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Weighing Teas w/ My New Scale

My 200-Z arrived and I weighed everything just for the heck of being able to learn the weight of what I'd been putting in my measuring spoon. It was interesting to see the (in)consistencies and that 1 tsp can't be relied upon to = 2g. One thing that surprised me was how much leaf drops from the spoon. On a pot-by-pot basis, it doesn't seem like much, but when several teas are handled in succession, the cluster on the counter was discomfiting. OTOH, the amount of leaf on the counter from my using the scale was nothing, quite the neater job.

I started with my white teas since they're the reason I bought the scale. Never fitting into my spoon and always falling off, making white tea's been more of an annoyance than the others. The scale is so easy to use, that annoyance is gone until the batteries die or the scale breaks.

WHITE:

--Mutan, Upton ZW52, 1 heaping tsp = .9g 2 heaping tsp = 1.4g 1 heaping Tbl = 1.8g

--Snowbud, Adagio, 1 heaping tsp = .7g 2 heaping tsp = 1.4g 1 heaping Tbl = 1.9g

--Snow Buds, Upton ZW82, 1 heaping tsp = .7g 2 heaping tsp = 1.4g 1 heaping Tbl = 2g

GREEN:

--Decaf Green, Upton ZG09, 1 tsp = 1.5g, I like to use 1 rounded tsp which 1.7g

--Earl Grey Green, Adagio, 1 tsp = 1.5g

--Earl Grey Green, Bigelow, contents of 2 teabags were

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Bluesea
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Two conclusions:

- When it comes to measuring tea, a teaspoon is a blunt instrument.

- You, like most of the rest of us, are a tea hoarder.

/Lew

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Lewis Perin

Yup. After looking through the list again, I noticed that my black teas range from 1.7 - 2g while my green teas range from only 1.2 - 2g. I decided to try the Pi Lo Chun (1t = 1.4g) at 1.8g and, while it was good before, it tastes *much* better.

In my defense, most of these are samples to try or because I want to drink them only once in a while. There are only 14 teas that I like enough to keep around at 1/4 lb or larger.

Hmm, "...only 14 teas..."

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Bluesea

I want to congratulate you on the sheer number of teas you have at one time! I lack the finances to be so dedicated.

Reply to
bruce_thousand

Got it. A rounded teaspoon for blacks. A rounded teaspoon for greens. A rounded teaspoon for reds. Two rounded tespoons for whites, but then you can use the same tea leaves again and again and again. Toci

I don't know from where you got "rounded" teaspoons, but I use level teaspoons except for the few exceptions noted.

For white teas, I use heaping teaspoons as in "heap it on until it falls off."

Whatever works for you.

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Bluesea

Finances? Shoot, samples are cheap, especially the ones that were given to me :D.

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Bluesea

greens.

Toci

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toci

Sure! After all, tiny pieces are used in teabags, but there's no need to go to that extreme. I just eyeball what appears to be level and go from there. I use 6 or 8 oz cups and mugs but, with your using a 9 oz mug, I can see why you'd want to use a rounded tsp. With 12 oz mugs, I use a eyeball-leveled

1-1/2 tsp.
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Bluesea

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