!! Maybe I can post a scanning of the paper is someone can read Japanese

A picture is worth a thousand words! A photo of the pot will be just as helpful as a scan of the paper-- far more people here know Japanese pottery than the Japanese language.

[malmstrom]

Is exactly this one

http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?t=9865