I picked up my first tea yesterday Temple of Heaven Gunpowder at a local shop. I followed the instructions that came with the tea to use one tablespoon of tea for 10oz of water and steeped for 4 min. While I was drinking it I read the FAQ's and a few posts here and have a few comments and questions.
First off I think I used too much tea and steeped for too long on the first cup. I read here that you can use the same tea a second time so I made a second cup with slightly lower temp water and steeped for 3 min. The second cup was better and makes me wonder a few things.
If I had used more like 1-2 teaspoons of tea for the first cup and steeped for 3 min. I wonder if it would have been as good as my second cup? I don't' see anything here recommending using a tablespoon per
10oz it looks more like 1.5 teaspoons or so.I made tow cups "back to back" with the tea and the second cup was really good but can you make a second cup 24 hours later, or is it an immediate use thing?
This tea is better than any I've had from teabags but looks to get a fairly bad rap here as lower quality. Can anybody recommend me a couple of good green and a couple of good black teas I can order from Upton or Special teas?
Any other general "newbie" advice you can give me?
Thanks
John F