I received this sample with my last Verdant order. Thank you!
As much as I try to be super careful with green tea something ultimately goes wrong and the tea turns bitter. This was the case with this tea. I tried to brew this up yesterday to have with an afternoon snack with the little one. The first steep was great. Sweet, nutty, and vegetal. A very nice cup. Then second steep was so bitter I couldn’t finish the cup. I lowered the water temp and steep time for the third but it too was bitter. Was my initial steep what caused the following steeps to be bitter? I was brewing this at 175….
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I have the same problem Tiff. I don;t think green tea likes me much
I have found one that I don’t screw up. It is the high mountain green from Shang. Every other green I try = bitter. I guess that means I can just keep drinking the blacks and not feel guilty.
I have found one that I don’t screw up. It is the high mountain green from Shang. Every other green I try = bitter. I guess that means I can just keep drinking the blacks and not feel guilty.
I wonder if your leaves were too wet while sitting? That can make the later infusions bitter.
I bet that is it…. I actually played with the leaves a bit and commented on how grossed it looked/felt.
I have the same problem Tiff. I don;t think green tea likes me much
I have found one that I don’t screw up. It is the high mountain green from Shang. Every other green I try = bitter. I guess that means I can just keep drinking the blacks and not feel guilty.
I have found one that I don’t screw up. It is the high mountain green from Shang. Every other green I try = bitter. I guess that means I can just keep drinking the blacks and not feel guilty.
I wonder if your leaves were too wet while sitting? That can make the later infusions bitter.
I bet that is it…. I actually played with the leaves a bit and commented on how grossed it looked/felt.