/tea/

[Anonymous No.16138978]

/tea/

This thread is for discussing tea, teaware, tisanes, and other herbal infusions.

info:
https://pastebin.com/80GeeXJV

Previous thread:
>>16098804

[Anonymous No.16138992]

this is now a Puerh thread

[Anonymous No.16139022]

>>16138992
Nice
My cooler is getting full

[Anonymous No.16139023]

this is now a cold brew tea thread

[Anonymous No.16139063]

>>16138992
Ahh yeah. How are all my fine puer dykes doing this /tea/vening?

[Anonymous No.16139075]

>>16139063
My court mandated anger management class is almost over, i met a really pretty girl there ;°}
she doesn't know thst i drink puer but i think I'm going to offer her a cup soon

[Anonymous No.16139082]

Has anyone tried cold brewing green tea?
I'm wondering how a sencha would do

[Anonymous No.16139087]

>Try Typhoo because it's the #1 tea in england
>Blandest thing I have ever tasted in my life
I should have known.

[Anonymous No.16139144]

>>16139087
Should have gotten builders m8

[Anonymous No.16139156]

>>16139144
Is it better than PG tips?

[Anonymous No.16139164]

Evens for shou, odds for An Hua heicha tonight. I am unsure which I shall prefer to drink, so I put it in the hands of fate.
>>16139082
While I have not cold brewed loose green tea, I have done it with sencha green tea bags and mixed matcha powder into cold liquids as well. Light, very smooth, and refreshing. I'm sure it would be great with a proper sencha as well. Only green I have now is some old (probably perfumed) jasmine green Asian market blend. Perhaps I might cold brew that and try it tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.16139183]

>>16139156
I don't know, i thought pg tips was acceptable, very strong. I haven't really had builders.
English tea is kind of it's own thing, you can supposedly get some half decent looseleaf blends but i haven't decided to try em.
If you are in the US check out
https://www.teadog.com/loose-tea/
Those are about as premium as mainstream brittish tea gets

[Anonymous No.16139186]

>>16139164
>old (probably perfumed) jasmine green Asian market blend.
Sounds perfect for big pitchers of tea on a hot day.

[Anonymous No.16139229]

>>16139186
I'll set it up overnight and try it tomorrow morning with my meal. My (different brand) Asian market tieguanyin turned out well when coldbrewed, and only saturated further over an additional day's time. Not sure how else I'll use these huge bags of tea. Wonder if I could make some skin treatments with them or something fun like that since they smell nice.

[Anonymous No.16139302]

>>16139229
You can make a facial steam where you put a bit of freshly boiled water in a big bowl, add some tea and stuff and then stick your face over it with a towel over your head. You could also put some leaves in a tiny bit of cold water just long enough for them to moisten and then put them on your face under your eyes, the caffeine and tannins will help with under eye puffiness and loose skin.
I'm sure there is a bunch of other stuff you could do as well

[Anonymous No.16139407]

Are the Yunnansourcing Yixing and Chaozhou teapots generally quality?

[Anonymous No.16139462]

>>16139407
There is a list in the pastebin of good vendors to get clay teapots from. Yunnan sourcing doesn't really specialize in clay and he is selling pots at the price point the market demands, which isn't generally enough money to get the features that make clay pots desirable.
Basically if you can't stomach spending $110-$150 on a yixing you should probably stick with porcelain.

[Anonymous No.16139484]

>>16139229
Dude, dude. You HAVE to make a tea bath and steep yourself in it. Imagine how good that would feel.

[Anonymous No.16139491]

>>16139462
There are some teapots on there that are in that price range or nearly, especially the Chaozhou ones which are all $100+.

[Anonymous No.16139524]

>>16139491
Yeah, they might be okay, they might not, I'm not really an expert. If you are interested in Chaozhou i know chawangshop has a nice looking one.
https://www.chawangshop.com/tea-hardware/chaozhou-gongfutea-ware/chaozhou-handmade-red-clay-teapot-f-105ml.html
https://www.chawangshop.com/tea-hardware/chaozhou-gongfutea-ware.html
I wish i could give you a more definitive answer about the stuff on YS.

[Anonymous No.16139531]

>>16139484
I think caffeine get get absorbed through your skin. You might get a real buzz

[Anonymous No.16139539]

>>16139484
That is a resourceful idea. I would like to try this, and would post about my experience to the thread if I was able. Unfortunately, my current living situation has me unable to do that, but I will keep this idea in mind for some months from now. Wonder how I should go about doing it without clogging pipes or having too much debris.
>Tfw you realize the final evolution of tea is not to drink or smell it, but become one through water communion ritual.
On another note, my Haiwan 9978 shou I decided to brew up tonight seems to have done well in its short time within my pumidor. Notably, I can taste and smell some more sweetness than before (especially on short brews, as I prefer to do in general). Still very warming, but seems smoother than I remember. Something about it is making me feel couchlocked.
>>16139531
I'll report about it in a few months when I am able to try it.

[Anonymous No.16139701]

>>>16137879
>>>16137879
ty anons, i was gonna buy normal pearls from the wholefoods but if they take 50mins ill look for "quick brands"

[Anonymous No.16139738]

>>16139539
I have a standard sized American bathtub . How much tea do you think would be needed for a proper body steep? I’m seriously considering doing this.

[Anonymous No.16139766]

>>16139738
Jesus christ i tried to look it up and all i can find are shitty blogspam websites.
I'm guessing somewhere between 1/4 cup and a cup, might as well throw some epsom salt in there too.

[Anonymous No.16139798]

>>16139766
Fuck, that’s all it would take? I was thinking like 1/2 a pound or something which is still inexpensive. Sheeeiiittt, I am definitely steeping myself this weekend.

[Anonymous No.16139842]

>>16139798
Yeah that seems to be what im getting. Most of the recipes i find have tea+ a bunch of herbs, but that is roughly the total amount of stuff they seems to use.

[Anonymous No.16139871]

>>16139738
>>16139766
I suppose it can be compared to a typical steeping, except the gaiwan is your bathtub.
>I'm guessing somewhere between 1/4 cup and a cup
I don't think that little will do a lot to your skin, but I do think it would certainly be nice for aromatherapy purposes at that amount. Personally, while I cannot bathe in tea at this time, I'm curious if grinding it up into a fine powder could yield any notable uses.
>might as well throw some epsom salt in there too.
An excellent choice in general. I think the tea will definitely add to the aromatic and visual appeal of finer bathing if done right. I would personally avoid smoky teas, but I imagine a flowery or herb-like green would be a nice candidate.

[Anonymous No.16139921]

>>16139871
Yeah, I’m thinking like 4 cups at least for a full tub. I plan to make a giant tea bag using cheese cloth so I don’t get tea leaves all in my ass hair and inside my foreskin. This is going to so fucking cash.

[Anonymous No.16139943]

>/tea/vening
lol god i hate you guys. this general probably the most reddit tier thing on this entire site.

[Anonymous No.16140276]

>>16139943
It's just that one guy
he's a faggot

[Anonymous No.16140321]

>>16139921
If you're not opposed to it, I would be interested in notes on or pictures of this setup. I think it would be particularly interesting if the anons of this community were able to find and discuss alternative ways to enjoy their tea.
>>16139022
Just took a closer glance at your stacks, looks like you have some neat Haiwan/Taetea pu'er cakes. I initially presumed it was a shou pumi, but with the 7542, that must be a sheng pumidor, right? I'm still learning to train my teas in their new pumidors, and my shengs have developed the most aroma gains so far. It's nice. Anything from it you've been glued to sipping as of late?

[Anonymous No.16140346]

>>16139943
>g
that would be the most reddit thing on whole 4chin

[Anonymous No.16140353]

>>16139082

Cold brewed sencha is great. I take a big half gallon mason jar and just throw in a handful of leaves and let it steep in the fridge overnight and then slowly drink it until it's done.

[Anonymous No.16141358]

drink tea

[Anonymous No.16141551]

>>16139082
Sencha is the best for it in my experience although I cold brewed some Laoshan Village "Pine Needles" Green Tea from Yunnan Sourcing yesterday and it was great. I usually don’t use Chinese greens in my cold brew

[Anonymous No.16141840]

>>16139022
time to separate shou from sheng.

quick tip for tuochatea - anything you will plus 2007 Kunming Tea factory Raw Pu-erh Fangcha because it's banging
hk vampire already in german customs, should arrive in few days.
finepuer still sells spring of menghai cakes, probably 602 or 603 batches and dry but the price is right in 2021. I'll drop a quick note when it arrives.

imagine not having 17track open at all times with at least one tracking code.
I live for this shit.

[Anonymous No.16141859]

>>16141840
I really, really, really like this image.

[Anonymous No.16141864]

>>16141859
would you perchance like to save it on your hard disk?

[Anonymous No.16141899]

>>16141840
oh and here's the live tracking video I've got with my yeeontea shipping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWaxw4jEKg

[Anonymous No.16141922]

>>16141864
Oh no, I couldn’t possibly make such an imposition on you, friend.

[Anonymous No.16141936]

>>16141922
oh please don't be coy. save it, use it, sell it for money. prostitute it or just keep it for your own pleasure. in other words, it's all yours my friend. have a blessed day.

[Anonymous No.16142447]

>>16141936
I'm going with the assumption those aren't actually hairy men's asses

[Anonymous No.16142454]

oh, it's a dude'd bald head
wow, weird

[Anonymous No.16142682]

Liquid Proust kinda creeps me out, something about his face and eyes, so I've kinda stayed away from ordering from him in the past. Also he tends to stock stuff that's generally outside of my price range. That said I did get one of his blind samplers back in january and really enjoyed what I got.

Posting because this looks really interesting and I can't find too much info on it
https://www.liquidproust.com/listing/988482371/liquid-proust-teas-barrel-aged-puerh

The first batch was a shorter period of time in the barrels and was a really small production, so I can't really find any talk about it. He has done some other rum barrel aged shou in the past that I've read good reviews on.

[Anonymous No.16142763]

>>16140321
I keep both ripe and raw, and lots of hei cha in there

[Anonymous No.16143015]

If anyone is interested in tea fragrances
Some anon mad a list of a few he liked
>>>/fa/16237671

[Anonymous No.16144295]

Coof

[Anonymous No.16144306]

>2019 Jinggu Yang Ta Camellia Taliensis White Tea Cake
This ones a bit different than the other white teas i've had. Its relatively low on the honey/fruit sweetness, and has a grassy vegetal and slightly nutty flavor to it that you would expect from a green tea. The flavor is a bit malty like a black tea as well. I tried brewing at 85c and it was too weak for my taste so I turned up the heat to 90c and i'm enjoying it more.

[Anonymous No.16144365]

>>16144306
I don't think I've tried Camellia Taliensis before

[Anonymous No.16144928]

I have been really enjoying the roasty yancha I've been drinking from essence of tea and chawangshop. Any suggestions for who i should try ordering from next?

[Anonymous No.16145136]

Tried the Asian market jasmine green coldbrew today. The fragrance is quite apparent: sweet in aroma, but possesses a floral, bitter flavor that hits the back of the throat. It balls and lingers in the mouth, which I find unpleasant in this case. Isn't sitting well in my stomach. Maybe it would be better with some kind of sweetener, but I don't enjoy this enough to bother. I'll probably dump it or use it to wash my hands in. Might still be nice for the tea bath idea we were discussing the other day, though.
>>16144306
I've found that my younger white does resemble greens more, so this makes sense. Have you considered infusing it for long durations or coldbrewing it?
>>16142763
You don't find mixing them together upsets the balance of any of your teas?

[Anonymous No.16145150]

>>16145136
>it balls
What does that mean? Is that a /tea/ term?

[Anonymous No.16145190]

>>16145150
>What does that mean?
I mean to suggest that the aromatic quality is so apparent that it transfers in an airy way onto the palate. I don't smoke, but perhaps the idea of a smoker/vaper holding in a puff might describe what I am trying to convey. It's like that but with the unpleasant floral character. I'd rather bathe or wash in it than drink it, basically.
>Is that a /tea/ term?
If it is, I am unaware of that.

[Anonymous No.16145539]

>>16145136
>You don't find mixing them together upsets the balance of any of your teas?
It hasn't been an issue so far, i probably should keep them separate but then i would have 3 coolers in my living room

[Anonymous No.16145554]

>>16145190
Yeah, “balls” is not the word you’re looking for. Balls as a descriptor means just that, something that turns into spherical ball shapes. In fact, I think lingers is sufficient by itself.

[Anonymous No.16145566]

>>16145136
Only time I mixed tea was when I took a sip from my clay pet. Was outrageously fruity

[Anonymous No.16145572]

>>16145566
>when I took a sip from my clay pet.
What do you mean by sipping from your tea pet? Does it have a reservoir? Why was it 'fruity'?

[Anonymous No.16145576]

>>16145566
Turtle /tea/ anon?

[Anonymous No.16145751]

>>16145576
Nah, I'm the guy who commissioned a custom gong fu set, twice.

>>16145572
It has one, you're supposed to fill it with cold water so it spits when hot tea is added.

I was picking it up after a session of Sheng, and got curious when I forgot to dump the water out. Spat it out afterwards to be safe, but it really tasted like a mingling of the teas I had been drinking for a while.

Really bright, vibrant and fruity, with a bit of Shou cream to it. And made me believe that Yixing pots aren't just a thing for crazy people, since this pet was made of Yixing and after awhile of pouring tea into it, had adopted the flavors rather marvelously

Still, didn't swallow or take more than a curious sip, just in case there's something in the pet that would make me sick.

The pet I sipped from is the one in the left corner

[Anonymous No.16145754]

>>16145751
Not pictured, the cha hai of the set, which I've taken to using in even my solo sessions

[Anonymous No.16145785]

>>16145751
Damn i love the bathing tea lady

[Anonymous No.16145798]

>>16145785
got her and the carp from an etsy store. Luckyjoyteastore. Unfortunately she and the carp are sold out

[Anonymous No.16146609]

having some tian jian this morning
no idea how to describe the flavor, it kind of reminds me of purple tea

[Anonymous No.16147911]

>>16145798
>she

[Anonymous No.16148167]

How many teas do you think I need to fuck up before I learn how to brew them perfectly without a timer?

[Anonymous No.16148324]

>>16148167
I still count in my head after years of brewing

[Anonymous No.16148562]

>>16145751
That Inge Nielsen potter makes some damn nice clay. Thanks for her Etsy. When I have some spare cash I'll treat me with one of her gongfu sets.

[Anonymous No.16148631]

>>16148167
You won't
there is no perfect way to brew a tea

[Anonymous No.16149626]

I bought an oolong sampler pack from yunnan sourcing and I don’t like any of it
The only type of tea I seem to consistently enjoy is green and especially sencha
I think the years of anime in my youth brainwashed me

gonna make kombucha with the oolong

[Anonymous No.16149793]

>>16149626
Oolong is my new favorite category, but i only like about half of the varieties if that. Green tea is a pretty good choice for being you favorite.
Have you gotten any good senchas this spring?

[Anonymous No.16149869]

Made some cold brew tea with the dregs of 2020 Yutaka Midori shincha and 2019 Yame gyokuro I had. It's absolutely fantastic. Super smooth, no bitterness, and has developed a sort of pastry sweetness and chocolate undertone that is immediately making me think of chocolate matcha pocky.

[Anonymous No.16149877]

>>16149869
That color is fantastic, looks refreshing

[Anonymous No.16149961]

Where's the fagboy who orders tea for 3 months, trying to ferment it like some sort of expert? I know you browse here lmao

[Anonymous No.16150296]

>>16149626
it's because they're trash-tier oolong's
This is why it's so stupid to see people recommend YS

[Anonymous No.16150423]

I was just had a meal from a BBQ place that was otherwise unremarkable, but had this smoked sweet tea that was pretty tasty. I'm not sure what it was, but I'm pretty sure it they weren't using lapsang. have any of you guys heard of smoking tea for southern style sweet tea?

[Anonymous No.16150545]

>>16149793
I’m waiting for the package to come from Japan still
I want to try a milk oolong since that was one I read about but it wasn’t in the sampler

[Anonymous No.16150547]

Why is this 2019 xiaguan so cheap yet so good? I like it more than my more expensive shou

[Anonymous No.16150668]

>>16150547
What does it taste like?

[Anonymous No.16150709]

>>16150547
I had it and found it to be kind of flat.
It's not bad by any means but I felt it steeped out quicker than most shou, was a bit cleaner and thinner too.
Not really what I'm looking for in shou.

[Anonymous No.16150734]

iBought some tuo pu erh cha and green sencha today.
tuo is strong and earthy with no change in flavor
i have this brand i tried called ito ten sencha and by everything thats holy the color was so rich green that it enticed my eyes every time i sipped
now i have this sencha that is golden yellow, no difference it taste only color.
still fantastic
sip on anons

[Anonymous No.16150780]

>>16150547
stop trying to bait people

[Anonymous No.16150866]

>>16150547
Is that the "sweet"? Pretty sure I have a cake of it in my pumidor. Haven't tried it since putting in there though, it was pretty lackluster imo, but I'm sure my climate was abusing it.

[Anonymous No.16151337]

First flush tea from the Charleston tea plantation is now available. Ive never had their tea before but i will probably grab a tin of the first flush this year. 63 grams for $16, I was hoping it would be 4oz for that price.
https://shop.charlestonteagarden.com/collections/tin-tea/products/1000762

[Anonymous No.16151369]

>>16151337
Eh they want $7 for shipping, not sure its worth it...

[Anonymous No.16151688]

>>16147911
Ain't no dick on the statue. Fuck I've named all three of my tea pets, so I personify them a bit and have my own ceremony for each. Carp gets drops of tea after the initial wash, I place spent leaf in front of the monster like food, and pour the water over the lady last.

Just a little distraction while I prepare my session, like a game or ritual. it's fun, you should try it.

[Anonymous No.16151731]

>>16151688
tism

[Anonymous No.16151823]

>>16151731
where do you think you are?

[Anonymous No.16151840]

i like bubbel te

[Anonymous No.16151863]

>>16151688
sounds fucking gay kys

[Anonymous No.16151934]

What teas in your stashes do you anons like to reach for when you're tired from working on something, but don't want to be wired all night? I usually try one of my shou mei whites, but I kind of wish I had a comfy, light green or black in stock today. Tea on my mind as I wait for things to come in the mail weeks from now.

[Anonymous No.16151939]

>>16151863
No, I will buy more tea pets to do more little rituals with now because it upsets you

[Anonymous No.16151945]

>>16151934
Heavy brewed Shou Puerh. I'm talking 10 to 12 g per 100ml.

Or a young Sheng, they tend to give me more of a boost than anything else

[Anonymous No.16152158]

>>16151934
>but don't want to be wired all night?
Usually i try to brew some kind of hei cha grampa style and only refill it once.
More often i just fill a gaiwan with puer and stay up half the night.

[Anonymous No.16152331]

ha! I finally found how do they make those cheapo cakes with high grade on the outside and shit filler on the inside. observe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MT9AF5UcpU

[Anonymous No.16152332]

>>16151934
liubao or some random heicha

[Anonymous No.16152350]

>>16152331
Great find anon, lol at them just tossing a bunch of stems in the middle

[Anonymous No.16152393]

>>16152331
that's not how it works you retard
they're just blending material together, like 90% of all puerh
stop thinking you're smart

[Anonymous No.16152433]

>>16152393
Not that anon, you can clearly see them dump material A in to be the face or the cake, then thry dump material b in, then dump some a and be and blend it then cover it all with more a.
I understand the concept of a blend recipe but i have gotten cakes where thr suface looks nice on both side and and inside is filled with a layer of fannings.
The line between blending different grades and just hiding shit in the middle of the cake is so blurry it might as well not exist sometimes.

[Anonymous No.16152452]

>>16152433
honestly? you have no idea what you're even talking about
I suggest you stop rushing to conclusions trying to make yourself look smarter or "you're in the know" about these things

[Anonymous No.16152465]

>>16152452
Look. I know im responding to a mongoloid, i know. But i have to tell you. You dont know anything about tea. Read all the faggot books you want. Go to tea fest and turn your nose up to the indians and masturbate over Royal Tea. Go pay thousands of dollars to some chink to grade and look at tea under a uv light. Go for it. I dont even care. Just remember kid, i was unloading barrels of keemun while you were in fucking poopy pants diapers. I remeber when East India Trading still sold English breakfast in a square pine box.. Your playing yourself, kid.

I have over 100 specialy offerings from 97 different mountain ranges in contianer quanities AT ALL TIMES. Wow you say mr. tea broker leaf KANG you just doxed yourself on the internet, but i dont care. Fuck you. Ive been doing this so long i was playing golf with the tea guys before it blew up ive been a member and disbarred by the tea association of the use more times then your punk ass has even been on there mailing list. Ive FUCKED my way through more secrateries than you even have in your rolodex. I have a warehouse filled with over $1,000,000 of filters and tea brewing equipment laying DEFUNCT.

People like you, kid, people like your are marks, customers, losers. Go ahead, drink your shitty lung ching; panfire your own lapsang souchong; buy a new yixing for each new puehr. But to me kid, youll always be a loser and a faggot

but sirly, buy my pueher

[Anonymous No.16152552]

>>16152393
>this guy again

[Anonymous No.16152668]

>>16152393
>t. greedy pu er manufacturer

[Anonymous No.16153903]

Are silver pots a meme?

[Anonymous No.16154713]

I'm making an order from adagio for something for my mom. Anything else I should get for me? I like flavored and traditional teas so I can't really go wrong.

[Anonymous No.16154819]

>>16154713
If you make an account you can make your own blend. I'd go flavored teas. There traditional isnt bad, but mostly basic tier.

[Anonymous No.16154916]

Heads up - Floating Leaves Tea is doing a 20 dollar high mountain oolong tasting set with free shipping for the next two days. Looks like they're gonna stream tasting them too so you can follow along and participate.

[Anonymous No.16154962]

>>16154916
oh wow exactly what I had in mind, to buy 40 grams of fucking simple bitch oolong for $20 and promote the vendor on social media for free. thanks shill.

[Anonymous No.16154971]

Bros, I just bought a tea shrub. Gonna find a Jasmin flower, anything else?

[Anonymous No.16154977]

>>16154971
yep, learn how to tie a noose in preparation for disappointment. godspeed.

[Anonymous No.16154982]

>>16154962
I dunno what to tell you, friend. 50 c/g shipped is not particularly outrageous when it comes to oolong, and Floating Leaves tends to be highly regarded in their category.

Also, did you just refer to a Bosnian VR cave diving board as social media?

[Anonymous No.16155399]

>>16154982
Its as social as he gets.

[Anonymous No.16155537]

>>16145554
No ball mouth feel is more specific than just a lingering flavor, have you ever had an IPA with amarillo hops?

[Anonymous No.16156027]

I know tea threads summon gay and adjacent degenerate people so I prepared musical treat for those "ya'll"" post human people, have a listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4MI5HyDNP8
for the rest of us, put on your headphones and be prepared to climax few times during this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_nqSp9NTpY
tea of the day? whatever got that qi that works for you. let's go.

[Anonymous No.16156184]

>>16156027
Post headphones.

[Anonymous No.16156192]

>>16156027
Drinking some old private label god knows what tea today
https://youtube.com/watch?v=beoNy4MMHTc

[Anonymous No.16156620]

>>16156027

[Anonymous No.16156992]

My girlfriend was just visiting family outside of Kansas City and picked this up for me from a local shop. Said it was run by an old Chinese guy who spends a bunch of time over there getting everything sourced. I'm gonna try it tomorrow and report back.

[Anonymous No.16157030]

>>16156992
Looks interesting anon, makes me want to grab a leaf and chew it

[Anonymous No.16157758]

>>16156992
In crown center? I believe his family grows tea. I used to sit in that shop and sip tea when they'd bus us down to Crown for high school field trips.

[Anonymous No.16157799]

got a clay pot a few weeks ago, i figured i would share my initial impressions.
Does it change the flavor of tea? Yes it slightly mutes certain flavors and also gives tea a sweet aspect, sweet water, almost mineral sweetness but not quite.
I got one of the house brand ones from essence of tea, this is made out of a zini clay so it's supposed to do more to mute flavor than some varieties but less than others.
This particular pot is well made but feels very thin and delicate compared to a heavier pot i own, i do feel a bit nervous handling it, i don't think it's an issue just from this particular pot but thinner clay pots in general, it also has a single hole for the spout, no multi hole filter, and it does clog occasionally. The lid also dribbles a bit when pouring, which happens with all my pots. The thermal properties are good, it holds heat well.
So far i have tried it for aged raw puer and roasted wuyi oolong and it works well for both.
I would say at times it can be a bit more muting than i would like and so this clay probably isn't the most versatile, which i knew when i ordered it. That said it nicely takes the edge off of storage notes in aged puer without totally destroying the flavor.
Overall I'm happy with brewing in clay and i will probably end up with 3 or 4 different pots eventually and brew most tea in clay, the sweetness it seems to add is fantastic.
Of course EoT just recently listed some made of Qing Shui Ni clay which would probably be slightly less muting and better for more general use. I would have grabbed that instead if it had been available.

[Anonymous No.16158583]

>>16156184
nothing fancy, the ones that Eddie uses here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWa-6g-TbgI fuck i'm still drunk

[Anonymous No.16158649]

>>16157799
they were not joking saying clay teapots are addictive.
I own two right now. I wanted just one, somehow got two, now I'm looking for a third - the one with cannon spout and flat button lid for my liu paos.
fortunately I can't find the right one right now, but I'm betting on mud and leaves shop having some in the future. or maybe you guys know where to find those?

[Anonymous No.16158679]

>>16158649
I'm not really doing you a favor by linking this am i? Made by the same workshop that makes the pots mud and leaves sells.
https://purplecloudteahouse.com/collections/yixing-pottery/products/zhuni-dahongpao-heng-yu-lianzi-yixing-teapot-90ml
https://purplecloudteahouse.com/collections/yixing-pottery/products/tian-qing-ni-jullun-zhu-yixing-teapot-120ml
https://purplecloudteahouse.com/collections/yixing-pottery/products/100ml-yixing-zini-julunzhu-teapot

[Anonymous No.16158680]

>>16158679
Actually the third one i linked is made by someone else, first two are Lin Hanpeng and Chen Chunhong Studio

[Anonymous No.16159169]

>>16153903
I have one. Put my youngest, bitterest, medicinal sheng into it. It lost all of it's bitterness. It was pretty cool

[Anonymous No.16160339]

Coof

[Anonymous No.16160389]

Does this vendor look good?
https://teahabitat.com/collections/teapots

[Anonymous No.16160512]

>>16160389
You are interested in Chao Zhou right?
I think those look good but i must stress that I'm not an expert and that you can only tell so much with pictures. They are definitely what's called half handmande, which is good, cheaper pots are slip casted with a thin clay slurry and then joined together as two halves.
I can't say much about the clay since I'm not really familiar with chao zhou pottery.

[Anonymous No.16160526]

>>16157799
>flavors are muted
Judging by the picture and large clay grain it looks low fired, which means it will suck up more tea oil at first. They uaslly say to use black tea or shu puer for these; aromatic teas dint fair as well. It would probably do will with some tea baths in the begining. I like Verdants tutorial.

[Anonymous No.16160537]

>>16149869
That looks so fucking good

[Anonymous No.16160681]

>>16160526
>I like Verdants tutorial
Hell yeah anon, i soaked it in vodka, then i boiled it for 2 hours then i boiled it with tea leaves for another 2 hours

[Anonymous No.16160698]

>>16157758
Yup, she said that was the place!

[Anonymous No.16160855]

>>16160512
Yep. Currently the pot I'm most interested in is this though it is also currently out of stock
https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/chaozhou-red-clay-wares/products/chaozhou-hong-ni-shou-zhi-clay-teapot-by-zhang-lin-hao
I don't know how much to trust the descriptions where they say a guy actually makes this by hand but it looks nice

[Anonymous No.16160885]

>>16160855
Yeah it's probably handmade. They use forms to shape the clay but it's done by hand.
Take a look through mud and leaves blog, they have some good posts about clay teapots.
https://mudandleaves.com/blogs/teatime/4-famous-clays-of-china

[Anonymous No.16161213]

>>16160681
?

[Anonymous No.16161246]

>>16150423
They probably just threw the leaves on their smoker along with the brisket for a little while.

Genius, really.

[Anonymous No.16161334]

>>16150423
vahdam sells smoked assam, assam is malty and used a lot in british breakfast blends
>>16150547
brought a cake for £20 2 years ago, its now selling for ~£9 but ripes aren't really kept for aging, nice and i was happy with what i got for £20

[Anonymous No.16161355]

>>16161246
This seems likely, although I'm pretty sure they were using bags.
If they are doing it this way, I'm not sure how they would handle cross contamination. I imagine they probably just didn't worry about it.

[Anonymous No.16161395]

>>16150423
>>16161246
No, but that is genius. I one time has a smoked oolong tea that was roasted as a black tea. Shit was like fruity mesquite.

[Anonymous No.16162443]

>>16161355
Its probably luzianne with smoked sugar.

[Anonymous No.16163359]

Coof

[Anonymous No.16163439]

Now i have two m usa shops i want to order liu bao from.
Purple mountain tea and three bears tea, plus yee on tea has some interesting offerings.
I guess I'm going to go hard on liu bao this winter.
What liu bao have you been enjoying recently anons?

[Anonymous No.16163669]

>>16145751
i feel like the statue is greatly pleasing to some goddess

[Anonymous No.16163719]

>>16163669
God i love the sexy tea lady, beats the hell out of the pissing boys that the Chinese seem to love so much

[Anonymous No.16163729]

Any tips for brewing grandpa style with a 32 ounce (about a liter) bottle? I've never brewed grandpa style before but I am looking to find a way to enjoy my loose leaf tea while at work. Does it have to be a specific kind of tea so it won't go bitter from sitting in hot water for so long? Should I just brew it using western style proportions and remove the leaves? Just try it out and experiment to see what works? The tea I'd use would be either black or oolong.

[Anonymous No.16163780]

>>16163729
Assuming you are talking about an insulated bottle. Don't brew grampa style in one, the bottle retains heat too well and it over brews the tea, making it taste weird.
With an insulated bottle, brew your tea in something like a big glass measuring cup or other large container and then pour it into the the insulated bottle, with some teas you even want the water to cool for a few minutes after you brew before you put it in the bottle, as even just putting super hot brewed tea in an insulated bottle can keep the tea too hot and make it taste weird.
If you wanted to grampa at work you would use a big mug and keep refilling with hot water from the coffee machine, obviously this only works at sone jobs

[Anonymous No.16163873]

>>16163780
was thinking of using something like this (https://amz.run/4aB3)) it is plastic and made for just water but it has a strainer at the top which I thought would be good to keep the leaves from trying to escape. Would what you're saying still apply? The pastebin seems to suggest a mug so maybe I should just brew a big amount western style and take that to work instead

[Anonymous No.16164025]

Furry little cloud mist green from w2t. I've never brewed in this glass before, but it seems perfect for a continual steep of these leaves.

[Anonymous No.16164088]

>>16163873
Sorry for the late reply, i wont comment on brewing in plastic but an uninsulated bottle would work okay. Don't worry so much about a filter, the leaves will sink to thee bottom and stay out of the way for the most part, sometimes an errant stem will float up.
I think grampa style is best for 400ml or so container, it might be best for you to just make a big bottle western style, i haven't really experimented with brewing big bottles of tea grampa style. I also find it doesn't work great for green or delicate oolongs, so depending on which you drink it might not be best for you.

[Anonymous No.16164089]

>>16164025
Wow those are some furry bitches

[Anonymous No.16164388]

>>16139943
weaboo image board is pretty appropriate for tea imo

[Anonymous No.16164444]

>>16164025
looks delicious, did you get any pics?

[Anonymous No.16164478]

>>16148562
Make sure to share it here when you get it, I love seeing her work.

>>16163669
That'd make for a nice story

>>16163719
I wanna get an old monk Tea pet as well, actually. Almost got one instead of the carp.

[Anonymous No.16164509]

>>16164478
You should get one of those ones with the crackle glaze that will stain over time in the cracks

[Anonymous No.16164513]

>>16164509
That'd be cool on a sheep tea pet, I think, or a bird. Need to see if I can find one like that with the right glaze

[Anonymous No.16164551]

>>16164513
Most of the green or greenish blue glazed ones are like that, it's frequently called ru kin or ru glaze , something along those lines.

[Anonymous No.16164614]

>>16164478
>Make sure to share it here when you get it, I love seeing her work
I will, we seem to share the same taste in clays.

[Anonymous No.16164643]

>>16164614
Hell yeah brothers of the clay. But I'd rec commissioning a set, so you can get exactly what you want.

[Anonymous No.16164657]

r8 /8

[Anonymous No.16164668]

>>16164643
I'll ask her what colors she can get for clay, spots and glaze.

[Teapoocha No.16164881]

My new gaiwan (90 ml / 3 oz) arrived today.
I bought it with Gong-Fu Cha in mind, as my other gaiwan (200 ml / 6.8 oz) is too big for that; it is great for drinking straight from it though.
Of course, I tested it right away with Tai Mu Long Zhu - about 1/3 to 1/2 volume, about 50 ml / 1.7 oz of water at 70 °C / 158 °F.
I brewed it for 40" and it came out a little too bitter, so I shortened the time and brewed it for 30" on the next try and it came out great. A textbook example of Chinese green tea in terms of flavour and aroma.

[Anonymous No.16164911]

>>16164657
Cozy/10

[Anonymous No.16164927]

>>16164881
nice anon, 90ml is definitely a much better size for solo brewing, you should use the 200ml for brewing grampa style, you can use the lid to hold the leaves back as you sip, very oldschool

[Anonymous No.16165043]

>>16164668
She has a really nice, dark tea dust glaze, that I believe can be used to make drip pottery.

For my cat broken first set, I got yellow salt glaze, which didn't give me as many iron blossoms as I like.

The set in the pic I posted is something of a happy accident. As I asked for a shino glaze, since I noticed it had a nice white color and a lot of iron blossom, on a really iron heavy clay.
However, due to kiln variables, I got more dark and light oranges than white.

Which I still think contrast the iron bits nicely and adore how it looks with a thin strip of white glaze along the lips of the cup and gaiwan, and a patch on the cha hai. reminds me of clouds at sunset really

[Anonymous No.16165056]

>>16165043
She has a lot more glazes and I didn't even talk about the clay. I just mentioned the three I got or thought about getting in the case of the teadust

[Anonymous No.16165207]

>>16165056
I will probably go for something like milky celadon on iron rich stoneware, like the one from Feb 21, but with more spots and tamer green if feasible. The pics on her website are pure teaware porn I didn't even know I was into.

[Anonymous No.16165212]

>>16165207
Oh yeah the celadon she uses is just gorgeous. I was actually tempted to get something in that glaze as well. But, my love for iron blossoms far exceeds my enjoyment of the color green

[Anonymous No.16165394]

>>16164025
That looks good. Was it like a vegital white tea?

[Anonymous No.16165680]

>>16165212
>my love for iron blossoms far exceeds my enjoyment of the color green
Is it one or the other? What a dilemma.

[Anonymous No.16165716]

>>16165680
Nah, just the glaze I got could have more iron blossoms than the other. My set is covered in the things, and pinholes, dips and other interesting textures caused by the iron burning through the glaze

[Anonymous No.16165750]

>>16156992
Definitely a wild tea. Dry leaves in a warmed gaiwan smell like clover honey. Once they're wet the sweetness is replaced by fresh cut hay.

[Anonymous No.16165762]

>>16165750
Clover honey sweetness definitely transferred over to the liquor, and as I'm brewing it out it's getting deeper and darker, aspects of cinnamon and sungold tomatoes are entering the picture.

[Anonymous No.16165974]

>>16165762
When you say tomatoes do you mean an umami aspect?

[Anonymous No.16166104]

>>16165974
To a degree, yes. Sungolds in particular have a really nice balance of acidic sweetness with a delicate savoriness. Their flavor is something I find commonly in white teas.

[Anonymous No.16166854]

>>16164444
Very very light at 185. Almost perfumey green though. Not overpowering in the slightest.

[Anonymous No.16167111]

>>16166854
Fuck that looks good. I'm still missing my April club which apparently had some green tea in it. RIP.

[Anonymous No.16167620]

>>16167111
Thats the april green lol.

[Anonymous No.16167847]

>>16167620
Shit.