/tea/

[Anonymous No.12505594]

Welcome to /tea/. This is a thread for general discussion about tea, tisanes, and yerba mate.

What are you drinking today?

[Anonymous No.12505597]

>>12505594
Pictured: 2019 Dafang green tea

[Anonymous No.12505653]

Poo-air. It gives me the energy to beat the shit out of my girlfriend when I get home after a long day at the abortion clinic killing future rapists and colonizers and she still hasn't gotten out of bed and made me supper. I swear if I had a dick I'd be gay so I wouldn't have to deal with dumb entitled lipstick lesbians.

[Anonymous No.12505694]

>>12505653
bloodthirsty puer drinking lesbian librarians is easily my favorite culinary meme

[Anonymous No.12505699]

just got a Discount code: CB12
12% off Yunnan Sourcing USA or regular YS
for the homies

[Anonymous No.12505704]

Jasmine and licorice root tea.

[Anonymous No.12505736]

>>12505594

[Anonymous No.12505740]

>>12505694
It ain't a meme. Lesbians tend to dominate the specialty tea industry and lesbians also happen to have the highest rates of domestic abuse of any US population according to the CDC. That means there's a whole mess of tea drinking, partner beating, violent lesbians out there.

[Anonymous No.12505829]

>>12505736
Fuck you. You are unworthy of your mother’s love, faggot. There’s chemical sprays on that, asshole. Have you never heard of second-hand smoke? Fuck you; you are a bitch nigga

[Anonymous No.12505851]

>>12505829
You sound mad, did someone hurt you recently?

[Anonymous No.12505858]

>>12505851
Her gf beats her and her only outlet is screaming into the void

[Anonymous No.12505990]

>>12505594
why did you ash in your tea amigo

[Anonymous No.12506032]

I have no instrument to measure water temperature, and I'm literally homeless broke. However I do have a fair amount of really nice lemongrass green tea that was imported from Nepal.

How can I steep it without scalding the leafs and making it bitter?

[Anonymous No.12506048]

>>12505594
Since it's supposed to be 103F here today, I'm drinking iced tea (Imperial Blend) mixed with a bit of rose tea, for a nice cooling effect. Imperial Blend is a mix of Assam, Darjeeling, and Earl Grey..

[Anonymous No.12506053]

>>12506032
leave the top off your kettle when a lot of steam is coming out it'll be around 80 c. kettles are also loudest around 70-80c. steep for 2 mins.
temp control kettles go for around £20 off amazon

[Anonymous No.12506101]

>>12506032
A thermometer at the drugstore is literally like $2. Or there are food safety programs in the US that would probs mail you a free thermometer

[Anonymous No.12506511]

>>12506032
Just buy a frickin food thermometer. They're cheap as hell and good for everything.

[Anonymous No.12506522]

Do you feel more relaxed or energized when drinking tea?

[Anonymous No.12506542]

>>12506522
I just think it's tasty. If I drink it too late at night it fucks with my sleep schedule though.

[Anonymous No.12506554]

>>12506032
It won't be spot on, but a method that always worked for me was let the water boil and then take it off the heat and let sit for about 10 minutes

[Anonymous No.12506564]

>>12506522
the caffeine is a lot more mellow than drinking coffee but it creeps up on you so that i find myself staying up way later than i'd normally do, but then when i drink tea its usually around 15 cups a day

[Anonymous No.12507862]

>>12505594
Made up some spiced milk tea before laundry.
>>12505594
Love your teaware.
>>12505736
I wish we had David's where I live.
>>12505699
If only I wasn't poor

[Anonymous No.12507876]

I haven't made tea in a while because I keep drinking coffee. Luckily, tea only improves with ago so I can return to it whenever.

[Anonymous No.12507881]

do you guys post on the real /tea/?

[Anonymous No.12507899]

>>12505594
I got a Thai iced tea at the market on my way home from work. It's been too hot for hot tea this week.

[Anonymous No.12507918]

>>12505653
kek. I came here to say this. Puerh > all other teas

[Anonymous No.12507924]

>>12507918
PS-- I'm a savage and take my puerh with a light shot of cream + sweetener. Delicious. Far superior to nigger tea

[Anonymous No.12507955]

>>12505740
I'm willing to bet most of the lesbian domestic abusers are those wigger dykes who work construct.

[Anonymous No.12508393]

>>12507881
Do you mean reddit? I'm a little mad you are implying /tea/ isn't the real /tea/

[Anonymous No.12508848]

>>12505740
fuckin yikes, you gotta be 18+ to post here faggot. take a hike

[Anonymous No.12509049]

I have been buying my green tea locally from teashops/tearooms.

But the more I think about it, the more autistic I get about not usually knowing how fresh a tea is. And the storage conditions are sometimes suspect (tea not really kept properly sealed).

How justified is this? Should I start ordering online from what-cha etc.

[Anonymous No.12509050]

>>12505594
Tea general?
More like pee general

[Anonymous No.12509075]

>>12509050
Seething tranny btw

[Anonymous No.12509092]

>>12507924
cringe

[Anonymous No.12509228]

Size 50ml or 1.69oz. Double-walled, so don't hurt your hands, and the small size means that your serving can quickly be had at your preferred temp, either right away hot or cooled down quickly.

Really like using these for tea, with a smol 0,4l teapot. Green jap teas. Guests think its fancy.

[Anonymous No.12509841]

Any good EU-based online tea shops?

[Anonymous No.12509861]

>>12505594
Cold brewing tea in the fridge is tastier and healthier!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4648929/

[Anonymous No.12509871]

>>12509841
meileaf for chinese. vahdam teas for indian

[Anonymous No.12510106]

>>12509841
I just placed my first order on what-cha, which seems to be UK-based.

They at least have very nice info on their sources and batches.

[Anonymous No.12510140]

Russian Caravan tea is the most high IQ morning tea

[Anonymous No.12510344]

>>12509049
You're fine. tea stores very well, part of why it is almost always present in Asian natural disaster situations

[Anonymous No.12510347]

>>12509228
I have this whole tea set, they're near perfect. Only problem is that the little rubber nubs on the bottom come off with time, so the cups slip and slide around

[Anonymous No.12511352]

>>12505594
try to buy a little mesh tea filter and a decanter for your tea making, they're like 1 dollar and make all the difference

[Anonymous No.12512452]

>>12511352
I have a tea filter, and after much use I honestly don't think it's necessary. I'm fine with little leaves like that, if I get too many then I'll dump then into my tea tray. Decanter (chahai) is in the picture behind the cup

[Anonymous No.12512464]

>>12505594
For me, its earl grey black tea and a snus

[Anonymous No.12513213]

Had a black tea with cardamom and cinnamon. Splash of milk to hide any potential bitter flavors and accentuate the other flavors

[Anonymous No.12513857]

>>12513213
Why is everyone so anti-bitterness? It's an essential part of tea's flavor. I agree and would add milk to tame just some bitterness, but it seems like most people would rather just drown it all away

[Anonymous No.12514644]

>>12513857
Bitterness can easily hide all the other tastes of the tea, if overpowering. This is not desirable at all.

This is a hard discussion to have online, honestly. We'd need to be sharing tea so we'd even know what each of us mean by "bitterness" in the tea.

[Anonymous No.12514680]

>>12506032
Buy high mountain oolong, that shit gets better the hotter the water is

[Anonymous No.12514721]

Im Asian. We just dunk the teabag in hot water from an electric kettle. This thread is too weeb even for us.

[Anonymous No.12514739]

>>12514721
twinkie

[Anonymous No.12514785]

>>12505699
thanks babe

really want to get into tea but couldn't find lapsang souchong anywhere in person

cheers

[Anonymous No.12514797]

>>12505594
>tfw no access to poppy tea.

How can I get my opiate fix through my tea lads?

[Anonymous No.12514807]

>>12510140
Nice job getting your foot into the picture for the whole world to see, you slut.

[Anonymous No.12514962]

>>12513857
For me the bitter notes in black tea wash away the other flavors that's why I prefer to have it with milk. Green tea on the other hand I find the bitterness to be complementary
*sip*

[Anonymous No.12514965]

>>12505740
top kek

[Anonymous No.12515011]

yerba mate!! just like metal gear solid!!!

[Anonymous No.12515961]

>>12514721
I'm not against an occasional teabag, I simply prefer to put a little more time into it and thus get a better experience from it. I suggest you purchase some looseleaf tea and try them side by side to see the disparity.

[Anonymous No.12517246]

Test

[Anonymous No.12517458]

Tonganagaon assam, second flush 2018 with a splash of whole milk

[Anonymous No.12518601]

Recconmend me an electric kettle sub 20 dollars

[Anonymous No.12518814]

Got this as a gift from a student. It's perfect for rainy days.

[Anonymous No.12518827]

>>12518601
It's a meme, coldbrew your tea in the freezer for best taste.

[Anonymous No.12518893]

>>12518814
You've been drinking too much tea if that's your best photo.

[Anonymous No.12518921]

You should try this.
Easily my top gem in the collection atm.

[Anonymous No.12519221]

Any teas for kidney cleansing?

[Anonymous No.12520078]

>>12519221
any tea will do if you drink a lot of it, chinese tea brewing has you resteep the same leaves multiple times so one batch will be 9-12 cups

[Anonymous No.12520309]

>>12505594
I read drinking Yerba Mate might cause throat cancer, what’s up with that?

[Anonymous No.12520843]

>>12518827
pfff

[Anonymous No.12520883]

>>12520309
Traditionally it's drank very hot, burning the throat repeatedly increases the chance of cancer just like any time cells are damaged. There's also an increased rate of throat cancer in parts of China and Asian where tea is culturally not allowed to cool much.

[Anonymous No.12520994]

Doing a couple rounds of mate before doing some Ahmad Barooti Assam. Question: Right now I have the Boca Juniors matè, which Is by far the best I’ve ever had. Is this just the tip of the iceberg? What brand should I go for next?

[Anonymous No.12522245]

>>12520994
In my opinion mate’s quality range isn’t huge, the difference between an expensive and cheap mate is much smaller than, say, expensive and cheap coffee

[Anonymous No.12522440]

>>12514797
Kratom

[Anonymous No.12523521]

>>12514797
put heroin in it

[Anonymous No.12524493]

Dont wanna make a new thread for it
Any electric kettles with low wattage? I'd like to be able to make tea in my car and my power inverter only has a continuous output of 150W. Lowest I've found in a kettle is 1100W which seems high but I'm not familiar with power consumption rules. I just dont wanna have to start a fire to make tea

[Anonymous No.12524505]

>>12505740
it all makes sense now
>HERE'S *whap whap*
>THE MOTHERFUCKIN *whap whap*
>TEA SWEATY *whap whap*
it's not to get your attention, it's muscle memory

[Anonymous No.12524588]

>>12524493
Much easier to do is buy a good thermos and fill it with hot water in the morning; then you can use it to make tea. Zojirushi mugs are great, hot water will stay piping hot until the day after.

[Anonymous No.12524593]

>>12524588
I've thought about that but it's not like a daily thing, you know? I've got this thing where I like to be prepared for anything and I know tea has certain healing/comforting properties. Just something I wanna keep in my car in case its needed, yknow?

[Anonymous No.12524655]

>>12524593
I do the same.
Never know when you need emergency puerh strength

[Anonymous No.12524671]

>>12524655
You get me, anon

[Anonymous No.12525603]

I have a 1.5qt jug that I want to make some sweet tea in. How much sugar/ how many tea bags should I use for a good ratio? Any southern anons help me out?

[Anonymous No.12525720]

>>12518601
Bumping this

[Anonymous No.12526422]

>>12525720
They are very samey when you're going that low, aren't they? The cheap <100 ones only have simple auto-shutoff mechanisms at boiling, while the >100 ones have themostats that are able to maintain the water at 90°C, 80°C or some other preset temperature.

[Anonymous No.12528038]

>>12525720
Buy a water heater that goes in a mug instead of a kettle? those are plentiful, if less sophisticated

[Anonymous No.12529881]

Cold bottled pu'er in Japan. I wonder why it's so uncommon compared to other iced teas? Delicious

[Anonymous No.12530808]

>>12510140
nice feet :))))))))))

[Anonymous No.12531003]

>>12529881
Lesbians like their puerh hot so they can scald the thighs of their lovers when the bloodlust takes them.

[Anonymous No.12532304]

Bump

[Anonymous No.12533323]

where do you guys get your teas?

[Anonymous No.12533544]

Is there a sampler I can get to start working into more high-end teas?

[Anonymous No.12533746]

Seeing this thread made me go make a cup of chamomile
Its raining outside, it aint to hot, got a little grass, nice sunday night

[Anonymous No.12533776]

any fuckers here have ever tried ruby red #18?

[Anonymous No.12534736]

>>12505653
Hello! Wow, I don't think I've ever spoken to such a mentally disabled person, are your parents proud that you can type on a keyboard well enough to form a sentence? Good for you, keep working on it, anon, someday you'll find success.

[Anonymous No.12534865]

>>12533323
>>12533544
see >>12509871
vahdam do sampler sets with various types

[Anonymous No.12534944]

>>12533544
den's tea has a great sampler of Japanese teas, it comes with a pretty good kyusu too. Very decent price and good quality teas. They all have very comprehensive brewing instructions so it's easy to learn

[Anonymous No.12534947]

>>12534736
you are not funny
sorry :9

>>12533746
I wish I could find some decent tasting chamomile, I like its effects but just can't get past the haystack flavor

[Anonymous No.12534950]

>>12533323
Yunnan Sourcing for Chinese teas
white2tea is good too
then the chinese market as last resort

[Anonymous No.12535159]

>>12534947
Chamomile can be a little too floral on its own. I like to brew it with some fresh ginger and maybe sweeten it a little. It seems more balanced that way.

[Anonymous No.12535217]

>>12534736
t. battered lesbian

[Anonymous No.12535251]

Light steamed or deep steamed this morning?

[Anonymous No.12535269]

>>12535251

Water was ready, went deep steamed.

[Anonymous No.12535272]

>>12535251
The light looks a little more interesting. I'm about to finish up some deep steamed, myself.

[Anonymous No.12535278]

>>12535269

Turned out meh. This is the very last of it so it's a few months old at this point.

[Anonymous No.12535285]

>>12535278

Second steep isn't bad actually.

[Anonymous No.12535287]

>>12535285
you have the aura of an interesting person. One of my favorite /ck/ posters

[Anonymous No.12535291]

>>12535269
Dalishis

[Anonymous No.12535295]

>>12535287

T-thanks anon.

>>12535291

The absolute brothiness of deep steamed green teas is one of my favorite things. It feels akin to slurping up the last of a bowl of chicken soup.

[Anonymous No.12535300]

>>12535285
>

[Anonymous No.12535328]

Stacking three smaller steeps of the light steamed. I'm curious to see how it held up to the time. I'm guessing better since the leaves are more intact.

[Anonymous No.12535334]

I got some tea from the East India Company

https://www.theeastindiacompany.com/products/tropical-punch-blend-68-white-tea-pouch-100g/

Tastes very nice, low caffeine too which is good for me.

[Anonymous No.12535336]

>>12535328

There's more brown in there than there should be but it tastes pretty close to how it tastes fresh.

[Anonymous No.12535341]

>>12535336
i'm so jealous of you shitting around in your apartment making tea while I wageslave putting out fires.

[Anonymous No.12535342]

>>12535328

[Anonymous No.12535348]

>>12535272
Wew, I used more than usual and hit the dust at the bottom. First steep almost needed more water.

[Anonymous No.12535350]

>>12535341

Don't be. I'm about to start working in about an hour and I'll put around 80 hours in by Saturday. Sunday and Monday morning are my only brief respites.

[Anonymous No.12535351]

>>12535348

Oh dang that looks thicc.

[Anonymous No.12535358]

>>12535350
thanks, that makes me feel better. how do you have time to clean your apartment if you work 80 hour weeks? I clean on saturday and do errands, then on sunday I work on the house and then hopefully get half a day to chill

[Anonymous No.12535370]

>>12535358

My girlfriend does a lot of the upkeep. She's on disability for Lyme disease so keeping the place nice helps her feel like she contributes, and it is a giant help, actually. There are a lot of things I simply don't have time for, or some days when shtf and I work for 18 hours straight, so having her by my side is a huge boon.

[Anonymous No.12535371]

>>12535358
Lazy bones. Try doing that with kids and no partner.

[Anonymous No.12535379]

>>12535371
>>12535370
>>12535358
try being a chattel slave, lightweights

[Anonymous No.12535384]

>>12535370
how did you meet her working 80 hour weeks?

>>12535371
are you a single dad? what happened to the mom?

[Anonymous No.12535387]

>>12533776
no one?
somebody decided to recommend this one to me and said it's quite good

[Anonymous No.12535392]

>>12535351
It's so murky, but the second steep is nice and sweet. Should be good for two more, and my headache is almost gone.

[Anonymous No.12535398]

>>12535384

We knew each other long before I started working that much. We both lived on a hippy commune together and a few years later she moved to the city with me a bit before I bought my bakery.

Speaking of, I'm off to the bakery to get things prepped for the week. Peace, y'all.

[Anonymous No.12535413]

>>12535384
She got hooked on the puerh and abandoned us for her tuff new friends.

[Anonymous No.12535804]

>>12505594
It's water with leaf extract, so technically it counts as tea, I guess

[Anonymous No.12536606]

>>12505594
>What are you drinking today?
Hot day in the south.
Iced mint tea.
Might make some iced hibiscus later.

[Anonymous No.12537140]

>>12534950
>>12534865
thanks tea anons

[Anonymous No.12537185]

>>12520883
Thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.12537449]

>>12505740
blessed post

[Anonymous No.12539256]

Bump

[Anonymous No.12539260]

I just ordered a pound of Lapsang Souchong. I've never had it before, and my favorite teas thus far are milk oolong, genmaicha, Korean roasted corn tea and just straight up black Lipton. Will I enjoy it? I've had Latakia tobacco before and enjoyed the taste, is it as pronounced in it's smokiness/meatiness or is it a different flavor profile?

[Anonymous No.12540139]

>>12539260
I find that lapsang souchong is one of the most versatile teas, at low temperatures (170-180F) it is very fruity and floral while the smoky notes become very pronounced 195F and above. You'll like it, goes well with sweets

[Anonymous No.12540142]

>>12535804
it's Tee retard

[Anonymous No.12540148]

>>12508393
More likely he meant the /jp/ threads but they don't make those anymore

[Anonymous No.12540185]

>>12505653
based chadsbian

[Anonymous No.12540208]

Why flavoured Gokyuro is so unpopular?

[Anonymous No.12540250]

>>12540208
Were underwater tea parties actually a thing back in the day or was is just something me and my friends did when we'd go to a pool?

[Anonymous No.12540255]

>>12505594
Dropped my gaiwan today fuck me.

[Anonymous No.12540281]

I bought some peppermint tea since I had some nice stuff at a restaurant a while ago, but this is so overpowering and reminds me of toothpaste. How would I go around creating a more mild flavour?

[Anonymous No.12540387]

>>12540281
gee idk maybe upping the water to tea ratio
crazy idea but it just might work

[Anonymous No.12540970]

>>12540281
Let the container sit uncovered for a couple days.

[Anonymous No.12541072]

2003 humid stored sheng fo today

[Anonymous No.12542363]

>>12540208
gyokuro was that high quality green tea wasn't it?
Wouldn't you want to enjoy the natural flavour?

[Anonymous No.12543652]

>>12542363
precisely

>>12541072
cute keyboard
cute gaiwan
cute teacup
cute tray
good tea
Great setup!

[Anonymous No.12544629]

Where do you guys get your japanese grass from?

[Anonymous No.12544672]

>>12505594
Just bought in some thai tea. Pretty nice, I rate it highly. Definitely not displacing my all-time favourite tea (noon chai), but it's up there on the good boy tier list.