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brew it

>>12989909
I brewed it. It tastes nice.

>>12989900
that is tieguanyin, a famous variety of oolong tea.

are the leaves green or brown? brown is the roasted kind

>>12990486
it was kind of a green dark-purple tone, not much unlike weed actually

>>12989909
Boil it
Stick Em In A Stew

>>12990495
sounds like some nice green oolong, maybe slightly aged, not sure.

Enjoy!

>>12989900
>Heat water
>Bring it to 90°
>Let it sit until it goes down to 70°
>Add tea (1,2 grams for each cup)
>Wait from 2 to 4 mins depending on how strong you want it
>Enjoy

>>12990495
if it is green you might want to not use boiling water

>>12990524
>>Bring it to 90°
>Let it sit until it goes down to 70°
What? Why?

Go ask >>12979230

>>12990556
If you boil the water the gases will escape also adding the leaves when the water is at 70 means that when the 2-4 mins pass it will be at a good 60° and ready to drink without burning you. And I mean degree Celsius not Farenheit

>>12990648
Why can't you boil it to 70? Would there be a difference if I boiled it at 80 or 90 at first?

>>12990648
dont you _not_ want to boil the water? boiling water makes it taste flat

>>12990688
Water boils @110°C. You are just heating the water to those temps, the difference is that at 90 it will take a little longer to cool down than at 80, it's all about the timing. Also you can pre warm the cups.
>Get it to 90
>Pour the water into the cups
>It goes down a couple degrees
>Put it back into the kettle