I think I hit the target on this tea this time. I used 8 pearls for 16 oz the first time. This time, I went with 15. Apparently this is a lot more than most people use, but it gives me the strength and malty flavor that I love, and it’s still very smooth. I decreased my steeping time from 10 minutes to 5 minutes, immediately after boiling. I’m definitely going up to 95 for my score on this one. Overall, regardless of the tea, it seems that I always use a lot more tea leaves than recommended…is this common for anyone else?
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I use a lot of leaf but I gongfu only. If I make western my ratio is 3 g /8oz. I always weight my tea, some leaves are long and fluffy, some tiny, eliminates guessing and works 98% successful brew
Awesome, thanks! I’ll get a scale and aim for that ratio. This particular tea is very light when the pearls unfurl!
When I gongfu I use 6 g /100ml for red(black tea) rinse and short steeps 5/10/15. I don’t time it’s approximate. You should give it a try. It’s fun. You can combine steeps in one big mug if you want or don’t have time. But I really like to the changes from steep to steep
Cool, I’ll have to try it! It is really fun to manipulate steeps to get the qualities you like most out of a tea. I spent more money on this tea at Teavana than I had planned on Monday, so I’m glad I was able to get a nice cup with a simple adjustment. :)
I use a lot of leaf but I gongfu only. If I make western my ratio is 3 g /8oz. I always weight my tea, some leaves are long and fluffy, some tiny, eliminates guessing and works 98% successful brew
Awesome, thanks! I’ll get a scale and aim for that ratio. This particular tea is very light when the pearls unfurl!
When I gongfu I use 6 g /100ml for red(black tea) rinse and short steeps 5/10/15. I don’t time it’s approximate. You should give it a try. It’s fun. You can combine steeps in one big mug if you want or don’t have time. But I really like to the changes from steep to steep
Cool, I’ll have to try it! It is really fun to manipulate steeps to get the qualities you like most out of a tea. I spent more money on this tea at Teavana than I had planned on Monday, so I’m glad I was able to get a nice cup with a simple adjustment. :)