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- magnulus
  
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19 years ago

Thu, Sep 30, 2004 12:51 AM

I got one of these digital scales today at a kitchen store. I don't know how accurate the scale is- I drop a writing pen on the scale and it says 18 grams, and a plastic spoon is 3 grams, so I guess it's accurate enough (it also has a tare feature, so I can leave a bowl on top and measure with tea in it).

I've been making 2.5 grams per 6 ounces of water (how many mililiters is that?) with Longjing, brewing using cool 140 degree water for about 1 1/2 minutes. Well, I measured out two cups worth of tea (about 5 grams), and MY GOD THAT"S ALOT OF TEA. More than the two heaping teaspoons I usually use. I measured it out into a a tablespoon, and it makes about a heaping tablespoon.

So... about how many grams of tea per cup should a person use?

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- Michael Plant
  
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19 years ago

Thu, Sep 30, 2004 12:01 PM

Hail,

One ounce is equal to 28.35 grams (mls, for liquids, actually).

Try this for starters: For greens, 3 grams of tea for 6 ounces of water. For blacks, 2 grams of tea for 6 ounces of water. For Oolong (gungfu or gungfu-like) 12 grams of tea for 6 ounces of water.

Your observation about the volume of tea is a good one, which just goes to show that you can't work with volume easily without knowing the weight. Some teas are so fluffy, while others are so tight and dense.

Your scale sounds reasonably good to me. Should certainly do.

Michael

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19 years ago

Thu, Sep 30, 2004 2:48 PM

There is no right answer. It's your tastebuds. I've never used a scale in my life except the last time I went to a herbal store and bought some flowers. My hands were a nervous wreck making the minimum

1/2 oz. A ballpark tea figure I remember 1g/3oz. 240ml/8oz. The biggest secret in tea, a little goes a long ways. There's not that much difference between a strong cup and a weak cup except for gunpowder and then you can't make it weak enough.

Jim