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by Chip » Mar 11th, '10, 01:16
Greetings everyone and welcome to another TeaDay. Please stop in and share what is in your cup throughout the day.
Yesterday we discussed the most difficult teas to brew. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic. Green was overwhelmingly voted most difficult to brew. 
So, today's TeaPoll and discussion topic is ... of course, what is the EASIEST tea for you to brew? Please share details!
I am looking forward to sharig this TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up!
Mar 11th, '10, 01:27
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by AdamMY » Mar 11th, '10, 01:27
I'm going with Oolong* with the asterisk denoting with a few exceptions. One being Dan Congs.
Mar 11th, '10, 01:34
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by omegapd » Mar 11th, '10, 01:34
Even though I hate the stuff, I think Rooibos is the easiest to make. No matter how long I steep or what the water temp is, it always tastes like 'yuck' to me anyway.
Seriously, I really taste no difference between using 'coffee maker' water and freshly boiled water- and 3 minutes steeping and 7 minutes steeping, etc. The 7 minute/boiling water combo is of course, a bit stronger, but the flavor profiles seem to stay the same for me.
Mar 11th, '10, 06:57
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by gingkoseto » Mar 11th, '10, 06:57
I think most teas are very easy to brew. Even seemingly hard ones, in terms of time and effort put in, I think still much less time consuming than making coffee (grinding, brewing, washing coffee pot... a lot of work!) But yesterday I brewed a homemade sweet summer oolong teabag which is one of the easiest. I stuffed a teabag with a small handful of oolong tea grains and sealed it. This is one of the easiest I've ever brewed.
Mar 11th, '10, 08:48
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by Jasmin » Mar 11th, '10, 08:48
Since you count rooibos as tea, that's what I voted for. Can't imagine messing up rooibos. Otherwise it would be green tea. Funny, considering yesterday's results. I never get the grassy or bitter results others talk about.
Mar 11th, '10, 09:25
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by Victoria » Mar 11th, '10, 09:25
I think oolongs are the easiest to brew. In fact I'm having some right now, some AliShan from Camellia Sinensis.
Mar 11th, '10, 10:18
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by artmom » Mar 11th, '10, 10:18
Black tea is the easiest for me, because I have been brewing it for about 58 years. Mama taught me how to brew loose leaf tea when I was about 12, and black was all she drank.
GD Alex and I had her now favorite tea, Mariage Freres Marco Polo, this morning. She spent the night w/us last night on the spur of the moment.
Lyn
Mar 11th, '10, 10:35
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by debunix » Mar 11th, '10, 10:35
Puerh. Rather, a nice shu/cooked/ripe puerh. Easy, relaxing, good.
Sheng/raw puerhs? Those are a whole different story.
Mar 11th, '10, 11:00
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by olivierco » Mar 11th, '10, 11:00
A good tea is easy to brew.
Yunnan Golden tips to end the afternoon.
Mar 11th, '10, 11:38
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by depravitea » Mar 11th, '10, 11:38
Unless I'm trying to do something fancy, brewing black tea is definitely a no-brainer.
Add water to leaves, let steep around 4 minutes. Done.
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by Victoria » Mar 11th, '10, 12:04
Anxi Autumn TGY in my cup this morning from Camellia Sinensis.
Mar 11th, '10, 13:39
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by teaisme » Mar 11th, '10, 13:39
Houjicha for me
If you want to break it down even more, a kuki houjicha
Mar 11th, '10, 14:36
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by spittingoutteeth » Mar 11th, '10, 14:36
Really good quality high mountain oolongs seem to be the most forgiving to me. I have a Da Yu Ling from Tea Masters that is particularly easygoing. As opposed to most oolongs that I infuse for 1-3 minutes, this one goes for at least 6 mins. I have forgotten about it a couple times and brewed it for 15 mins. and it was still flavorable but light, without the slightest bit of bitterness.
Today's cup--a green puerh from Dobra Tea. I was at the end of my supply so I decide to finish up the bag & brew up with about twice as much leaf as usual. It's a bit stronger than I usually like it, but by the fourth or fifth infusion, it's actually pretty nice. A very strong fruity flavor, very reminiscent of medjool dates.
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by chrl42 » Mar 11th, '10, 14:51
I would say teabag, without knowing exactly what tea they are, just know they are the easiest to brew.
I also consider cooked-Puerh the easy one
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by Schrammy » Mar 11th, '10, 15:12
I like really strong black tea, so it's not uncommon for me to leave it in for a little longer than 5 minutes. But then again, I'm weird.
