Measuring Tea With Scales ?

[Ron F]

Most instructions call for measuring tea by Tsps.What I would like to know is how many grams of tea per cup 6/8 ozs of water should I use ?

Also should I double the gram amount when making Iced Tea?
All suggestions are welcomed,

[Mike B]

What I would like to know is how many grams of tea per cup 6/8 ozs of water should I use ?

But...but...you're in Biloxi! Which is part of America which means it's genetically impossible (and practically un-Constitutional) to have any truck with grams, kilometers, meters, or anything else vaguely metric.

We're going to get someone over to you right away to help you down from this perilous mount you've climbed. Armed with a ruler (in inches) and a scale (in pounds), we'll make sure you only talk about the weather in terms of Farenheit, not Celcius (which is nothing but fake numbers and cunning British ingenuity anyway).

Help, my Mississippian friend, is on the way. Just don't count anything until we get there.

(Jeeze Louise, what's the world coming to when people start throwing around words like grams like it means something. I'm too old, I tell you. Too freakin' old...)

[PeteVu]

would that even work? Volume and mass are not interchangeable... the volume of a gram of gunpowder and a gram of silver needle would be vastly different.

[teaspoon]

Pete's right, the weight per tsp varies from tea to tea. Selling tea by the ounce, you find out quick that the people buying an oz of chamomile are getting a LOT more than the people buying two oz of English breakfast.

[PeteVu]

oh density, you never fail to amaze me. 0.o =P

[Marlene]

I'm just going to have to risk ire of the metric police and suggest ~5g. It can vary, but this seems to be the average.

[bambooforest]

I think the amount of tea one uses is a very personal thing. Some people like more tea and shorter steeps or less tea and longer steeps etc. For green tea I generally use 2 grams per 4 ounces. For black tea I think less may be better. I do use a gram scale. It works well for me.

[DavidH]

Isn't that why it's called TEAspoon?

[chris]

You sunk my battleship!

[Dronak]

I suppose I can toss this question in here, it's kind of related. When measuring by teaspoons, is that a dining teaspoon or a measuring teaspoon? I've always used a regular dining teaspoon with whatever leaves stay on when I scoop and this seems to be fine. I was just wondering if this is right. I believe so, but I wanted to check. Thanks.

[PeteVu]

measuring teaspoons are supposed to be alot more accurate, but you cant get level measurements of tea due to its shape and size, so theres gonna be plenty of inaccuracy anyways. I remember someone telling me that a rounded utensil teaspoon is equal to twice a level measuring spoon, but I lack solid evidence. Ive always been one to want to measure everything exactly too, but this is beyond the reaches of my household equipment.

[bambooforest]

Here is a good place to purchase electronic scales. www.rightonscales.com

I myself purchased the 200z. It works very very well. I really enjoy the ability to measure my tea. I use a little paper plate and fold it in a way so that it holds the tea nicely. I put the paper plate on the scale and have it calibrated and then put the tea in it. And then pour the tea when ready into my pot.

For the longest time I didn't use a scale. But as Peter has mentioned it's difficult to get consistent measurements because different teas have different surface area.

These little scales aren't cheap--however if you take care of them I think they can last many years. I find it a worthy investment.

What I realized when I finally purchased the scale is that I wasn't using enough tea to brew. When I started using more the tea had a much richer flavor. Of course this is according to my personal taste.

[LavenderPekoe]

I remember someone telling me that a rounded utensil teaspoon is equal to twice a level measuring spoon, but I lack solid evidence. Ive always been one to want to measure everything exactly too, but this is beyond the reaches of my household equipment.

Well, I tried this, kinda. I only did it once with the flavored raspberry, and I would say it is about right. A measuring tsp seems to hold a lot less than a flatware tsp. But, the plastic spoon I use at work (haven't measured that one) probably holds less than my household flatware.

[Dronak]

It does seem to me that a rounded dining teaspoon would be more than a level measuring teaspoon, but I'm not sure how much. It could depend on what you're measuring. And perhaps for liquids, both would hold about the same amount. I thought I heard on some Food Network program that the dining teaspoon was called a "teaspoon" not because it held one measuring teaspoon, but because it held the right amount of tea leaves for making a cup of tea. I think that's why I've always used a dining teaspoon for measuring loose tea.

[LavenderPekoe]

I thought I heard on some Food Network program that the dining teaspoon was called a "teaspoon" not because it held one measuring teaspoon, but because it held the right amount of tea leaves for making a cup of tea. I think that's why I've always used a dining teaspoon for measuring loose tea.

Yes, you did, it was a good eats episode. I like my tea a bit weak, though, because I can't stand bitter at all. I am still pretty new to this, so I don't think I have found my ideal yet.