Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by MickR

We call 'Biscuits' 'Scones' here. And that biscuit creation of yours is known here as 'Johhny cakes'.


Mick

Mick... I don't think you can classify mine as anything...

That is interesting,.......Johnny cakes here are cornbreak cakes. What's in a name I guess ?

sorry for the double post...computer is possesed.

yeah you'll still get plenty of caffeine with the short infusions. The shorter steep times is recommended for smaller servings. I will tend to have a small cup, a small tea pot or gaiwan and a larger tea pot just for hot water. I'll use just a pinch or two of tea in the smaller pot or gaiwan. Ill do a quick rinse of the tea, then I'll add hot water for 15-30 seconds for the first brew. This will make about a shot glass or two sized serving. I'll repeat this for 8-15 servings adding about 5 seconds or so to each steep.

If I'm feeling lazy I'll do a whole pot with an infuser and maybe let the first steep be 30-45 seconds and the second whole pot be 1min or longer. I also wont use boiling hot water, I'll let the water cool for little bit. However doing a whole pot at a time you will miss out on some of the qualities of good oolongs but you'll still get good tea!

Originally Posted by roughkype

I've wondered about steeping times in some of the photos you guys post... your teas have such beautiful, faint colors. I'm in it at least partly for the utility (i.e., caffeine/theophylline), I must crassly admit. So, in those brief steepings, do you get much of the stimulant out of the leaves?

A few other oolongs that I ejoy.
Red Blossom Tea Company Tung Ting. This one has an amazing fragrance you can smell right from the start. Taste is amazing.
Tung Ting - Oolong - Tea

Also when I'm lazy and just want a bagged tea, I find this Choice Oolong to be very drinkable.
Amazon.com: Oolong Tea 16 Bags: Grocery & Gourmet Food

I'm a huge fan of Pu-erh! And I find most of the Numi pu-erh to be just awful. However The candy bar style one they have is pretty cheap and I find drinkable.
http://www.amazon.com/Aged-Puerh-Tea...rds=numi+puerh

it is thy sweet sweet pressure I enjoy
the touch of thy sweet caress
and youth
and all the taste after

Earl Grey | A Jug | A Slice of Lemon | Sugar

Tea: Alwazah Tea (Ceylon Tea): Is a flavorful black tea from Sri Lanka. It has a golden color and rich, intense flavor which many tea consumers greatly appreciate, and it is used straight as well as in tea blends. Sri Lanka is one of the largest tea producers in the world, and Ceylon tea can be found all over the world as a result. This tea is great on its on or mixed with other teas or milk.

Sugar from Iraq and a Strawberry Something or Other...

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

Sugar from Iraq and a Strawberry Something or Other...

Looks like what folks in these parts call a flapjack!

So, for reference, how long did you brew your tea?

I really wanted to go to Ceylon and get into the tea trade back when I was a dewy-eyed botany major, but that was about the same time their civil war started getting going.

Love the Ceylon tea Phil....roughkype,about 3-4 min brew time is usually okay for most black teas without getting very tannic.I usually do about 3 min as a general rule.

Originally Posted by roughkype

Looks like what folks in these parts call a flapjack!

So, for reference, how long did you brew your tea?

I really wanted to go to Ceylon and get into the tea trade back when I was a dewy-eyed botany major, but that was about the same time their civil war started getting going.

I can't really call them, Flap Jack, Johnny Cakes, Scones or anything else... It was a muffin experiment that went a-rye... The kids never tell me when we are out of some thing...

As for brewing the tea... I go by color... That is about 1 minute, other wise the tannin is to strong for me... It gives me a bad belly ache...