There is no measurement for the "brewing time" for different teas. Sure there are suggested brewing temperatures but these fluctuate depending on the humidity, and temperature of the day (and altitude). It takes a great deal of practice and adjusting of techniques to discover what brewing temperature or method works best for one tea or another. White tea is one of the most difficult to brew correctly as the water cannot be boiling when you first steep the leaves as they will bruise (the same is true of green tea but green tea has more forgiveness due to the increased processing it goes through before it reaches you). If your tea is bitter it is most commonly and probably caused by the following: over steeping, the water is too hot when the leaves are infused, the tea itself isn't very good (common in N.A.). All are easily remedied. Reduce the steeping time to one more desired, reduce the water temperature and buy better loose leaf/cake teas!If tea is steeped properly it can actually be quite rich and sweet (without sugar). And a really excellent tea will leave a lasting, thick finish on the palate. If you truly wish to enjoy your tea, try doing so in the gong fu cha tradition of Fujian Province in China and in Taiwan. Sometimes a second taller sniffing cup is employed to allow the drinker to better smell the aromas. And slurping is ok! It aerates the tea allowing it to release more flavours on your tongue!
irvin666Mar 28, 2007
reinventing the teabag.....damnit! that word just doesn't sound appropiate to me anymore!and the title is funny to me.
mottersMar 28, 2007
Ah, but this tea bag is proprietary! We need an open source tea bag.
skankybaconMar 28, 2007
Actually I don't have any tea leaves.
elektriqMar 28, 2007
Haha nobody cares.
rspeedMar 30, 2007
Thanks! I'm going to Chinatown in NYC this weekend, I'll pick one up.
acetracerMar 31, 2007
I've never been so disappointed not to see a man's genitals.
abalithMay 15, 2007
why reinvent GOOD stuff? they'd better make something really useful
tuaregoramaMay 17, 2007
Quite strange Not for me, definitely.
cloudwalkerteaJul 18, 2008
There is no measurement for the "brewing time" for different teas. Sure there are suggested brewing temperatures but these fluctuate depending on the humidity, and temperature of the day (and altitude). It takes a great deal of practice and adjusting of techniques to discover what brewing temperature or method works best for one tea or another. White tea is one of the most difficult to brew correctly as the water cannot be boiling when you first steep the leaves as they will bruise (the same is true of green tea but green tea has more forgiveness due to the increased processing it goes through before it reaches you). If your tea is bitter it is most commonly and probably caused by the following: over steeping, the water is too hot when the leaves are infused, the tea itself isn't very good (common in N.A.). All are easily remedied. Reduce the steeping time to one more desired, reduce the water temperature and buy better loose leaf/cake teas!If tea is steeped properly it can actually be quite rich and sweet (without sugar). And a really excellent tea will leave a lasting, thick finish on the palate. If you truly wish to enjoy your tea, try doing so in the gong fu cha tradition of Fujian Province in China and in Taiwan. Sometimes a second taller sniffing cup is employed to allow the drinker to better smell the aromas. And slurping is ok! It aerates the tea allowing it to release more flavours on your tongue!