Re: Are you lot

Tea is never strong enough. You just have to make do with the strongest you can get. Aim for about 20/W50.

You could just chew a tea bag.

Must give it a tangy taste, at least. Tea keeps you lubricated, eh?

I could, but no m atter how much you chew a teabag, you can't drink it.

It's all those flavinoids and the tannin. I have a leather gullet now. Tannin is why you shouldn't ruin tea with milk. Tannins and proteins precipitate one another, and who wants tea with bits in?

Other tea with bits in?

Only in Mr. McGregor's Garden.

That's strictly for dogs and pelicans, IMO.

or magpies.

Its even more lumpy when you've puked it up.

So is it just our magically stimulating conversation that keeps you in here? (We, the tea lovers in rec.food.drink.tea)... Or were you perhaps carbon copied from the uk.misc group?

-LG

I was cc'd in. I should probably get some hints on making a good brew but feel that I am helpless to improve. One of my friends buys the same tea bags as they have at home for me here and I still can't make a good brew with them.

You can't judge tea strength by liquor color. It's not possible. Color of tea and strength of tea have no predictable correlation. Best way to judge is to take some sips of it every once-in-a-while, removing the leaves when it's just right.

he likes the tea bags at home... not here. I assume the tap water tastes different... Am off to look at your FAQ...

Gunpowder (China) They sell this at the chinese supermarket near me. Is it nice?

So thats why I make crap tea most of the time. Ohhh. I see.

Usually it's pretty harsh. Your Chinese supermarket probably has other green teas that won't remove the enamel from your teeth. Just remember to use water well below boiling temperature for green teas and don't expect the liquor to get dark. With a decent green you'll get 3 good steeps.

/Lew

On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 23:32:07 +0100, Mogga spoketh thusly.....:

Just a suggestion...I wouldn't limit yourself to only green teas. There are some wonderful black teas, as well. Darjeelings, oolongs, assams, ceylons, keemuns, yunnans, etc. If you're used to tea made with a teabag, chances are that you've been drinking black tea...just not a good grade of black tea. Teabags tend to contain a mixture of tea dust...leftovers of poorer quality tea. Not always; there are some decent teabags, too, but the best teabags I've tried are mediocre compared to the more economical, better tasting, loose tea. I hope you find something you really enjoy...what's the purpose in making a beverage that you don't like to begin with? I believe there's a perfect tea for almost everyone.

Tee