Need a gaiwan

[PolyhymnianMuse]

So I need a gaiwan and really wanted to go with a vendor in the states here so I don't have to wait too long. Yunnan sourcing is the only place I know based in USA but their gaiwan choice is nil. Everything seems to be sold out. Suggestions?

[iGo]

Here's a very basic gaiwan from a stateside vendor:

http://www.jas-etea.com/gaiwan-ceramic- ... 100ml-cap/

I've purchased some tea and a cha hai from them with no problems.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

That's nice and very affordable I was hoping to find one close to 120 cc tho

[iGo]

20 ccs is not all that much.
Here are some more. Happy hunting.

http://www.teahabitat.com/store/index.p ... cPath=2_29

http://camellia-sinensis.com/en/gaiwan-tu-hua

http://shopmandalatea.com/tea-wares/gai ... aiwan.html

http://www.yunnansourcing.us/store/inde ... er=product

http://tenren.com/lotflowjascu.html

[shudaizi]

Not cheap, but US so should be quick:

http://www.redblossomtea.com/teaware/gaiwan.html

[PolyhymnianMuse]

100 ml seems too small for me when you account for 5+ grams of tea for gong fu brewing. I like all of those just havent found what catches my eye. I prefer the minimalism of a plain gaiwan. I'm willing to pay up to the $30 range for one.

[BW85]

100 ml seems too small for me when you account for 5+ grams of tea for gong fu brewing. I like all of those just havent found what catches my eye. I prefer the minimalism of a plain gaiwan. I'm willing to pay up to the $30 range for one.

So you would use 5 grams in a 120ml? You can just use 4 grams in a 100ml.

I use 6 grams of leaf in a 100ml gaiwan and it's plenty for up to 3 people

[PolyhymnianMuse]

100 ml seems too small for me when you account for 5+ grams of tea for gong fu brewing. I like all of those just havent found what catches my eye. I prefer the minimalism of a plain gaiwan. I'm willing to pay up to the $30 range for one.

So you would use 5 grams in a 120ml? You can just use 4 grams in a 100ml.

I use 6 grams of leaf in a 100ml gaiwan and it's plenty for up to 3 people

6 grams to 100ml? What types of tea are you brewing?, I suppose you are right though I can just make smaller batches of tea

[Frisbeehead]

I use 7 grams in my 80ml yixing...

I suppose I like my tea strong. Sometimes I'll use less leaf and just steep it longer, which for some teas works better. But for yancha (and gaoshan, for that matter) I use a lot of leaf with very short steep times. I can taste the flavors changing between steeps more.

Is it your first gaiwan? When I bought my first gaiwan, I figured I'd want something big like 150ml. After getting one and using it a few times, I found that for one person it was too big. I don't drink tea fast, I sip it slowly. So it would take forever to go through a gongfu session because my cha hai would be so full. Now I use a 100ml gaiwan for most teas and the 80ml yixing for yancha.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

Not my first gaiwan but you do make good points. A smaller one will prob do better for just myself

[BW85]

100 ml seems too small for me when you account for 5+ grams of tea for gong fu brewing. I like all of those just havent found what catches my eye. I prefer the minimalism of a plain gaiwan. I'm willing to pay up to the $30 range for one.

So you would use 5 grams in a 120ml? You can just use 4 grams in a 100ml.

I use 6 grams of leaf in a 100ml gaiwan and it's plenty for up to 3 people

6 grams to 100ml? What types of tea are you brewing?, I suppose you are right though I can just make smaller batches of tea

Yancha, dancongs, sheng. I usually hover around the 2grams to 30ml of water ratio, more or less depending on the tea

[thirst]

I like the above-linked Red Blossom Tea Jingdezhen Summer Gaiwan a lot, it is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely does not feel cheap. Their Spring Gaiwan is thinner. (The matching cups are very nice too…the matching scoop looks interesting, but I feel like it is a bit too narrow for some teas.)

Even if you want something smaller…I’d still get one for more casual use just because it is so nice I think it’s more like 140 or 150 ml than the described 6 oz.

[Drax]

The Puerh Shop also has a number of gaiwan around that size range...

[wyardley]

I like the above-linked Red Blossom Tea Jingdezhen Summer Gaiwan a lot, it is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely does not feel cheap. Their Spring Gaiwan is thinner.

For me, 60-90 ml is where I like to be for 1-2 people, maybe a little bigger for 3-4.

The RB one is decent though, other than being too big (I think the bit about the different shapes for different types of teas is a little pretentious, but the quality is not bad).

[thirst]

Ideally I’d like the RBT gaiwans to be either bigger for drinking out of or a lot smaller for gongfuing, but I really like their quality and aesthetics. If you say they’re decent – I’m really curious what gaiwans you consider to be nicer