/tea/ Sincha Edition

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/tea/ Sincha Edition Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:23:42 2023 No.19079880 [Reply] [Original]

/tea/ - /tsg/
tea general

This thread is for discussing teas, tisanes, and other herbal infusions.
info: types of tea, where to get tea, how to brew tea
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Previous thread: >>19039176

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:25:45 2023 No.19079886 Spring green tea is here! Have you ordered any Chinese greens yet? Have you ordered any Japanese greens yet?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:29:30 2023 No.19079899 >>19079886 >Have you ordered any Japanese greens yet? where to i buy the new stuff? i usually only order from o-cha but they dont have anything from 2023 yet

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:29:56 2023 No.19079901 >>19079886 any reccs for buying Japanese greens? I'm in the EU. interested in good value to quality ratio and cheap shipping, I mostly drink sencha

Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:30:01 2023 No.19079903

>>19079880
>>19079886

teabros, what's a good site for buying some chinese tea? I used white2tea in the past with favourable results but am open to other options. Also open to buying some japanese tea if you fine folks have suggestions.

I want to be oolongpilled

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:30:42 2023 No.19079907 I drink a lot of bagged earl grey tea. sometimes i also drink buddhas palm tea, its pretty good. has a good mouth feel.

Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:30:50 2023 No.19079908
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>>19079880
What is the rarest, and most luxurious tea that is actually worth an extremely high cost.

Not rare, but very expensive, and worthwhile imo is the uji taiko-san and manten ceremonial grade matcha. 50-55 bucks an ounce and makes beautiful koicha matcha. Incredibly savory, lovely ocean flavors, sweet, amazingly smooth, powerful, and complex. Incredibly deep green color. Espresso of tea.

I'll get an ounce of each once or twice a year to enjoy. Totally worth it for me.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:31:18 2023 No.19079912 >>19079903 >o-cha forgot to mention - im in canada

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:31:45 2023 No.19079913 >>19079903 >I want to be oolongpilled Oolong is good, im drinking buddha palm right now. found the bag of tea after 20 years sitting in my closet. oolong is too popular though. try pu-erh milk tea.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:32:33 2023 No.19079917 >>19079912 Get some duckshit dan cong. It's really nice and has a funny name.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:40:14 2023 No.19079948 >>19079917 i got the snowflake dan cong, it was relle nice. I'll look into duckshit ty

Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:49:06 2023 No.19079969

>>19079899
I haven't checked out the Japanese sites yet, should be stuff up soon if there isn't yet
>>19079901
>any reccs for buying Japanese greens? I'm in the EU.
Check the pastebin, either oredr from japan or some of the eu dealers that have Japanese greens. If you are ordering from EU shops oly buy from ones that list the date of harvest for the Japanese greens they sell and wait untill they get 2023 teas in, you don't want to buy last years tea since Japanese green doesn't keep well

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:51:53 2023 No.19079979 what are some top tier herbal teas for relieving stress & anxiety?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 22 23:55:40 2023 No.19079994 >>19079979 Water

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:00:54 2023 No.19080008 I tried to find some rose tea earlier today but everything was grown in China. Anyone know any source for rose tea that's from almost literally anywhere else?

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:01:39 2023 No.19080012

>>19079903
>I want to be oolongpilled
https://oldwaystea.com/products/2022-oolong-sample?taxon_id=38
https://www.tea-masters.com/en/ (stick with 2022 or 23 teas unless it's something roasted)
https://www.farmer-leaf.com/collections/yunnan-oolong-tea (free shipping)
If you want to splash out the teamasters sample set from essence of tea is some insanely good wuyi oolong but its pricey

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:05:59 2023 No.19080024 >>19079979 This guy has some interesting oolongs and a few sample sets. https://www.ebay.com/itm/304803459317

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:07:08 2023 No.19080031 >>19080008 you could check bulgaria and turkey, those are the most famous producers of rose AFAIK I assume you mean rose petals for brewing, like hibiscus? or do you mean rose-flavored tea?

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:13:38 2023 No.19080055

>>19080031
>turkey
Well fuck me, i forgot about Turkiye. While they still disgust me on a visceral level, I'd rather buy from a Turk than from China.

>bulgaria
Wouldn't've thought they'd be a source. I'll the filthy, smelly Turkish supermarket for rose tea then the Bulgarian one after, thanks for the suggestions.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:26:35 2023 No.19080102 >>19079979 chamomile because of apigenin, but you need to drink atleast 2-3 cups per day. also try good quality matcha with high levels of theanine. also valarian.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:34:45 2023 No.19080124 What ever happened to the anon who accidentally bought a bunch of expensive tea from tshopny?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:50:22 2023 No.19080185 >>19080124 He died from exposure after losing his house. That expensive tea crippled him financially and he lost everything.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 00:52:00 2023 No.19080197 >>19079903 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087G345SM/

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 01:05:00 2023 No.19080256 >>19079969 >you don't want to buy last years tea since Japanese green doesn't keep well How bad is it? I just bought some 2022 sincha because they didn’t have any from 2023 yet. Did I fuck up? What exactly makes it worse?

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 01:44:12 2023 No.19080414
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Hey /tea/
Kind of a lurker Polack here. Been drinking leaf tea since like 2 years ago (because initially I've realized it would be cheaper here, but now I actually enjoy it far more than the bags/other things to drink).

Here in Poland I feel there aren't that many quality tea shops outside of Czas na Herbate/Time for Tea, which I've been binging and actually getting a lot of from friends and family, unsure if it's actually consider good though. I've just been getting into matcha and mostly some white and sencha green combinations are my favorite. Any recommendations? Any other Poles here recommending anything here? Also how do I finish up tea I've bought for trying and tasting or got from others, that doesn't really seem to work for me? Should I just give it away or trade it?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 01:49:40 2023 No.19080429 >>19080414 if it's actually considered good*

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 02:32:08 2023 No.19080561 >>19080414 Check the pastebin for eu shops. https://www.hotsoup.nl/en Is relatively popular >how do i use up tea i don't like Make kombucha Cold brew it

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 02:48:47 2023 No.19080604

>>19080414
Honestly the only good tea store I've found is eherbata. They use correct tea names, provide flavor profiles, origin info and seem passionate about their job. Just don't go for the cheapest teas there and you'll be good. I'm talking about their pure tea, can't vouch for their flavored or mixes.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 04:13:27 2023 No.19080861

>>19079886
I have never tried fresh green tea. I suppose I should.
How about fresh material (2023) puer cakes? I've only ever purchased puer that was at least a few years old. I want to deeply understand puer, so I want to try very young sheng and shou. Should I try safer like large factory cakes or go for something more interesting and small scale?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 04:47:26 2023 No.19080948 >>19080414 Try blending, and sweet iced tea. There's not a lot of people who want loose leaf so it's hard to get rid of.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 06:03:05 2023 No.19081137
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>>19050880 here, got my delivery and I've got a few more questions:
1. Should I cure the gourd first or prep it or something like that?
It's got some leftover fibrous membrane on the inside which I scraped. The image doesn't show it well but it was a lot more.
2. Shouldn't the cleaner be able to enter the bombilla? Seems like it has been crimped too tightly.
3. Any suggestions for good quality gourds & straws on Amazon, just as a backup in case I fuck up maintenance of the original gourd? I feel like I've gotten ahead of myself by buying a natural gourd with 0 experience. Tempted to get this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Here-Now-Bombilla-Resistant-Included/dp/B08N4KQPHQ
Alternatively one of these
https://www.amazon.com/BALIBETOV-Modern-Bombilla-Stainless-Cleaning/dp/B097SQ6PH1
https://www.amazon.com/Balibetov-double-Stainless-Bombilla-Bordeaux/dp/B07C1GJN4F

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 06:04:28 2023 No.19081142 >>19081137 there's a process for curing a gourd that i don't know cuz i use my bombilla in a ceramic cup

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 07:45:05 2023 No.19081328

>>19080414
fellow pollack here. recently I've started ordering straight from China (Fullchea and Kingteamall), which can get you better value if you make a big order but is not as convenient as buying locally. at least I only had to pay like 5$ VAT for my latest order becase the guys from Kingteamall graciously undervalued my package. but I've also tried some Polish stores:

eherbata:
>has the best descriptions and the biggest choice, also a youtube channel where they talk about some of the teas. good for learning
>recommendations: huang xiao (well priced yellow tea reminiscent of nutella), Georgian black teas, and some of their shu pu-erh surprisingly enough (Man Long and Jingmai were cheap but good, their 2006 Lao Cha Tou is expensive but interesting)

thetea.pl:
>a store with a small, curated selection of expensive teas
>seem to have mostly premium oolong and pu-erh
>I've only ordered from them once, but their Yuchi Wild Tea (shancha) is the best black tea I've had yet. their GABA oolong is also not bad and not as expensive as most of their catalogue

5 o'clock:
>the descriptions on their site are cringy marketing bullshit that tells you nothing about the tea
>but I've had some teas from them and they were surprisingly good, some at a fair price
>recommended: their oolongs seem good value in general, especially their Vietnamese four seasons, which is cheaper than any taiwanese si ji chun I've seen sold in Poland yet quite good

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 07:46:33 2023 No.19081331 >>19080861 fresh factory raw pu-erh can be a little grim. maybe try something from Farmerleaf whenever he gets this year's harvest?

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 07:53:24 2023 No.19081339

>>19081137
>1. Should I cure the gourd first or prep it or something like that?
yes, there is a process for that. look it up, it's called "curado" or something
>2. Shouldn't the cleaner be able to enter the bombilla?
it should, maybe the one they sold you is incompatible. idk if it's the fault of the cleaner or the bombilla
>3. Any suggestions for good quality gourds & straws
haven't tried any from amazon. if you want something exotic but something that won't get moldy, you could get a palo santo cup, it smells nice and is pleasant to drink from. just get one that's encased in metal unless you live somewhere humid, cause they can crack if they're too dry. not a problem if the metal holds it together though

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 11:02:36 2023 No.19081619

>>19081328
I have a couple from 5 o'clock. It ranges from terrible (that cactus sencha is vomit inducing) to amazing (dianhong black tea), will definitely try the Viet Four Seasons, thank you.
>the descriptions on their site are cringy marketing bullshit that tells you nothing about the tea
Oh yeah, this, I already got used to it, since the other store I used do this as well.
>>19080604
Will also try eherbata then.
>>19080561
Never made kombucha before, thanks for the tip.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 11:23:48 2023 No.19081646

>>19081331
>>19080861
>maybe try something from Farmerleaf whenever he gets this year's harvest?
he usually releases his new spring puers in summer though, seems to be the same for yiwumountaintea and maybe https://teaencounterinyunnan.com/ too, w2t has some 2023 puers already but they are less orthodox

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 14:58:43 2023 No.19082077

Why are people so averse to specialized tea/tisane gear? Tell someone you're really into coffee and they won't bat an eye at your collection of gadgets, but people seem to think using traditional matcha or mate gear is pretentious, even though it's cozy and cheap and looks great.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 15:24:18 2023 No.19082145

>>19080861
Modern factory cakes can be pretty accessible compared to the old number recipie cakes. That said after trying a cake from farmer leaf im happy to shill him, really impressed whith what he is doing.
If you do want some other options factory cakes like anything from xiaguan or haiwan named after a specific village or region or one of my favorite the mengku rongshi Ben Wei Da Cheng" (Original Flavor Great Achievement)
They may have also changed the name and packaging back to tea spirit or something like that
https://tea-expert.net/mengku/10128-cha-hun-2021?page=2
Here is a haiwan from a specific village
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/2022-haiwan-dong-guo-village-ancient-tree-raw-puer-chinese-tea-famous-mountain-tree-sheng-puer-chinese-tea-500g-p0850.html
Here is a xiaguan that i quite likeed though i think the price has gone up a bit, probably not as fresh as you are looking for
https://kingteamall.com/collections/2020-xiaguan/products/2020-xiaguan-dong-guo-lao-shu-yuan-cha-dongguo-old-tree-round-cake-357g-puerh-raw-tea-sheng-cha?variant=32772451074151

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 15:31:09 2023 No.19082168

>>19081137
Just get one of those cheap double insulated stainless gords. Tons on aluexpress if you don't mind waiting for shipping.
Seasoning the gourd. I would just suggest using the straw or a spoon to scrape it when you empty it. Also don't break off the little stem bit on the bottom if there is one, if it falls off later thats fine but if you break it off it might leak

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 15:34:50 2023 No.19082185 I read through some puerh tea storage autism. Would an airtight food storage container + boveda packs be enough?

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 16:06:15 2023 No.19082272

>>19082185
Yeah, that's all i do, 58% boveda, maybe 65% but no higher sealed container. Make sure the container doesn't smell like plastic strongly before you put the tea in, if ita new maybe air it out for a week or two. Everything beyond that is autism basically. The best way to age puer is to live in hong kong and keep it on a shelf wrapped in plastic. You can only do so much if you live in Canada or whatever so just focus on keeping it from drying out.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 16:30:25 2023 No.19082347 >>19079880 >>19079886 Japanese greens don't seem to be available yet, although I don't think there's a single site that lets you sort properly for shincha

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 16:37:29 2023 No.19082372 >>19082347 The Japanese do love their old school html only websites. Not that the bloated frameworks are better but you do get used to some of the modern usability stuff

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:03:07 2023 No.19082837 File: 2.27 MB, 3072x4080, PXL_20230323_190057735~2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] More expensive taiwanese oolong arrived for me today.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:05:51 2023 No.19082849

>>19082185
>>19082272
Thats what I do. 18L opaque Cambro food storage container with 65% bovedas. It reads about 63%. I've hit "equilibrium" for a while with a stuffed pumi so I haven't needed to change them out lately. Once my rh starts to drop I'll toss in one of these instead. Amazon had hiked the price of the big bovedas last time I needed one so I went back to these guys for cigar maintenance.
https://www.heartfeltindustries.com/proddetail.asp?prod=HT_2_65

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:27:08 2023 No.19082949

>>19082837
Man you are hooked eh? Enjoy
Don't forget to spread the love around some, there are soke other taiwan oolong vendors with competing offerings, can be helpful to get a wider survey of the landscape and make sure your vendor is priced appropriately for their offerings.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:35:33 2023 No.19082977
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I posted at the end of last thread an ebay listing for a good deal on temp/humidity gauges.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144046800814
Listing said 6, they sent 7, i ziplocked them in with a boveda pack and they were all accurate to ±1%.
I know most of you probably dont need half a dozen humidity gauges but these are usually $10-$12 a piece on Amazon, seller has them 6 for $13.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:44:36 2023 No.19083017 File: 2.30 MB, 1000x1382, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] anyone recognize what teacup mana is using?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:50:34 2023 No.19083046 >>19082977 I'm debating getting another sensorpush. I'd just get a $16 govee instead but I've already got a few sp running and don't want another app :/

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:51:48 2023 No.19083054 >>19082837 Rank them from best to worst plz

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 19:59:56 2023 No.19083094

>>19083046
>sensorpush
Man that's powerful, the allert functionality would be pretty convenient, but im not sure i need that level of monitoring.
Eventually i will have to dig into home automation stuff more, i forget that it's actually pretty useful these days

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 20:00:04 2023 No.19083095 >>19082949 I have really liked them all so far, they are very good. Yea I'll check out the pastebin for other vendors but iirc teamasters had the best prices at least.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 20:01:52 2023 No.19083110 >>19083054 So far all I've opened is the 2022 Spring Qingxin Oolong Shan Lin Xi, it is really good and cheap enough to be a daily drinker imo but it's also sold out now.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 20:01:55 2023 No.19083111 >>19083095 Ive been really happy with them too. Ony tea i ordered from them that i didn't like just wasn't my kind of oolong (baozhong).

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 20:27:48 2023 No.19083215

>>19083094
I've got a few around in my humidor and grow room, just haven't dropped the cash for an extra pumi one. Very handy and they've sent me out several replacements no questions asked over the past few years. This looks like the exact same app with a knocked off sensor, should work great.
https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Hygrometer-Thermometer-Bluetooth-Notification/dp/B09BHSLWBL

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 20:43:55 2023 No.19083275 >>19083215 I figured you were using them for gardening. I can see the value a bit easier in that application. I always dreamed of automating drain to waste tables but never got around to it.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 21:01:15 2023 No.19083341

>>19083275
>gardening
>automating
Exactly. I don't have a use for open api access right now, but it would be trivial to set things like fans heaters drains etc to trigger at certain readings. I think sometime in the next decade I'll look into switching from outdoor organic gardening to something with a bit more purpose like this and try to do tea/coffee/dank plants indoor.
https://youtu.be/T15gXm6ha_I

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 22:43:02 2023 No.19083692
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I've been mulling over starting a tea retailing business. Obviously I'd want to sell puer, but I'm occasionally discouraged. Even if I have a bit of knowledge and a tongue for it, there's just so much out there to know and experience. Puer is unknowable.
I'm worried that even at a really small, hobbyist scale, I couldn't make a buck without having a significant and specific connection to Yunnan. Getting a wholesale deal with Fullchea or something wouldn't cut it.
Shoot straight with me, anons. Is a love of puer enough to be worth a shot at starting a small side business?

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 22:50:08 2023 No.19083717

>>19083692
What like online? Puerh is the high seller in online markets but local sellers cater to what people actually want in their area. I'm going to assume unless you live somewhere particularly strange, most people are just going to want the basics of black, green, and oolong and the vast vast majority of sales would be herbal blends that various hippies and women think is medicinal and cures cancer. If you don't focus on a decent herbal selection and a curated limited but high quality actual tea selection you're going to fail in the west, if I'm being honest.
Online is a different story and is super overcrowded with big names (look at the pastebin for proof, and it doesn't even contain stores that the discord users shill). A lot of niche places use online sales as advertisement for their physical shop and their physical shop as advertisement for their online store in a weird symbiosis.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 23 22:50:33 2023 No.19083720 >>19083692 isnt this pretty much what the guy at liquidproust is doing? i dont see why not especially if you live outside of the US where the other online tea stores are less knowledgeable

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:18:49 2023 No.19083817

>>19083717
I was thinking locally first, probably at the Farmer's Market or various bazaar scenes, but mostly to spread the love, educate, maybe make a connection or two. Online would definitely have to happen to be profitable, but that operation would just be marking up Awazon and factory teas. Probably some mini tuos and gong fu kits, sample packs, etc. Not bad stuff, but not that interesting either. If I could dig around wechat or find old forum threads, I might be able to obtain a yunnan connection down the line, but I might be overestimating my shot at that.
Unfortunately, in my town there already is a sizable operation that sells precisely the herbal blends as you said and are marketed as such. They're currently rebranding to an apothecary. I will give them props for having a puer and like a dozen herbal blends with it. It's a nameless shou mao cha as far as I can tell, but I haven't actually tasted it before. Point is, I don't want to stoop to that lowest common denominator.
>>19083720
Yeah something like that. I'm not sure how he got started exactly, but where Richard's ended up is definitely impressive.

Like I said, I'm still mulling it over. Appreciate the feedback, though.

Anonymous Thu Mar 23 23:34:16 2023 No.19083866

>>19083692
>Is a love of puer enough to be worth a shot at starting a small side business?
If you are looking to make good money probably not. As a self funding hobby with room to grow, possibly.

Some things to think about:
What is you intended business model? physical store? online only? large or small selection?
What can you offer that others do not? better prices? unique teas? better curation?
Do you know any Chinese or Japanese or are willing to learn (not strictly necessary but helpful).
Do you have any experience with running a small business?
How much capital do you need for your plans? How much are you willing and able to invest?

That said if you bring in good stuff at fair prices I would be happy to support a fellow anon.

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 00:13:46 2023 No.19084037
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>>19083866
This would start out as an enthusiast project. I have a good career doing tech in the agriculture sector. I could probably self fund long enough to determine if it should remain a hobby or if it should grow into a more serious business.
>intended business model
Find respectable wholesalers and import tongs of things I personally liked, sell that at mark up online, locally. Do some education, what is puer and other fine teas, why is it worthy of being a hobby. Maybe I get some connections along the way to a small factory or something and can start talking more direct wholesale or bespoke runs of tea.
>physical store? online only?
No store. That would be exuberantly more expensive, plus then I would have to actually serve tea and that quickly gets annoying with licenses, employees, etc. Online of course and pop-up shops at brewpubs and such places. My town's good for that kind of stuff.
>large or small selection?
Small to start, but getting a hold of the selection, especially the good stuff, is very appealing and why I want to do this: curation. If I can get this thing started, the amount and variety of tea I would get my hands on makes me drool thinking about it.
>what can you offer that others do not?
That's a hard one. I want to focus on education. I don't want to feel super elite or intimidating. I think the vibe might be casual relative to your average normie. "Sure this is darn fine tea, but there's also a lot of it out there so drink it all day every day."
>better prices?
No. That would require connections I don't have. Maybe better than some Western retailers.
>unique teas? better curation?
Yeah, mostly puer, and only stuff I like.
>know any Chinese
Simple words used open in the puer world. I'd be willing to learn more.
>experience
Not directly, but I've been in startups for a decade and have great connections. Not a replacement for experience, I know.
>How much capital
I'm still working that out. Not my strong suit, unfortunately.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 00:14:44 2023 No.19084042 i talked to the people at the tea plant website and i'm going to order some seeds and start some plants. they had some good advice on which ones to try out for my growing zone. i don't really drink tea but it sounds like a neat thing to do.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 01:00:27 2023 No.19084189 >>19084042 I got a live tea bush from camforest and i was pretty happy with them https://camforest.com/collections/tea-camellias

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 03:52:25 2023 No.19084697 >>19084042 Tea seeds themselves can be brewed, for what it's worth. >>19084189 This is great. I wish it were a little more hospitable where I lived. Can you share any more about getting the plant, how you care for it?

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 04:57:45 2023 No.19084905
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Anyone have experience with this brand? I just want to try out all the different colors and types of tea to find out which ones I like before spending more than $5/oz (~$17/100g). Not sure if I'm doing this right

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 05:01:57 2023 No.19084919 bros i love genmaicha i have drank at least one liter of it every day for the past 6 years i just love it so much

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 06:44:00 2023 No.19085170 Is Amazon ever a decent source of tea?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 06:53:25 2023 No.19085183 >>19084905 >silver needle >low caffeine But I thought teas that are made mostly or exclusively out of tea buds have the highest amount of caffeine?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 06:54:23 2023 No.19085189 >>19085170 sometimes, rarely

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:59:59 2023 No.19085818 >>19080414 Another fellow polack, i would also recommend Czajownia, they tend to get pretty lousy with their delivery, but have some very intresting teas. I really enjoyed their Bai Ya bing Cha, which for 80zł/cake seems like a steal.

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 16:12:40 2023 No.19086398

>>19084037
Sounds like you got some idea of a plan then. Good luck.

>>19084037
>Maybe better than some Western retailers.
If you can pull off similar prices and selection to to LP I would be interested in your shop for whatever little that's worth.

>>19083817
>operation would just be marking up Awazon and factory teas
Please don't buy up all the cheap aged tea from western facing vendors. You will make the puerh lesbians sad. You can probably get better prices bulk buying from TaoBao or wholesalers anyways.

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 17:12:35 2023 No.19086549

Bros I really love drinking tea in a social setting. It relieves most of my anxious thoughts and I'm able to talk way more freely and more profoundly. In contrast, chatting while drunk mostly leads to pretty brainless conversations in my experience.
Also, it's pretty fun to chat about the tea itself and share it with others who appreciate it.
For some reason coffee doesn't really do the same for me. Sure, it wakes me up pretty well but it doesn't really boost my creativity that much. Any reason why that is? I always thought it's just the caffeine that makes you feel so good when drinking tea.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 17:39:51 2023 No.19086615 File: 922 KB, 2592x1936, ea5v3b.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Yiwu mountain tea sample "Gaoshan Gushu maocha 2022 Autumn" Has bitter note, light fruity/sweet note, mostly umami. Like a better version of the cheap menghai bricks

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 19:18:15 2023 No.19086924 >>19086615 Pretty leaves >>19086549 Yeah that's definitely one of the reasons its popular to serve to guests in some parts of the world

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 19:41:47 2023 No.19086999 >>19085170 https://www.amazon.com/Yunnan-Menghai-Classical-Brick-Puerh/dp/B0BL6YZPHL

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 19:44:35 2023 No.19087008 >>19086549 flavor has a big effect on mood. i find that good coffee has that feel

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 22:25:37 2023 No.19087442 >>19079880 Dandelion tea is surprisingly good. I thought it was weird at first but it’s great.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 22:27:31 2023 No.19087448 >>19079979 Lemon balm and chamomile. Possibly Peppermint. Passionflower will but it also makes you sleepy, which is why it calms. Maybe Lavender.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 23:26:08 2023 No.19087612 File: 955 KB, 4000x2000, IMG_20230322_182417753.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Was in San Francisco recently and made a stop to Red Blossom Tea.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 23:59:11 2023 No.19087728 >>19082077 >traditional matcha or mate gear is pretentious it isn't necessarily but it probably could be

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 00:26:38 2023 No.19087828
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2007 DaYi 0772 sheng in the yixing for a Friday night. It's the most mature tea I have right now. It's very mellow with a slight smoke flavor and scent that gives way to a more spinachy/vegetal greenness. It's surprisingly good. Sits on the throat so nice. Sweetens as it cools.
I can't remember where I got this. It must have been YS.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 00:43:27 2023 No.19087869 i feel very alone in my tea interest, aside from this general I dont know anyone who cares about chinese tea, i've tried to get some people into it and done tasting sessions with friends but they found it boring, it depresses me

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 00:45:34 2023 No.19087877 >>19087869 Did you get them tea drunk on good puerh?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 00:46:02 2023 No.19087880 >>19087869 The most rich hobbies are like that, especially if they're opaque. Try getting your friends to play go. Can't be done. You have to get go friends like you have to get tea friends.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 01:19:00 2023 No.19087965 >>19087612 Nice! How was their shop?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 01:20:40 2023 No.19087968 >>19087828 I swear dayi made about 12 different new recipes in 2006/2007 lots of them never got made again. A few of them sound interesting i keep meaning to explore some

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 01:42:19 2023 No.19088021 >>19080102 Valarian is nice, but be careful. It knocks me on my ass.

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 01:57:46 2023 No.19088062

>>19087968
That's an interesting niche for sure. That was right around the time of the puer boom, so I would guess that has something to do with the abundance of new recipes.
If you're actually thinking about exploring that, you have my support. I'd recommend the 0772. I've been chugging it for an hour. The color of the tea is really nice. It's starting to show off that reddish hue of aged puer nicely. It's factory puer, but teenage sheng is good anyway. The smokiness is still there, too, but it's more in the scent rather than the taste. If there's anything to criticize, it's too tightly compressed. 400g in a cake that looks like it's 200g.

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 02:02:04 2023 No.19088073

>>19088062
Yeah they were definitely cranking out new recipes to try an capitalize on the boom. Interesting because since then they haven't really released any # recipie cakes. I think they don't appeal as much to the modern market as something named seven stars pinnacle of bulang mountain or whatever.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 02:04:52 2023 No.19088079 File: 216 KB, 1078x612, 1655527935244977.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19084919 Ever try making your own?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 05:40:15 2023 No.19088652 >given a headache by a problem for a few hours >drink some english breakfast >goes away and i feel more at peace placebo? or is the tea just so damn good

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 06:12:04 2023 No.19088702 >>19088652 You're an addict and were experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Also English breakfast is pretty damn good.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 06:48:51 2023 No.19088752 >>19088702 being a caffeine addict is based tho, quitting caffeine cold turkey is nature telling you to drink more of your rightful tea, coffee, yerba >>19088652 i highly believe >>19087008

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 07:58:35 2023 No.19088876

>>19087965
It was nice.

Store is on the small side, but they have pretty much everything they have on the website in the shop. The staff was knowledgeable and they were brewing some samples. I couldn't spend much time there as they were about to have a private tasting though. It's also on the main street of Chinatown, so parking's a bitch to find (but that's San Francisco for you).

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 18:38:46 2023 No.19090258 Sipping on some nice smokey Fu today. I think I am going to buy a brick of the real coarse looking stemmy stuff to see how it compares to the "higher grade" productions that I own. I have a soft spot for teas that taste like lawn clippings.

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 18:44:45 2023 No.19090276

>>19090258
>I have a soft spot for teas that taste like lawn clippings.
Its more like i tried to brew fall leaves then lawn clippings but yeah, i did end up giving it away so im not sure if that's a recommendation or not
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/anhua-baishaxi-2010-yr-hei-zhuan-cha-dark-tea-brick-tea-china-tea-400g-p0391.html
This is probably the best price for a more rough one but if you want the really rough stuff i would go with kingteamall
https://www.puerhshop.com/new/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=110

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 18:46:37 2023 No.19090281 >>19090258 Oh i almost forgot this cheap old ass thing https://tea-expert.net/magazin-kitajskogo-chaya/tyomnyj-chaj-hej-cha/zhong-shou-zhu-fu-zhuan-hei-cha-1991-1kg

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 20:30:54 2023 No.19090581 File: 226 KB, 557x649, Bodrost_cefyras.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] If you don't drink your tea like a Russian convict, what are you even doing?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 20:52:05 2023 No.19090632 >>19082077 I find the opposite and that people find it more weird if you have coffee gear.

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 21:22:49 2023 No.19090705
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I still havent bought a Kyusu like I wanted to after hearing about the fact that I may need two for green and black tea.
Somethng something them being unglazed will contaminate the tea making it no better than sewage . Please help

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 21:56:33 2023 No.19090771

>>19090705
I have a few unglazed teapots and i will put just about anything in them except for dark fermented teas or weird stinky aged teas. There is a kernal of truth that you don't want to use flavored tea or again weird smelly tea in your green tea pot but vendors are happy to tell you you need to buy different pots for every kind of tea because then people buy 5 different teapots from them.

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 21:58:29 2023 No.19090774

>>19090771
Also if you do manage to get some weird taste in your clay tea pot you can clean it in ways that will get any flavor out and make it like new again.
Oh and make sure you never use soap on it, just rinse it out after use and don't leave tea in there for three days so it gets moldy.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 21:58:46 2023 No.19090775 File: 311 KB, 112x112, 1679102694406064.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Have you guys tried barrel aged tea? Aging puer and oolong inside port barrels or bourbons barrels is starting to get trendy.

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 22:00:21 2023 No.19090777

>>19090771
I found a cute Yixing clay teapot for about 40 eur, and a Kyusu for also 40 eur, this seems like a good approach that I was about to go with. But your post made me reconsider.

I did find this cute text on a store page
>There is a legend that tells about an Emperor who walks by an old farm house. Suddenly a heavenly tea aroma fills up his nostrils and without any further thought, rushes into this house. The kind farmer offers him some tea, he drinks a cup, two, then he stops and asks: “ where did you, poor farmer, get this expensive tea?”. Then the farmer answers: “ I cannot afford to buy any tea, your excellence, I only have this pot which was used by my great grandfather, grandfather and my father. I only pour hot water in here and enjoy what it gives me.”

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 22:42:03 2023 No.19090893

>>19090775
>Aging puer and oolong inside port barrels or bourbons barrels is starting to get trendy.
I would not call it trendy but LP has a some barrel aged teas. He is probably the main person doing it.
https://www.liquidproust.com/listing/1109302377/pbm-barrel-stored-purple-maocha-25g
https://www.liquidproust.com/listing/1097193078/2014-jinggu-raw-puerh-rye-barrel-stored

While we are on the topic of LP I will note he has some ultra fresh green tea that was processed just weeks ago in stock if it interests anyone. It is kind of expensive though.
https://www.liquidproust.com/listing/1441856853/2023-shanxia-longjing-25g
https://www.liquidproust.com/listing/1224493781/2023-shanxia-bilouchun-25g

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 23:14:52 2023 No.19090981 >>19090893 Eh, fuck it, I guess I will.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 23:22:36 2023 No.19090999 File: 69 KB, 465x620, magicalwine.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Aging tea in three-penis wine barrels...

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 23:29:37 2023 No.19091009 >>19090999 999 penis wine

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 23:30:02 2023 No.19091012 what should i do for having tea at the office should i just bring a bunch of shit

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 23:34:56 2023 No.19091025

>>19091012
Get a big thermos, put some white tea inside, then fill with boiling water. The other kinds of tea aren't good for thermos brewing imo. Green tea burns, darker teas get this weird and unpleasant aftertaste if they sit in hot water for too long.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 00:22:10 2023 No.19091160 >>19091012 brew it, mix it with whatever sugar and milk you might want in proportion, put it in a thermos and potentially microwave reheat it later

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 01:34:22 2023 No.19091420 >>19091012 I use one of those rad mug top gravity infusers. Love it. Typically have shu at work.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 01:40:34 2023 No.19091442 File: 3.25 MB, 4032x3024, IMG_3803.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Went to Nakamura Tokichi in Uji over the holidays and had a matcha parfait :)

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 01:55:41 2023 No.19091514 >>19091442 That's pretty rad. What did you drink to go with it?

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 02:02:16 2023 No.19091531

>>19091514
It was just the matcha there on the right. I cant remember exactly what kind it was, but it was fairly thick and very bitter. Offputting on its own but when you pair it with the sweet matcha cake right after a sip it tastes amazing

The friend I was with got a different matcha that was extremely thick, almost like a sludge

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 02:16:50 2023 No.19091573 >>19091531 Thick matcha, i heard it's like espresso, really strong

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 02:17:34 2023 No.19091576 >>19091531 Koicha is pretty intense, it's offputting unless it's made with very high quality tea so it's kind of a snobbery point. It's good in some cases but there's a reason that usuicha is more popular/common

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 03:10:45 2023 No.19091729 Guys, how would you go about making your own pu erh cake from green tea ?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 04:05:35 2023 No.19091877 >>19091729 Assuming the varietal is suitable, I imagine you can just start doing the aging thing. I'm thinking the juice isn't worth the squeeze on this one.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 04:09:02 2023 No.19091888 >>19088702 I drink decaf english breakfast so I can drink it as much as I want at any time

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 04:09:25 2023 No.19091890

>>19091729
Just pressing green tea probably wont turn out great as it is not quite the same as puerh. The trick to pressing tea cakes is steaming the tea so that it is soft and does not just crunch when you compress it.
https://youtu.be/ThOL272oEqI?t=46

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 04:25:11 2023 No.19091934 >>19091729 >>19091890 You can make cakes in theory from any kind of tea. All you need are two suitably shaped heavy stones and steam. You could also buy and press maocha if you were into that sort of thing.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 04:27:56 2023 No.19091945 >>19091890 >>19091934 It doesn't necessarily need to be pressed either.

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 04:39:39 2023 No.19091979

>>19091934
>You can make cakes in theory from any kind of tea.
True, I just wanted to point out that green tea is not quite the same as sheng and is generally not considered to age well. Pressing some longjing wont turn it into puerh. That said I have not seen many earnest attempts at aging green tea either so perhaps it could be made to work. There are a at least a couple examples of traditionally aged green teas.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 05:36:15 2023 No.19092098 File: 159 KB, 568x530, Screenshot_20230326-083502_Brave.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19090999 Streets ahead my man, and checked

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 06:36:15 2023 No.19092231 >>19090581 i have my tea raped into my ass by a black man

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 07:58:29 2023 No.19092403 >>19090581 does a samovar have any advantage over a regular kettle?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 08:31:25 2023 No.19092474 drinking yellow leaf 3 yo sheng gushu I'm a happy man

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 11:20:21 2023 No.19092730 >>19087880 I did actually get one of my buddies to play go with me once, and she kicked my ass.

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 13:42:20 2023 No.19092994
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>>19081142
>>19081339
>>19082168
I've filled it with the bag of mate they've provided and with warm-hot water to the brim, adding more water after 12 hours elapsed. After 24 hours from filling I dumped and spooned out the mate and the interior seems to have barely gotten darker, although the natural gourd+warehouse smell seems to have gone now and the walls are somewhat uniform.

1kg Playadito arrived today so I'll try a drink from the gourd and a regular ceramic mug to see if the gourd imparts a different taste. I'll also order one of those stainless steel ones I linked for good measure.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 14:09:23 2023 No.19093069 >>19092730 Sure, you can get your mates to do it once, same with tea, but to get any of them to stick with it is nearly impossible.

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 14:28:27 2023 No.19093119

>>19092994
Yeah the gourd will probably impart a bit of flavor the first couple times but then it should stop, just sort of scrape at the inside after you use it until it seems lije you have gotten most of the fiber out. It will take many uses to really darken

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 15:41:25 2023 No.19093287 File: 48 KB, 1192x327, tealoloipon.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The average American is a vile creature picrel

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 15:47:04 2023 No.19093302 >>19093287 You know that website you got that screenshot from? You should go back there.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 15:50:01 2023 No.19093308 >>19093287 >dum dum well you are what you eat

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 15:53:02 2023 No.19093316 >>19093287 Being an American who hates sugar is a tiresome experience. I have a feeling it keeps my countrymen from trusting me.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 15:59:42 2023 No.19093324 >>19093287 Sometimes I'll have a strong black tea with a spoonful of sugar or honey as a dessert, this isn't too different.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 17:14:57 2023 No.19093530 File: 1.05 MB, 1808x825, 1675168463638899.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I found this on KTM. I wonder why it looks so bumpy and irregular. Is it a difference in wo dui technique?

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 17:31:24 2023 No.19093573

>>19093530
That is lao cha tao, the chunky nuggets that form when tea gets stuck together during fermentation process. They just get formed normally during wet piling but it is probably possible to modify the fermentation process to adjust lao cha tao yield. lao cha tao is a common sub variety of shou.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 18:01:40 2023 No.19093635 I love tea. I got a matcha latte from my local café this morning.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 18:59:23 2023 No.19093776 It's getting warmer so I want to brew large amounts of green tea to drink cold. What's the best way to do this? I'm used to small tea strainers but that obviously won't work. Can I pour it through a coffee filter?

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:05:27 2023 No.19093790

>>19093776
Dump leaves and cold water in mason jar or large soda bottle or other large container with lid, place in frindge and leave for 8-12 hours, dump tea into another container though standard mesh kitchen strainer. You can also get some cheesecloth and make big teabags with it, then fish out the teabag and throw it away.
You can get a box of six half gallon mason jars at most hardware stores for $10.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:07:49 2023 No.19093793 >>19093790 >place in frindge and leave for 8-12 hours that works? >though standard mesh kitchen strainer The tea is kinda fine though, I feel like stuff would get through.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:09:26 2023 No.19093795 >>19093776 you can get these big paper tea filter bags that i use for larger amounts, disposable but pretty cheap

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:11:51 2023 No.19093800 >>19093793 >place in fridge and leave cold brew works great if you want awful tasting tea lol

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:14:48 2023 No.19093810 >>19093800 >doesnt offer better advice

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:17:38 2023 No.19093822 >>19093810 make good tea, freeze it

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:25:04 2023 No.19093848 >>19093793 I had some tea that was too fine for my strainers so I used V60 filters. It works.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 19:32:16 2023 No.19093880 >>19093793 >that works? Depends on the type of tea but yes it works really well for a lot of teas.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 20:09:01 2023 No.19094019 >>19093776 >>19093793 I use brown v60 papers to clean up my teas for kombucha or bottled cold brew. I'd use a better paper but I need to get rid of hundred of the shitty browns I bought when everything else was out of stock for months early covid.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 20:54:41 2023 No.19094130 >>19092994 I hear the gourd imparts a slight nutty taste, though I haven't tried it myself. it'll probably get weaker and brew out after some time, just like the resinous sweetness in palo santo cups does

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:08:55 2023 No.19094175 imagine just pouring off the wash when you could be using it to give your tea pet a SOUL. ngmi.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:10:45 2023 No.19094186 >>19094175 I still don't have a tea pet...

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:13:31 2023 No.19094193 >>19094186 I get it, you have to ponder important decisions like that carefully. just be ready so strike whenever you see your tea pet.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:15:54 2023 No.19094202 >>19094193 Yeah pretty much. I might have to take a trip to taobao and see what i can dig up

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:34:07 2023 No.19094260 >>19091729 you could buy loose mao cha and press it into a cake yourself

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:35:36 2023 No.19094269 >>19092403 back in the day it was just a useful multipurpose evice that you could use to heat water as well as make tea. nowadays it's probably a bit of a gimmick

Anonymous Sun Mar 26 21:41:23 2023 No.19094286

>>19093530
lao cha tou is a side product of the wo dui process. basically some of the tea gets clumped up into these nuggets and doesn't really look like leaves anymore, so it's sorted out from normal leaves and sold separately
it usually has a very thick body and is milder than most shu, takes longer to brew out. I have a small brick from Dayi, might check out this bigger one from Haiwan if I decide lao cha tou is for me

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 26 22:03:44 2023 No.19094357 >>19094175 i have one tea pet who gets only the finest pu er brews the other pet gets tortured with leftover flat soda, milk, whatever i have lying around

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 00:34:44 2023 No.19094928

>>19093573
>>19094286
Interesting! I was aware of such a thing happening during wet piling, but I didn't know it was on its own a marketable, desirable thing. In general, are the characteristics the same as the rest of the material? I guess it wouldn't pick as easily. I should pick up a brick.

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 01:25:38 2023 No.19095098
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>>19093119
>>19094130
Will keep these tips in mind. Cheers!
Thankfully it wasn't so bad, and there wasn't any hint of the gourd at least for my beginner palate. Slightly bitter, a bit more than what I remember the first time I tried it. Didn't feel any of the meme "better concentration" effects nor the caffeine though, but that's not what I'm looking for anyway.
The gourd did indeed darken a tiny bit so that's a good sign. I remember reading that it's best to have a separate gourd for sugar-added mate, so I'll do that if I decide to get one of the stainless steel gourds. Thanks /tea/!

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 05:05:32 2023 No.19095878 File: 1.22 MB, 1185x1580, PXL_20230327_044629610.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Busting into the $8 awazon menghai.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 05:37:25 2023 No.19095943 >>19095878 Please critique and share with me. I've been dying to hear about these wholesale cakes.

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 06:24:50 2023 No.19096031
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>>19095943
4 infusions in and its pretty good. Not astringent at all, no bitterness, not too vegatal, fairly sweet. I could probably be more helpful staring at the flavor wheel. Thick opaque body but I'm leafing pretty heavy. 11g/~100ml at 205f. I'm no expert but the leaves look good. I like it. Very pleasant daily drinker tier so far. Cheap enough to grab a tong to age if I had space. Somehow I pulled 11g off a cake and shoved another 400g into a full pumi.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 06:30:00 2023 No.19096041 >>19096031 hell yeah. let us know how it is once you dry, roll and smoke that shit too

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 09:10:02 2023 No.19096265 >>19094928 >are the characteristics the same as the rest of the material they are more fermented than the rest of the material and they take longer to brew out because they're so clumped up the taste can vary just like with normal ripe pu-erh

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 10:06:17 2023 No.19096313
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>>19083017
https://lolibrary.org/items/moitie-royal-gate-cup-saucer-2022
https://www.wunderwelt.jp/en/products/a-00357
Wunderwelt Fleur also has Royal Gate Dessert Plate still available.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 11:07:08 2023 No.19096374 do you anons agree with the guy from Tea DB that raw pu-erh 3-10 year old can be a little boring? I'm drinking one I got from KTM right now and wondering if that could be the case. it's pretty bland

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 11:35:54 2023 No.19096397

>>19096374
somewhat, but i think its more dependent on the tea, ktm has a lot of mediocre teas ig. At 3-5 years of aging though its kind of in an awkward phase where the tea has lost its freshness so its no longer enjoyable as a young puer, but its not aged enough to get any of the benefits of aged puerh.
which tea did you buy? maybe give it a week or two to rest and see if it does anything

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 11:43:50 2023 No.19096403

>>19096397
this one: https://kingteamall.com/collections/kingteamall/products/2020-kingteamall-autumn-meng-ku-flavor-cake-357g-puerh-raw-tea-sheng-cha
didn't buy a whole cake and it was cheap though, so no biggie. maybe I'll exchange it with my tea friend for something else
I'm much more excited for the aged sheng sampler I got with that order, will crack it open soon

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 12:05:41 2023 No.19096424 Why is Black tea hated here? I remember posting about this a few years ago when everyone was shitting on black tea but forgot to check for replies, so I am asking again?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 13:02:17 2023 No.19096510 >>19096424 cheap black tea in teabags that people drown in milk are not great, you're tasting more tea bag than tea loose leaf black tea is usually nice

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 13:49:23 2023 No.19096585 >>19096424 adding to what the other anon said I think some people associate black tea with the addition of flavorings, fruit and other aromatics since thats a popular way of having loose leaf black tea in the west but I agree its kind of unfair

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 14:26:56 2023 No.19096667

>>19096424
im just not really a fan of the maltyness of black teas, i've tried some good quality ones from yunnan and taiwan but they all kind of have the same underlying taste especially when flash brewed gongfu style. The taiwanese black teas were pretty good though but too expensive. I enjoyed the darjeelings that i've brewed western style though so maybe its an issue with the gongfu brewing method

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 14:41:27 2023 No.19096711 >>19096510 >>19096585 >>19096667 So, where do I get the good quality black tea from?

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 14:56:19 2023 No.19096759

>>19096711
i got the taiwanese teas from taiwanteacrafts i think it was this one, really sweet at first:
https://www.taiwanteacrafts.com/shop/product-category/tea-by-type/black-tea/?v=c2f3f489a005
farmerleaf sells a few yunnan blacks but his selection of them changes really often:
https://www.farmer-leaf.com/collections/yunnan-black-tea/products/spring-2023-yingpan-shan-black
it seems like most western puerh tea stores in china sell black tea too:
https://www.yiwumountaintea.com/all-products?Category=Black+Tea
https://www.yunnancraft.com/en/black-tea/
https://www.bitterleafteas.com/product-tag/shaihong
not so sure about where to buy darjeelings though

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 15:07:23 2023 No.19096796

>>19096403
Cheap autum tea can be a little bland. Mengku is my favorite region at the moment. I could definitely see dome mengkus getting kind of boring during the akward stage but ive been drinking a bunch of 2020 puers and they are all prety solid. The idea of an awkward stage for puer can be helpful but don't just rule out teas in that age range entirely i have picked up some really great teas that were 5 or so years old.

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 15:10:31 2023 No.19096803

>>19096711
If you want cheap and good then vahdamn on Amazon and their website. Second flush Darjeeling if you want light and sweet, or assam if you lich rich and malty.
If you want to try some Chinese black tea this is cheap and nice
https://www.amazon.com/TIAN-HU-SHAN-Yunnan-Dianhong/dp/B0B4JT5QVG

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 15:33:40 2023 No.19096856 >>19096803 Vahdam is garbage, so many broken leaves in their packages.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 15:42:57 2023 No.19096881 >>19096856 What do you suggest then?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 16:03:45 2023 No.19096930 >>19096856 thats just how indian pickers pick their tea, they use electric hedge trimmers with a catch bucket

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 16:11:06 2023 No.19096944

>>19096881
>>19096930
Thunder leaf or whatever it is from the pastebin sells you almost entirely unbroken leaves but you should transfer the tea to mason jars with oxygen absorbers.
It's mostly related to the fact that vahdam vacuum packs the tea which crushes most of it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 16:35:28 2023 No.19097007 >>19096944 Yes thunderleaf sells nicer tea. Their tea also costs 5x as much or more and they charge $30 for shipping. It's a completely different level of tea, they aren't even competitors.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 16:36:56 2023 No.19097015 Jesus when you tell somone that teabags are garabge and the ask for recs of good tea they don't mean recs for $50 per oz tea.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 16:38:44 2023 No.19097019 >>19096944 ys also vacuum packs their samples and their leaf isnt as broken. it is the difference in picking cultures of indian vs chinese where hand picking is less common in india as its always been more of a commodity market

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 16:41:35 2023 No.19097029 yo Jack Daniels is garbage you should buy Old Rip Van Winkle instead

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 16:56:57 2023 No.19097068 >>19096424 black tea can be really good but it can also get a bit samey. nothing wrong with a good black tea though >>19096711 I recommend taiwanese shan cha if you want something sweet and a bit different from most black teas

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 17:00:07 2023 No.19097074 how come i need 8g of ripe puerh but 4g of heicha for grandpa brewing?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 17:13:01 2023 No.19097108 >>19097074 I typically use similar amounts (5-6 garms). I suppose some ripe puer can be pretty soft flavor wise

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 17:20:48 2023 No.19097127
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>>19097007
It's not 5x more expensive and if shipping costs are too high maybe don't buy things from other countries.
>>19097019
Ys doesn't do that though for more delicate teas and usually they pack them in bags like this, none of these are vacuum sealed save the oolongs.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 18:41:09 2023 No.19097319 >>19097127 >It's not 5x more expensive Im talking about cheap black tea not single estate Darjeeling. Thunderbolt doesn't even sell anything else.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 18:58:20 2023 No.19097367 >>19097319 Well comparing the single estate offerings of both vahdam is shit and I will never buy from them again.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 19:04:47 2023 No.19097390 >>19097367 Good, they shine as a place to buy cheap indian loose leaf tea, you should buy specialist teas from specialist shops like thunderbolt and not shops like vahdam that target normalfags.

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 19:17:27 2023 No.19097423
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Thanks again to the suggestion from an anon a few weeks ago for Sea Dyke.

Cheap and tasty, very drinkable.

I was surprised it showed up so quickly when it was so cheap, air shipped from china to the US in less than 3 weeks.

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 19:30:40 2023 No.19097464
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hi frens I recently bought this tea as a part of a gift for my moms birthday. She gave me a cup and it was lovely! It's not a typical loose leaf tea and I know some of you guys won't even see it as a tea but it's a nice fruity floral tea.

black currant, rosehip, hibiscus and apple are among the ingredients. I got it from this Danish chain store.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 19:32:10 2023 No.19097468 >>19097015 Ning'er "Golden Honey Aroma" Yunnan Black Tea $14 for 100g/3.5oz https://yunnansourcing.us/collections/black-tea-spring-2022/products/ninger-golden-honey-aroma-yunnan-black-tea

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 19:33:30 2023 No.19097473 >>19097464 Floral and herbal teas are great, I don't care if its technically not a true tea or whatever

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 19:50:25 2023 No.19097529
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Aliexpress gaiwan came in - this thing is fucking huge. Easily double the volume of my other one. All the sellers put different parameters so I couldn't tell what the actual size was from the listings.
Got some cheap jasmine green in there for now

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 19:50:40 2023 No.19097531 File: 1.60 MB, 4032x3024, 1533766733170.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >shipment of a bunch of tea coming tomorrow >so excited I can't think of anything else as addictions go, I guess this isn't the worst

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 20:20:58 2023 No.19097632

>>19097423
Nice, glad you are enjoying it anon. Rumors are theat they hold on to and age tea every year so they can blend some tea that's a few years old into their boxes to get a more consistent flavor from year to year. No idea if it's true but it's my kind of cheap oolong.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 20:22:37 2023 No.19097641 >>19097531 I always love getting a big tea order in and then agonizing over which one to drink first. Ive definitely been guilty of drinking like 5 different teas in an afternoon because i want to try them all.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 20:22:59 2023 No.19097644 >>19097468 looks like some good shit, my ning'er

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 20:25:09 2023 No.19097653 >>19097468 i drink this shit like once a week i fucking love it i dont share it with anyone that is if i had anyone to share it with, because, i dont

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 20:29:28 2023 No.19097667 >>19097473 based me too, they're my favorite for the night time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 20:32:24 2023 No.19097681 >>19097423 Kek I might just get some for that name alone. >AYO niggas drinking sea dyke juice ova hea!

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 20:32:53 2023 No.19097685 >>19097681 duck shit is another good one for that purpose

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:17:24 2023 No.19097985 Is it worth getting a temperature controlled kettle? I find if I let it stop bubbling and pour it out into my cup I get about 80c anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:24:46 2023 No.19098007 >>19097985 You could also just get a $5 cooking thermometer and put that in your existing kettle

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:26:59 2023 No.19098014

>>19097985
If you are feeling lucky get this one.
https://www.amazon.com/JOYHILL-Temperature-Stainless-Thermostat-Protection/dp/B09ZKHXMG1/
Fully stainless steel on the inside, good quality boiler unit. No name kettle. Read about how the boil function works ita a bit weird, explained in reviews, but if you don't mind that is the same proce as the non temp control kettle i buy anyway so might as well.

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:27:50 2023 No.19098020

>>19097985
I have one but I find it's only really useful for japanese greens and yerba mate. I do drink a lot of both admittedly
chinese greens are mostly fine with hotter water from what I've seen, maybe just don't warm up the vessel or wait a few minutes. and for other teas, you can just use boiling water

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:30:49 2023 No.19098030

>>19098007
I thought about but it's a big ass 2 litre kettle and it wouldn't really work.

>>19098014
Looks ok. I am a poorfag though so I'm trying to avoid buying anything.

>>19098020
Maybe I'm being a bit overly cautious with temperature then. Thanks fellas.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:42:00 2023 No.19098074 File: 15 KB, 401x362, 1666567484334245.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Did I make a mistake?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:46:52 2023 No.19098088 >>19098074 >refurbished >still $80 Yeah, you fucked up. Theres a million options for half that price

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:55:57 2023 No.19098107 go put honey and vanilla and an earl grey teabag in steamed milk RIGHT NOW

Anonymous Mon Mar 27 22:56:01 2023 No.19098108

>>19098088
Yeah but how many of them look this cool from a brand you might actually recognize?

Also I like the idea of the tea brewing insert thing and the 30 minute keep warm.

I can brew at the proper temp, then tell it to keep warm at like 140-160f so it's kept at a nice drinkable temp for 30 minutes.

Obviously I could've gotten some $20-30 kettle if I just wanted something that gets the water hot.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 23:01:19 2023 No.19098123 >>19098108 Or you could have just put the brewed tea into a thermos.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 23:02:05 2023 No.19098126 >>19098123 Of course, I could also just microwave my water.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 23:04:02 2023 No.19098136 >>19098126 I guess retardation can't be fixed, best of luck.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 23:13:59 2023 No.19098168 >>19098108 Don't put the tea in the thing untill after the water boils or it will taste like shit

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 23:18:38 2023 No.19098185 >>19098168 ...duh

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 27 23:35:41 2023 No.19098239 >>19098185 Somone else got one of those style kettles a while ago and didn't realize that, so i figured i would mention it

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 00:06:55 2023 No.19098338 >>19098239 Fair enough, there are some real morons on here.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 01:31:15 2023 No.19098633 >>19097529 lul it's fine It can serve its own niche. It will look good sitting somewhere, if nothing else. You should get a 60ml one to contrast.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 02:58:02 2023 No.19098957 >>19086549 Amen brother. I drink tea every morning with my gongfu setup, and it creates the most though provoking experience in my life. It's where all my thoughts come together and I create goals for myself.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 03:11:24 2023 No.19099007 >>19096313 perfect my brother, thank you so much!

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 03:17:12 2023 No.19099028 >>19098108 >that spacing >muh brand Please try to breathe through your nose anon

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 03:27:44 2023 No.19099068 >>19099028 I exhaled through my nose at an increased rate due to this post.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 03:31:54 2023 No.19099074 >>19098074 the base isn't flared so you could have trouble trying to get it back out

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 04:09:21 2023 No.19099193 just picked up a box of Bigelow Constant Comment. What am I in for?

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 04:12:08 2023 No.19099207 >>19099193 A cozy, cold morning drink whose auroma fills a small room easily.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 04:49:23 2023 No.19099326 >>19099207 i like it. kind of smells like gingersnap cookies

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 05:01:01 2023 No.19099351 is niotea a good japanese tea seller?

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 08:24:24 2023 No.19099863 >>19097127 >"Year of the tiger ripe" sample Did you like it? I blind bought a cake and it's been my favorite ripe from YS so far.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 08:28:15 2023 No.19099869 In The Night Agent there's a woman who prepares tea to another woman. >It's pu ehr Do they know?

Anonymous Tue Mar 28 13:56:18 2023 No.19100406
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Woke up at 4:45 am in the Pacific Northwest to nicely brewed malty Assam from the Tao of Tea. Listened to some beautiful ambient music while letting my thoughts run wild. Gongfu-style tea is such a niche hobby and is often confusing to the average folk. It's also a shame tea hasn't ever really taken on here in the states. About 10 years ago when Starbucks bought out Teavana there was a movement to make tea into the next coffee culture, but that fizzled out almost immediately, and now Starbucks shut down Teavana to stomp out any competition with coffee. Truly an evil move.

There are a few places such as Portland where shops serve gongfu style, and it's far more culturally accepted in the deep inner cities. But with that comes cultural degeneracy and fascist communistic beliefs and mental illness. For example, I haven't gone to downtown Seattle in years because of the recent decline in society there with rampant homelessness and white-male-hating feminists. But that's where the trove of tea resides, some of the best tea shops are found there. Either way i'm still going to continue enjoying my tea and will do so every day of my life, as always.

Cheers, my fellow tea friends.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 13:56:37 2023 No.19100408 >>19099869 Imagine the smell

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:00:19 2023 No.19100418 >>19100406 >when Starbucks bought out Teavana there was a movement to make tea into the next coffee culture, but that fizzled out almost immediately There was a solid 18-24 months there where I thought we had a chance

Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:12:26 2023 No.19100451

>>19100418
That was it, the last chance. Tea most likely will never go beyond where it is today, unless we have a massive cultural shift in the future, and there's proof that tea cures cancer. If not, well then we here will remain the cultural shut-ins drinking out tea alone while the rest of the world looks at us thinking ".... why are you drinking it like that?". Even going to local tea shops I feel like an outcast because it's almost primarily women drinking highly synthetic flavored tea from a coffee mug.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:26:23 2023 No.19100484 >>19098074 yes. chinesium chinkshit will leak after a year(thats probably why its refurbished), even then $80 is expensive. just bite the bullet and get a Bonavita or Stagg

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:27:53 2023 No.19100489 >>19098108 >Also I like the idea of the tea brewing insert thing never use those. kettles are for heating water only, you dont want to have to scrub the inside out every week because of all the burn on tea dust and residue

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:34:14 2023 No.19100500 >>19100489 I'm already an autist that scrubs the tea stains off my tea cup after every use. So meh.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:36:13 2023 No.19100502 >>19100500 I found out that toothpaste is the absolute best way to remove stains from porcelain.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:40:30 2023 No.19100512 File: 2.78 MB, 2752x4720, 20191207_135336.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19100500 >>19100502 wet tea towel works for me

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 14:58:05 2023 No.19100559 >>19100512 I just use my bare hand and hot water

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 15:02:10 2023 No.19100568 >>19100451 >That was it, the last chance. Tea most likely will never go beyond where it is today good. I've lost enough hobbies due to them going mainstream.

Anonymous Tue Mar 28 15:08:27 2023 No.19100586

>>19100568
If you "lose" a hobby because it went mainstream that's because you're a contrarian faggot that has to be "different" because YOU'RE not a normie.

Honestly if you stop enjoying something because it got popular, you're a bigger faggot than the normies who now inhabit your former hobby.

Anonymous Tue Mar 28 15:10:42 2023 No.19100592

>>19100586
sorry I guess I didnt write that very clearly. the issue is not that a hobby goes mainstream in itself but what inevitably comes with it: the hobby becomes corporatized and soulless. its better a hobby stays niche so that the men in suits dont try to optimize it for maximum profit.

Anonymous Tue Mar 28 15:27:34 2023 No.19100645

>>19100592
I've found that the upper-end hobby niche shit is almost always separated from the overly corpratized entry and mid-range shit anyway.

Coffee is VERY mainstream, yet you can still find autistic ways to make coffee that are super niche and would make most normies shy away from your hobby. I don't see how Tea would be any different or how that would "ruin" it. I suppose it could kill cheap Chinese tea imports if it suddenly got all yuppie infested, but any of the nicer niche shit is still going to be absurdly priced just like it already is today.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 15:30:45 2023 No.19100649 >>19099863 No idea, I never tried it, I don't really like puer at all.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 15:31:02 2023 No.19100651 >>19100502 Those magic eraser things work great

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 17:01:24 2023 No.19100859 >>19100559 Same. Every so often I'll take the sponge and soap to it, though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 17:03:28 2023 No.19100865 >>19100859 I'll only do that if I left it overnight with some tea in it or something and it really stained bad. Since I clean it pretty religiously after every use it rarely ends up happening where I use soap.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 17:46:36 2023 No.19100969 >>19099869 Why is tea so strongly associated with lesbianism?

Anonymous Tue Mar 28 19:01:46 2023 No.19101219
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lots of big delicate leaves in this sample pack, i have to be careful closing the bag
about to drink
the 2 i had so far were very high quality if you like flowery/perfumey oolong

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 19:02:47 2023 No.19101225 >>19100969 cuz lesbians need energy to beat each other

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 19:07:33 2023 No.19101241 >>19101219 2hot but i'm smelling something similar to coconut

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 19:08:35 2023 No.19101247 >>19101219 2hot2drink but i'm smelling something similar to coconut and vanilla extract

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 19:19:52 2023 No.19101281 oh i'm drinking the duck shit tea tastes like flowers and slight honey

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 19:22:14 2023 No.19101288 had to google flavor profile to figure out the thing i couldn't figure out it's apricots tfw fruitlet, i eat apricots once every few years lmao

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 19:25:16 2023 No.19101295 >drink puerh >have no problems sensing every little detail >drink tea that mimics fruit >have no idea what fruit im tasting

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 22:04:39 2023 No.19101819 >>19100969 I thought it was just puer.

Anonymous Tue Mar 28 22:37:26 2023 No.19101931

>>19100969
my theory is it goes something like this:
>because of cultural sterotypes in the US, tea is considered something for fruity Europeans
>American women want to appear more "cultured" AKA European
>women have women's tastes, so they drink perfumed mixes, matcha lattes etc.
>butch lesbians are the only women autistic enough to truly get into tea, especially pu'erh which is, of courese, the most butch of teas
and there we have it

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 23:03:54 2023 No.19102002 I once caught stomach flu from the cake I ate with lapsang souchong. It was my first time drinking it, and now I have this almost full tin of it, without any use for it. Wat do?

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 23:04:58 2023 No.19102008 >>19102002 Meant to add, that its mere smell is repulsive now.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 23:13:01 2023 No.19102047 >>19100969 >Why is tea so strongly associated with lesbianism? There are multiple full length essays published in womens studies publications on the subject. None of them actually explain why lesbians like tea so mich

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 23:18:15 2023 No.19102069 >>19102008 Give it to me, Nah but either give it away or toss it. You won't be able to make anything with it that won't reek of smoke. Too bad its one of the best teas out there

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 28 23:39:00 2023 No.19102116 >>19102008 You need to make a tea friend, anon.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 01:31:47 2023 No.19102545 >>19102116 hi /tea/ :)

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 01:34:08 2023 No.19102553 >>19102069 i like lapsang for caffeine cuz it's burning tires whether it's 7g or 30g. tastes the same no matter how much you put in, when other black teas get gross at that concentration

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 01:39:39 2023 No.19102570 >>19102553 I just love smokey teas, they are the best. Im mad barely any smokey puer gets made anymore its all hoity toity and clean now

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 01:41:25 2023 No.19102575 File: 80 KB, 746x901, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19102570 same, i also like my supermarket gunpowder

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 01:42:26 2023 No.19102579 Also get 3kg of Rosamonte to scratch that itch

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 02:29:14 2023 No.19102760 >>19079880 My favorite tea tea right now is English Breakfast tea

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 02:33:48 2023 No.19102782 Bought some Russian caravan tea and it nearly made me puke. It reminded me of smoked kippers

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 02:49:59 2023 No.19102857 >>19102545 hi anon, hope you're enjoying your tea

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>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 03:50:24 2023 No.19103121 >>19100969 Teasisters... they're onto us...

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 07:17:27 2023 No.19103732 anybody make kombucha? what do you think of it, is it legit tasty or more for probiotic stuff?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 07:26:43 2023 No.19103762 >>19103732 Tasty. Jury's still out on alleged benefits of "probiotics". But make it because it's tasty.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 07:44:59 2023 No.19103786 instead of kombucha... kefir in tea

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 07:49:55 2023 No.19103793 >>19103732 Yep. Its great. >>19103786 I'm playing with this now. Tea and coffee in the bottle ferments of my water kefir.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 11:49:52 2023 No.19104211 What's the logic behind second infusion? Say, I can brew one cup in 4 minutes and another in 8 minutes, what will go wrong if I brew two cups in 8 minutes?

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 11:58:42 2023 No.19104225

>>19104211
nothing will go "wrong", but your first cup will be much stronger than your second. if you want to get two cups or roughly equivalent strength, you increase the time in the second infusion
at least that's how it works when you're western brewing black tea. with rolled or pressed teas it works a bit different because they open up, so if you're brewing a chunk of pu-erh or some rolled oolong, the second infusion will actually be stronger than the first. that's also good to know and to account for to get a nice cuppa

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:04:14 2023 No.19104230 File: 51 KB, 542x447, loose_tea_infuser_ball.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Thoughts on these gadgets? Could it add a metallic taste to tea?

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:07:02 2023 No.19104235
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>>19104230
You can get one made of sterling if you're really worried.

Sterling is nonreactive and is commonly used for tea preperation and serving, as well as the traditional metal used for "silverware".

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:08:07 2023 No.19104236 >>19104235 Thanks for the info

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:10:56 2023 No.19104238 >>19104225 I mean, brewing 16oz at once instead of 8oz twice.

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:13:03 2023 No.19104239

>>19104230
it won't, but the ones that look like a basket you put on your cup tend to be better because there's more space for the leaves. in general, try to get the biggest one you can
also mesh is better than just metal with holes, lets the tea infuse more freely

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:15:55 2023 No.19104245 >>19104238 it can be fine, but the water tends to cool down too fast to extract everything out of the leaves anyway so a second infusion with boiling water is nice to do

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:21:42 2023 No.19104253 >>19104245 That makes sense. Perhaps I can compensate by stirring it more often? Anyway, thanks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:25:15 2023 No.19104256 >>19104253 I've heard some people brew in a thermal flask to alleviate the "water cooling down" issue, but I haven't tried it myself

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:38:52 2023 No.19104275
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>>19104245
You can get fairly fine with sterling too, but it costs a lot more than stainless, so most silver infusers just use holes because manufacturing and labor is simplified by a lot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:41:19 2023 No.19104277 File: 613 KB, 1507x1436, Screenshot_20230329_084041_Samsung Internet.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19104275 Meant for>>19104239

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 12:49:45 2023 No.19104301

>>19104275
$170 for $15 worth of silver. Oof.

I know there are some 3D printing companies that can do 92.5% silver at a very high level of detail, but they're probably similar pricing (but instead of paying for labor you're paying for the high tech metal 3D printer)

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 15:56:52 2023 No.19104743
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>>19103732
Been making it for years now and I highly recommend it. My very first batch already btfo every single storebought booch I'd had, and it costs like a tenth as much to make and is probably much healthier.
It should be seen as a yummy drink first and foremost- it's probably decent for you but the health aspect is definitely overblown. Thing is, it's not in competition with matcha or wheatgrass, it's in competition with soda pop. If you're in the mood for a cold, sweet, fizzy drink it's obviously one of the healthiest options, but if health is what you're after you're probably better off making kefir instead. I do both.
Home fermentation is easy and fun and is a simple way to resist consumerism. Nifty way to impress friends, too.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 16:51:57 2023 No.19104943 File: 3.42 MB, 4160x3120, IMG_20230329_184631.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Time for some smoked tea i can't wait

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 16:53:03 2023 No.19104944 File: 2.38 MB, 4160x3120, IMG_20230329_184659.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>19104943 New plate to serv it too

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 17:18:56 2023 No.19105044

A Chinese ballerina I was fucking (please, I don't have anyone else I can show off to about this, I need this) gave me a small jar of ceremonial grade matcha. The instructions are very vague, basically telling me to whisk and then add hot water. I've read the pastebin, but do I really need a matcha whisk? How fast can I expect to go through my jar? I've never owned matcha before and I've heard it's expensive.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 18:03:37 2023 No.19105175 >>19104944 Nice cup

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 18:05:43 2023 No.19105184 >>19105044 >but do I really need a matcha whisk? No you can use one of those lil milk frother things, or a regular whisk, or anything else you can whisk it with

Anonymous Wed Mar 29 19:18:32 2023 No.19105387

>>19105044
Post pictures (of the tea), also, you might not like it so don't be too surprised if it doesn't taste that good.
>>19105184
This works, but you want to get a decent amount of air into it so if you just use a "regular" whisk, you'll want to beat it pretty hard.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 19:18:59 2023 No.19105388 >>19105175 Thanks, i don't always use glass i change from time to time but i like this one lately.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 20:21:27 2023 No.19105556 File: 1.29 MB, 3000x2729, il_fullxfull.4807032965_oxf3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] LP has some 2010 Naka Huangpian cakes for $20. I am thinking about getting one.

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 21:34:43 2023 No.19105737 >>19105556 That sure is huanpian alright. At leat the price is appropriate

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 22:59:32 2023 No.19105889 >>19100406 i tried a few different teas gong fu style w the guy who owns that expensive tea shop in seattle chinatown, was a nice experience, i kinda wanna go back some time

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 29 23:02:41 2023 No.19105896 >>19105556 >>19105737 Huang pian is good

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 30 03:17:19 2023 No.19106587 >>19104743 >one cunt wolf pack

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 30 05:17:08 2023 No.19106868 Topped up the kombucha crock with some 2012 cnnp 7581 and blackstrap molasses. Hope the minerality sticks around after fermenting. Wasn't my favorite when I bought it but its very comfy now.

Anonymous Thu Mar 30 07:58:17 2023 No.19107145
File: 663 KB, 1158x636, Screenshot 2023-03-30 at 09-57-04 KingTeaMall【Project 1】Storage Comparison Sample Tea Set 15g 3 45g Puerh Sheng Cha Raw Tea KingTeaMall.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

trying my first wet stored pu-erh today. it's from KingTeaMall's "Project 1" sample set. there was a note attached describing the storage conditions, apparently it was stored in Guangzhou, but in a way that's "close to traditional Hong Kong storage". the note doesn't say how old it is though.
the taste is reminiscent of beets, woody (slight "licking an oak barrel" effect), slight sweetness with a little bit of huigan. similar taste profile to the aged liu baos I've had, but with some bitterness and astringency, especially when brewed strong + that small huigan. the liquor is definitely lighter than liu bao or ripe pu-erh as well
anyway glad to have bought this, samples of more traditionally stored raws are a bit rare to come by

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 30 13:44:32 2023 No.19107666 new thread: >>19107664

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