Wednesday TeaDay 2/18/09 Steep size?

[teaguru]

Oh noes! I read the question wrong and voted incorrectly. My steeps are typically done in my little stainless steel Henley 400ml teapot, so that’s about 13 or so ounces. Sometimes when I’m at home (since I drink most of my tea at the office), I whip out the 800ml glass teapot full of some bedtime herbal blend, so that’s more like 27 ounces. I pee a lot.

I just finished off a lovely large cup of Cream Earl Grey with a shot of milk, and now I’m waiting on some light roast TGY with a few rose petals added for a floral touch.

[Smari]

6-8 on average for me.
This morning had a mysterious wuyi oolong that my coworker gave to me. I don't know which vendor she got it from but it tasted pretty nice. I wouldn't say it's my favorite though.

Received a nice gift yesterday and thought I'd share.


I'm about to brew up some Alishan next.

[ErikaM]

During work hours, I do 8 oz. I work on deadline and it's just not practical to be running for more tea all the time.

I save "high maintenance" teas like gyokuro for evenings, when I have the time to brew little amounts.

[Pentox]

So I brought a crochet project to work on - my mom requested a tea cozy. Ah, I see a productive day ahead!

Ooo hooking huh?

Some random sencha for me today. It's an asamushi but I forgot to label the can. Nothing spectacular.

As far as today's question goes, I said around 16. I'm normally a 5oz steep or much larger. At work I have a large english style pot, but when I do tastings I do 5oz. So the average is somewhere between the two.

[Salsero]

Received a nice gift yesterday and thought I'd share.

Nice glass and coaster. Someone knows how to pick out a nice present! The glass is heat resistant?

[Smari]

Nice glass and coaster. Someone knows how to pick out a nice present! The glass is heat resistant?

Thanks Sal.
Yep, it's double walled & heat resistant (as so I was told heh).

[TeaCompulsion]

It varies so much with the tea I'm drinking, that it was hard to pick.

Right now I'm experimenting with "pu pellets" -- Teasource's Puerh Tuo Cha. It's an uncooked pu erh that comes in tiny cakes to be used one per brew. I tried it because I haven't had an uncooked pu erh before and this one doesn't require a chisel.

It's much more pleasant to my green-oriented palette than I expected. I'm sure I haven't hit the optimal brewing the first time, so I'm glad I have more to play with.

[olivierco]

Darjeeling Namring FGTFOP1 after dinner.

Nice cup Smari!

[leiche]

My kyusus are both about 9 oz, so I voted for under 10. I think the next one I buy will be smaller, though.

Today has thus far been populated with Tazo Awake drunk from a paper cup because I've been on the run. I'm about to have some medium roast TGY to make up for it.

[cherylopal]

Cherylopal: Which sort of white tea? They can be quite different from each other.

I guess that I understand that they can taste different but I've tried two unsuccessfully. The lastest was Rishi Snow Buds. Could you rec a white tea for me to try? I would appreciate that. My taste profile is japanese greens esp kame gyokuro, hojicha, alisahn, wuyi oolong, osmanthus oolong and one loose pu also from Rishi that I like. Thanks!

[geeber1]

Received a nice gift yesterday and thought I'd share.

Very nice! Someone has great taste in gifts!

[auggy]

So I brought a crochet project to work on - my mom requested a tea cozy. Ah, I see a productive day ahead!

Ooo hooking huh?

Yep, that's me. I'm a hooker.

[Victoria]

Ohhh Smari, great shot!! I have that coaster!!!
It makes the glass look patterned ... or is it??
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[Smari]

Thanks all for the comments.
Victoria - yes, the glass is patterned.
You can see it better in this photo:

[Victoria]

Do you know where it is from? I have
serious