Re: Full-bodied teas

On Sep 30, 1:19 pm, Lewis Perin <pe...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
andrei....@xxxxxxxxx writes:
On Sep 30, 11:48 am, Lewis Perin <pe...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
andrei....@xxxxxxxxx writes:
[...]
Do you see any connection between full-bodiedness and
ability to brew a tea for a very long time (20-30min) without
it getting bitter or astringent? I find that very appealing
because you're not racing against time when drinking
that kind of tea..

Sorry, but I don't understand why this would be important to you. The
problem goes away if you can separate the liquor from the leaves when
the liquor reaches the flavor and texture you want.

You're right, it's party because my glass infuser broke and I did
not replace it and that I find it more practical and easier to use
less leaves, let them infuse longer and not bother with an
infuser. I also find that teas that don't require an infuser also
have better taste; and it appeals to me to use as few parts as
possible in tea-making (I have a minimalistic streak).

Also I must note that most infusers limit leaves to a tight area
which is bad for tea taste, there are a few infusers that occupy all
of the area of a pot, but that limits your choices of a pot, they're
expensive and the ones I've seen are metallic and that means they
will impart metallic taste to white and mild green teas.

Why not use a gaiwan? It's minimalistic and lets the leaves swim
wherever the water will take them.

I don't know maybe it's just my failure as a tea brewer but I could
never
manage a good tasting cup with a gaiwan. I have three of them and
I like to use them as simple cups. It may be because of the size..
I have a smaller tea pot and the tea also doesn't taste as good out of
it. My largest glass pot makes the best tea. I eventually interpolated
all of this to mean that good tea needs large volume, possibly because
it then keeps itself at good temperature for long enough to be brewed
properly. My two smaller gaiwans are about 5oz, larger one is about 7,
largest pot is ~3 cups, 2nd is 2.5 cups and 3rd is 1.5 cups. I did
preheat
the gaiwans when i tried using them..

Incidentally I like to drink coffee out of gaiwans, especially the one
that
is untreated clay on the outside, it seems to fit coffee very well.


/Lew
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