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Mysterious Taiwan tea
Over the years Ive drank Taiwan teas such as nantou,pouchong,jade,high mtn,milk,aged. They were identified as such and comparing any two of the same was a simple comparison. My local tea shoppe is...
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French Press and Loose Leaf Tea
I used to have a French Press type coffee 'device', got used to grinding for taste and it worked great way back when. (In fact I ended up using it till it failed from 'broken screen syndrome'.) What...
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Is the only Good Tea a Loose Tea?
Or can good tea, tea worth tasting be found in tea bags. Here in the household we have anumber of teas around; some are decent and others are just used to flavour plain water. In the later category...
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Why is Sencha so ugly
Ive been working of my senchas recently. As dry leaf the color of the steamed green leaf is striking. However infused it is an ugly mascerated abomination. How do they pick these leaves with a gingsu...
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Came close to actually buying space for a cafe/tea shop...
But the owner of the space wanted coffee and sandwiches to be served as well... I almost caved, but just can't do it. I am fairly certain that coffee is a necessary evil to stay afloat, but I just...
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Homebrew/tea discovery
A while back I bought a kit to make mead as just a neat history/ medieval learning experience, today I went to a small local homebrew store down from my house to get a couple needed supplies and as we...
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Ceylon green tea
This is one tea that is a roadblock to my brew anything you want in a Bodum Pavina and drink off the top. So I ask the question, does anyone enjoy Ceylon green the way they make it. Jim
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Q/S Puer coding
Does anybody know where to get the Quality/Safety meaning corresponding to the codes. For example from one Chinese site QS532814010157 means puer large leaf tea. See the link. I have a shu puer...
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Tea Teatters #54
One tea moment is when no other tea will do. Jim
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Darjeeling FTGFOP better at 180° than 212°
I bought 100g of this Darjeeling: I tried the recommended brewing parameters (2.25g/cup, 212°, 3:00). Bitter, astringent, undrinkable. I tried various strengths all the way down to just over 1g/cup...
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Tea Teatters #53
Making tea is like a sport, however the game is more important than the score. Jim
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Lapsang Souchong, brewing times
I have been experimenting with brewing parameters. I usually start with a little less tea and steep for 1 minute. I like to start this way because nothing overpowers anything else. I like to find a...
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Bolivian tea or Coca tea culture
I always wanted to write an article about Coca tea and Coca tea culture in Bolivia, Peru and around South America. But, the truth is, I am very bad in writing. I can easily deal with thousand pages of...
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