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multiple steepings, red tea

Hi, I know that black tea can't be, generally, steeped for more than one time, since it releases most of its precious s...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by agnus
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by agnus

High-Caffeine Teas

Hi, I have sleep apnea which, among other things, makes it very difficult for me to stay awake when I need to. I rely o...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by garysibio
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by garysibio

How much caffeine in Pu-er?

Does anybody know how caffeine is is Pu-er, compared to black, green and oolong? Also, does "green Pu-er" have less caff...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rbd
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by rbd

Newbie Help

Hi all!! I am new to loose teas and bought a couple of things at the Teavana in the Mall of America. They are nice but...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by renedc1
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by renedc1

Another trip to Chinatown

Tian Hu Shan Tea Co from Fujian is selling a wide varity of Chinese teas in 8oz glass apothecary jars from $8-10 depend...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by netstuff
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by netstuff

high mt oolong

I purchased some High Mt Oolong the other day from a small tea shop in Seattle. It was sooo good. The flavor reminded m...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by impained
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by impained

Yunnan Tiocha or $1.49

Gusy - Several days ago I bought some (actually all of them) Yunnan TuoCha 100g single mushrooms Green Puerh from a Chi...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by noperson
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by noperson

Teahub puer..any opinions?

I'd forgotton that I'd signed up for Teahub's (an online tea merchant, no affiliation) E-mail newsletter...checking out...
46 comments posted 22yrs
posted by csinesis
46 comments posted 22yrs posted by csinesis

Sedative chemical in tea identified.

This information came from a companies website, but many other sites have the same information. So I suspect there's so...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by youdontneedtoknow
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by youdontneedtoknow

Dahongpao "light" vs "dark"?

Hi, I've tried two varieties or types or styles (I'm not sure what the correct word is) of Dahongpao, and they are so d...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nobody
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by nobody

Swooshing tea for multiple infusions

I've been experimenting with swooshing infusions of green and oolong and too some extent BOP blacks to reduce infusion...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by netstuff
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by netstuff

Cloth tea pouches?

When I ordered some tea at a cafe recently, rather than place the loose tea in a tea ball or basket, they placed the le...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by brucelev
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by brucelev

Chicago Tea Houses

Dear all, Does anyone know of any good tea houses in the Chicago/Evanston area? I'm hoping to find a place that's serio...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jtg
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by jtg

vinegar in electric kettle

hi there,i am trying to revitalise a kettle which had accumulated some hard water deposits. i boiled some undiluted whi...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by green1ever
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by green1ever

Flavoured teas.

Hi. I am trying to make my own flavoured teas. But i am having lots of trouble getting even close to what you can buy i...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by peter.jaersand
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by peter.jaersand