Friday TeaDay 3/06/09 Steep size?

[entropyembrace]

My steeps have been getting smaller, a year ago I would use a 600ml pot and roughly a teaspoon of leaves...I'd have one mug of tea then when I finished it have the second which was sitting in the pot still infusing the whole time I drank the first mug!

Now I just use a 250ml pot and make one mug at a time, with slightly more leaves than I used in the 600ml pot. Next step is a 120ml Gaiwan I picked from DHT for the lovely design.

First tea today was a cup of Jasmine Dragon Tears.

[Chip]

Hmmm, nobody's steeps are getting bigger? Something I just thought of, when I joined the 2 tea forums I still am a member of in 2006, I don't think I ever used the word "steep" ... always the more pretentious "infusion" instead. Whatever the significance of this is in relation to the topic, I don't know.

Recently semi finished up a very nice session of Li Shan oolong from the WTE last May, shared with a special friend over the phone. Very aromatic and delicious.

[brlarson]

Today has been a good tea day so far. Finished a bag of Mem's Organic Wuyi Oolong, then finished a bag of Imperial's Huang Shan Mao Feng, and finally leveled off with O-Cha Yutaka Midori. My son is leaving in the morning so I'm planning to break out the gaiwan and my good dancong tonight.

Have a good weekend folks.

Bruce

[chad]

Same, since I'm brewing with a strainer in a mug. I should be taking a week off of work here shortly and hoping that will change my habits a bit and let me break out some tea pots and nice cups. We'll see.
EW

Me, too. I use my infuser and mug most of the time since most of my tea drinking is done at work.

Once in a long while I'll brew a pot at home. I actually have a pot at work but never use it since the tea would definately get cold before I could finish it.

Darjeeling again today

[Nexius8510]

Hope everyone is enjoying their evening! I just indulged in my first brewing of sheng! It was a bit of 2001 Yiwu Zhengshan Old Tree! Definitely a pleasant experience! Especially compared to the shu I had last night. I'm afraid shu just probably isn't for me! Though I must say, I am thoroughly enjoying this sheng!

[brad4419]

Hope everyone is enjoying their evening! I just indulged in my first brewing of sheng! It was a bit of 2001 Yiwu Zhengshan Old Tree! Definitely a pleasant experience! Especially compared to the shu I had last night. I'm afraid shu just probably isn't for me! Though I must say, I am thoroughly enjoying this sheng!

Congrats on the sheng Nexius Im glad to see you like some pu erh. Its surprising how diferent Shu and sheng taste.

Ooops forgot to post what I had today

Imperial White peach and chingwo county orange peko for breakfast and Genmai cha this evening.

[GT500Driver]

\Good news though! My gaiwan is finally here!

I love it! So now that I don't have to use a taster set, I'll probably be doing some nice sheng after I do some dishes!

That's a beautiful gaiwan you have there. I'm jealous.

[Shelob]

Larger for me if you consider a 'matcha bowl' a cup!!!

But really, smaller all the time as I prefer Japanese greens as the tea of choice.

Now, I need more cups

[geeber1]

Now, I need more cups

Shelob, I'll bet you'd have some customers from TeaChat if you were to make some. (not-so-subtle hint here!) You could be the "unofficial" TeaChat potter!

[Shelob]

Now, I need more cups

Shelob, I'll bet you'd have some customers from TeaChat if you were to make some. (not-so-subtle hint here!) You could be the "unofficial" TeaChat potter!

Yes, I have given that some thought, figured once I got back to my studio loft I would contact the mods to get permissions needed! See rules #s 8 and 9 under introduction. I did not join TC to solicite sales of my items and I would not want anyone to perceive that notion. {And I believe it is evident that is true.}

However, I do make an awesome what I call "squishy cup" with small indentations on the sides just perfect for fingers to grasp I will hopefully be making 3 as gifts to Teachatters who have given my tea, a cup and a gorgeous gaiwan.

Thanks for thinking of me geeber1! Hope you enjoy your teas and have a Fab TeaDay.

In my cup right now, Japanese Green which one, oops! I don't remember.
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[geeber1]

Oh, yeah, I figured it could be an "on the side" kind of thing, I wouldn't want you to get in trouble and I know you wouldn't be a "bad" TeaChatter.

Lots of people on here shop on etsy.com, so I was thinking it would be something along those lines, not directly through TeaChat. Anyhoo, just a thought!

[Shelob]

Oh, yeah, I figured it could be an "on the side" kind of thing, I wouldn't want you to get in trouble and I know you wouldn't be a "bad" TeaChatter.

Lots of people on here shop on etsy.com, so I was thinking it would be something along those lines, not directly through TeaChat. Anyhoo, just a thought!

Duh, great idea geeber.... as you can see I am not the entrepreneur I should be thanks

[Victoria]

Yeah if you are not on Etsy, you should be! I'd love to see your stuff and you could probably sell a lot of stuff that you have in your studio already. I am always searching Etsy for teabowls, that's how I found Fred Parker.