This was a somewhat bitter but tasty raw puerh. I know this tea has some of the Bosch in it but it was not quite as sweet as I remember the Bosch to be. This tea did lose it’s bitterness over the course of eleven steeps that I gave it. I went a bit heavy on the leaf so that may have made it a little more bitter. I used 9.9g leaf and the teapot was only 150ml or maybe 160ml, not sure exactly how big the pot is. I think the seller called it 150ml. The teta does seem to have some qi to it. I am feeling energized right now in a manner that caffeine does not do to me. Not a massive qi but some. Overall I liked this tea. Not sure how many infusions the leaves would go but I stopped at eleven because of the caffeine factor. Could definitely have gotten a few more steeps out of this.
I steeped this eleven times in a 150ml Ru Kiln Teapot with 9.9g leaf and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse and a 10 minute rest. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 1 min, and 1.5 min.
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I did not detect any bitterness, but I used water at 200F-ish and I think maybe that helped (I brew Bosch there too). I also think going heavy on the leaf increases bitterness in my experience. I’ve had Fade twice now, and used about 3.5g in my 75ml yixing. Now that I’m thinking about it, I believe I’m going to have some more now!
I didn’t report any bitterness. Try using 175°f while using new sheng. I brew fresh sheng at the same temp I would Oolong, and it usually comes out to taste better.
I did not detect any bitterness, but I used water at 200F-ish and I think maybe that helped (I brew Bosch there too). I also think going heavy on the leaf increases bitterness in my experience. I’ve had Fade twice now, and used about 3.5g in my 75ml yixing. Now that I’m thinking about it, I believe I’m going to have some more now!
I didn’t report any bitterness. Try using 175°f while using new sheng. I brew fresh sheng at the same temp I would Oolong, and it usually comes out to taste better.