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I've been looking over this thread considering if I should join in or not since I already am on for the oolong box...
but than i figure for ~$10 in shipping to participate, i'll probably get to taste a lot more puerh than i would if I went and spent that online.
In short, sign me up
Closer to the end of the line would be preferable.
but than i figure for ~$10 in shipping to participate, i'll probably get to taste a lot more puerh than i would if I went and spent that online.
In short, sign me up
Closer to the end of the line would be preferable.
Sep 1st, '08, 23:20
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Alright! Theres many more joinys, excellent! Since tomorrow is my first day back to school I wont have time to add anyone till 3 tomorrow. I just want to send out a big thanks to orguz and Dizzwave for putting a very generous amount of lovely tea in the box! 
There are a few in there that I am particularly excited to try. 
Talk to you guys tomorrow, Ahhhh, gotta love school!
There are a few in there that I am particularly excited to try. Talk to you guys tomorrow, Ahhhh, gotta love school!
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The main idea is to taste it not to fill it. It's already starting out with a good selection, and I plan to add enough for both of us.chamekke wrote: right now I don't have anything to contribute and indeed I wouldn't know what to contribute!
Good decision-making skills!PolyhymnianMuse wrote: In short, sign me up
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Oh, well in that case... I would love to join!Salsero wrote:The main idea is to taste it not to fill it. It's already starting out with a good selection, and I plan to add enough for both of us.chamekke wrote: right now I don't have anything to contribute and indeed I wouldn't know what to contribute!
If there's still room after the forward- and backward-pedalling I just did, that is
It doesn't matter to me which end of the queue I'm on, incidentally, so if it's easiest to ship to Canada towards the end of the box's journey, that's just fine.
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Sep 2nd, '08, 13:46
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This is probably a good time to bring up something I learned recently, about brewing pu-erh. (Cloud posted this advice to the LJ forum.)
When you are preparing a pot of pu-erh, you probably have some chunks of leaves, and also some loose leaves/fannings that have flaked off of your cake. If you use only the chunks, the first few brews will be weak (as the leaves are opening up, and there's not much exposed surface area yet). If you use only the loose stuff, you'll get a few strong pots, and that's it. SO.... Cloud's advice is to experiment, but that a good starting ratio is about 70% chunk to 30% loose (by weight). (Although.. there is a difference between fannings and "dust" -- don't use the dust, that'll probably just give you bitterness.)
This seems like very common sense, but for some reason I didn't think of it on my own.. and since I read his post, my brews have been coming out much more... "even."
Why bring this up in the box pass thread??
Because, through the shipping process, our chunks are likely going to break up a bit, and we'll each be faced with the question, "how much of what do I use?" "Should I be a hero and use up all the loose stuff?" "Should I be greedy and not use any of the loose stuff?"
Anyway.. you probably all knew that already, but, just in case....
When you are preparing a pot of pu-erh, you probably have some chunks of leaves, and also some loose leaves/fannings that have flaked off of your cake. If you use only the chunks, the first few brews will be weak (as the leaves are opening up, and there's not much exposed surface area yet). If you use only the loose stuff, you'll get a few strong pots, and that's it. SO.... Cloud's advice is to experiment, but that a good starting ratio is about 70% chunk to 30% loose (by weight). (Although.. there is a difference between fannings and "dust" -- don't use the dust, that'll probably just give you bitterness.)
This seems like very common sense, but for some reason I didn't think of it on my own.. and since I read his post, my brews have been coming out much more... "even."
Why bring this up in the box pass thread??
Because, through the shipping process, our chunks are likely going to break up a bit, and we'll each be faced with the question, "how much of what do I use?" "Should I be a hero and use up all the loose stuff?" "Should I be greedy and not use any of the loose stuff?"
Anyway.. you probably all knew that already, but, just in case....
I learned this from a local puerh vendor, where I bought some 60's raw aged pu, sample size only. She kept the fannings for herself and loyal clientelle, regular customers would mistakenly think they got ripped off and end up chucking it. Was told not to throw out this dust but to mix it with the other leafs when brewing, especially vintage puerh.
Dizz how was the G.S shu btw.
Dizz how was the G.S shu btw.
Sep 2nd, '08, 17:45
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That was an interesting one! It opened my eyes to a flavor that I'd previously disliked. I used to think of it as "dirt" because the other teas I've had with that flavor tasted, well, like dirt.... But this one is different. it does have that taste, but it's not overpowering, and it rides over a rich, sweet shu taste.orguz wrote:Dizz how was the G.S shu btw.
After that, I went back and tasted another tea I had that I'd kind of chucked to the side because of that taste, and it didn't taste so bad this time.
"Earth." It's the new "dirt."
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