Wednesday TeaDay 3/4/09 Ooops, brewed incorrectly?

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. How often do you brew your tea incorrectly, or just not as well as you would have liked? I am talking about "human brewing error."

It happens all the time
9
13%
It happens occasionally
45
63%
It rarely happens
17
24%
It never happens
1
1%
Other
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 72
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Mar 5th, '09, 00:54
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by kymidwife » Mar 5th, '09, 00:54

I said "rarely" for several reasons. First of all, I tend to mostly choose teas that are not too easy to screw up... and then my palate is not too sensitive to minor variations, so it takes a significant screw-up for me to consider a tea ruined... add to that the fact that I have gotten much more careful about my brewing over these last months, and that I tend to be a conservative brewer regarding time and temperature... which means I rarely walk away from my tea while it is brewing. I generally go heavy on leaf, lighter on temp and time... no matter what kind of leaf I'm using... so there's no time to walk away and get distracted.

I've had a good tea day... matcha early this morning... then Keemun Rhapsody because I woke up craving black tea, and it was delish... jasmine #5 at work, iced, because my office nurse is preggers and craves it constantly, so I make us a pitcher nearly every day.. came home and had an Adagio order of one of my signature blends (Twilight - Alice's Vision), so I had some hot and then some iced... very interesting for a flavored tea (coconut, alittle Valentines, a tiny bit of cinnamon), so that was fun and yummy.

And then I got a call at 10pm, just as I was ready to go to bed... lady in labor, HURRY HURRY!!!! :shock: :!: I arrived at 10:10pm (luckily I live very close), and the baby came at 10:16 pm... boy, 5lb 14 oz. I was home by 11:30pm... the paperwork took longer than the labor.

Happy Tea Day to everyone, and I hope everyone had as much great tea as I did today.

Sarah
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Mar 5th, '09, 07:48
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by Jasmin » Mar 5th, '09, 07:48

kymidwife wrote: And then I got a call at 10pm, just as I was ready to go to bed... lady in labor, HURRY HURRY!!!! :shock: :!: I arrived at 10:10pm (luckily I live very close), and the baby came at 10:16 pm... boy, 5lb 14 oz. I was home by 11:30pm... the paperwork took longer than the labor.
Sarah
Wow! :shock: What an Evening you had! So, did you have a cup of tea when you came home???
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Mar 5th, '09, 09:02
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by kymidwife » Mar 5th, '09, 09:02

Nahhh, I was having enough trouble unwinding for sleep, so I skipped the late-night cup. I'll make up for it this morning. :D
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Mar 5th, '09, 10:05
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by auggy » Mar 5th, '09, 10:05

Smari wrote:
auggy wrote:No tea this morning. Not feeling good. :(
Yikes, hope you don't get sick again. Get better!
Thanks! I'm feeling better today so I'm pretty sure it was just the medication I took. Thankfully the weather is warming up so hopefully I'm done with illnesses until next winter!
Pentox wrote:Well maybe some tea would help flush it out of your system!
Finally got some tea last night and it didn't help. :( But it didn't hurt either and it tasted good so ultimately a net positive. :)
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by teacast » Mar 5th, '09, 14:13

Haha I find myself doing this when I am not paying attention, I'll do something stupid like put the tea in cold water and forget to heat it beforehand! Tea is one of those things you have to be careful with, because I always just want to enjoy it right away haha.
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by entropyembrace » Mar 5th, '09, 19:04

kymidwife wrote:Nahhh, I was having enough trouble unwinding for sleep, so I skipped the late-night cup. I'll make up for it this morning. :D
I find tea helps me unwind and get to sleep in the evening...I should have thought of that when I was tossing and turning past 4am...
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