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This subreddit is for discussion of beverages made from soaking camellia sinensis leaves (or twigs) in water, and, to a lesser extent, herbal infusions, yerba mate, and other tisanes.
Reddit » Tea
1h ago
Someone gifted me with a box of tea sampler that included the attached brewing guide. I'm new to this so I need some help.
For Oolong and Green tea, am I supposed to
boil water to 175F
let it cool for 3 mins
steep the leaves in the water for 2-3 mins ?
It says "Boil 175F" but water boils at 212F so am I to heat the water to 175F, then let it cool for 3 mins ? i'm confused. Also, I don't have the equipment yet; no teacups no teapots, etc so I'll be improvising with mugs, pots and a strainer for now. For that I'll need some measurements which the guide doesn't mention. How much leaves should ..read more
Reddit » Tea
1h ago
And if I do how so cause these are fresh wild grown lavender flowers.
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Reddit » Tea
1h ago
I love green tea, I drink it pretty much every day. I like Japanese green tea a lot. Sometimes when I have an American green tea from grocery bought tea bags it tastes like a whole lot of nothing mixed with a little olive oil. Anyone else experience this?
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Reddit » Tea
3h ago
Pretty self explanatory. Planning on buying a nice tea to pair with a nice Japanese tea cup I found as gift to a friend.
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Reddit » Tea
3h ago
I actually did this a lot in the summer. I'd load water bottles up with tea bags praying they didn't break, and then drink the terrible result at various times to stay awake.
...Any port in a storm, right?
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6h ago
As soon as I had some of this dan cong oolong with an awesome peach aroma, I immediately went to go get more. So good.
Anyone else ever do this?
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