What is in your cup? - Page 416

kindlekitten · 01-07-2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

There are some great honies (or is it honeys? honeies?)out there. Just a little bit adds some nice sweetness to the tea and there are many varities to play with. I use German Rock Sugar or Sugar in the Raw.

We went to a dog adoption event last weekend. Before leaving we printed out the adoption application form and filled it out. When we arrived at the event we found some pups that we might interested in but they were not at the event itself. I asked if we could interview with the folks that day, go and visit the pups at their foster home (the foster parents already had said Tuesday night was great), bring a check to the interview, and bring the puppy home with us Tuesday night.

The coordinator said no, we had to pick a puppy first, and asked if I was an Engineer. Some how being organized, following directions, and reading ahead what the process is marks one as an Engineer.

For the record, I am a reformed academic with a PhD in Political Science and not an Engineer.

"reformed academic" *snicker snort* as a telephone technician I end up in all sorts of different offices doing installations for all sorts of different people. I had a contract at IBM in Boulder for about 2 years doing their telecommunications installations, moves and repairs. IBM'ers used to joke that it stood for "I Been Moved", and they were notorious for moving people back and forth between Colorado and New York. it also held true for within the facility. invariably whenever I was installing for engineers and ask them where they wanted their phone in a TINY little office barely bigger than a cubicle, they would offer to draw a map. I learned to carry a red felt tip pen and tell them to just draw a red x on the wall where they wanted it

ProfCrash · 01-07-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

"reformed academic" *snicker snort* as a telephone technician I end up in all sorts of different offices doing installations for all sorts of different people. I had a contract at IBM in Boulder for about 2 years doing their telecommunications installations, moves and repairs. IBM'ers used to joke that it stood for "I Been Moved", and they were notorious for moving people back and forth between Colorado and New York. it also held true for within the facility. invariably whenever I was installing for engineers and ask them where they wanted their phone in a TINY little office barely bigger than a cubicle, they would offer to draw a map. I learned to carry a red felt tip pen and tell them to just draw a red x on the wall where they wanted it

LOL that is awesome. It really is.

astra · 01-07-2011, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

invariably whenever I was installing for engineers and ask them where they wanted their phone in a TINY little office barely bigger than a cubicle, they would offer to draw a map. I learned to carry a red felt tip pen and tell them to just draw a red x on the wall where they wanted it

TheKindleWorm · 01-07-2011, 11:49 AM

I was quite surprised at the green tea minus milk. If I closed my eyes, it tasted very similar but stronger in flavour. Really tasted ok and not bitter as I had imagined it would.

Seems a bit pointless adding milk in if it tastes nice without it. Perhaps the green tea I have is not a strong one as I just use the Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Green Tea Bags.

Anyway now that I know I can drink it without milk, I'm up for trying some different sorts of green tea although I like organic so maybe that restricts my choice.

Luckily it didn't smell offensive to me like some fruit teas do as some of those turn my stomach.

I doubt that I would ever have tried it without coming to this forum as I'm a bit of a creature of habit with food and drink. But everyone talking about all these teas has been making me curious.

ProfCrash · 01-07-2011, 12:00 PM

Tea Gschwendner does have organic teas available on its website. I dirnk an Organic Bancha and Sencha.

I a thrilled that you enjoyed it without milk. Good on you for trying. :-)

kindlekitten · 01-07-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm

I was quite surprised at the green tea minus milk. If I closed my eyes, it tasted very similar but stronger in flavour. Really tasted ok and not bitter as I had imagined it would.

Seems a bit pointless adding milk in if it tastes nice without it. Perhaps the green tea I have is not a strong one as I just use the Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Green Tea Bags.

Anyway now that I know I can drink it without milk, I'm up for trying some different sorts of green tea although I like organic so maybe that restricts my choice.

Luckily it didn't smell offensive to me like some fruit teas do as some of those turn my stomach.

I doubt that I would ever have tried it without coming to this forum as I'm a bit of a creature of habit with food and drink. But everyone talking about all these teas has been making me curious.

here's Republic of Teas organic offerings

TheKindleWorm · 01-07-2011, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Tea Gschwendner does have organic teas available on its website. I dirnk an Organic Bancha and Sencha.

I a thrilled that you enjoyed it without milk. Good on you for trying. :-)

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

here's Republic of Teas organic offerings

Excellent thank you - I'll have to try them on my sister who likes her fruit teas but which I can't bear the smell of! Hopefully I'll convert her.

Poppaea · 01-07-2011, 12:32 PM

Actually there are different ways to brew a non bitter green tea. Either you go for 70 to 80°C Water and let it sit for up to 3 min or you "wash" your tea. That is: You give a small amount of boiling water over the leaves, swig them around for two or three rounds and pour the "teawater" off. Then fill up with water and let it sip for the normal amount of time.

Green tea doesn't like boiling water and that is when it gets bitter, the heat discharges the bittern.

I am having a Pai Mu Tan flavoured with lychee blossoms that have been removed again. (Water heat for that one 75°C).

ProfCrash · 01-07-2011, 12:48 PM

Pouring out water that way also reduces the amount of caffiene found in the tea. Instead of buying decaf tea I simply steep any tea that I want to make for about 10 seconds, pour it out, and then resteep. Caffiene is suppose to be one of the first thing released from tea so that process decaffinates my tea.

I rarely let my green tea steep for three minutes. Most of my green teas steep for 1 minute. There are a few blends that will steep for longer then that but that is because the blend uses rooibos or a black tea.

Poppaea · 01-07-2011, 12:59 PM

Steeping time depends on which tea and how often has it been used before. Pai Mu Tan up to 3 min, a cheaper green 1 min, a high-priced one can take up to 5 min. And then there is the question of how many brews has it already got. Sounds complicated, but works out fine, after a while one can tell the watertemperature just by touching the kettle and knows which tea takes how long.

I even have one white tea here that gets naturally sweet, I mean really sweet, when it steeps for 7 min.

Mine are all Chinese, I dont like the Japanese teas.

ProfCrash · 01-07-2011, 01:05 PM

You are right about each tea having its own steeping time.

I strongly prefer the Japanese Greens and they all steep at 1-2 minutes. I wouldn't call them cheap either... (winks) I tend to find that the teas that are more expensive steep for a shorter period of time because they are less processed and more delicate.

The White teas I drink steep for about two minutes.

My black teas vary from 2 minutes to 5 minutes with most in the three minute range.

Poppaea · 01-07-2011, 01:13 PM

oh, no, sorry, I didn't mean to say that the Japanese are cheap on the contrary, but when I started out with Green tea they were to sharp for my tastes so I stuck with China and a rare Himalayan one. Sometimes Oolong. Black tea is possible in the evening, a very dark and strong one with a nutty aroma at best.

There is some 2008 Sakura here...

http://www.mariagefreres.com/boutiqu...E8688-V40.html

Latinandgreek · 01-07-2011, 03:46 PM

Cranberry tea. Time to snuggle up with some Veronica Mars and Livy.

astra · 01-07-2011, 04:36 PM

NBTea suggests most of Japanese green teas 80C-2 min, most of Chinese greem teas 75C-3min.
I have scanned (so, I might be wrong) an article somewhere(wikipedia?) that Chinese and Japanese teas are made very differently. Chinese green teas are fried in the beginning. Japanese teas are not.

Meamwhile, in my cup I have Shu Pu-Erh

After rib-eye stake---rare

Later I will try the next green sample. Probably Ceylon Mammoth.
Or was it Oliphant?

I was pleasantly surprised today

I have found a shop--Oriental food and souvenirs.
They have loose leaf tea!
Japanese Sencha tea.
Chinese Green and Oolong teas.
They also have a variety of proper tea-things? but I am not that advanced. I am after flavours only for now. I need to wisen up for more. Time will tell.
Nonetheless, I am very excited about their tea though. I also liked a lady who works there. I think her parents are from China but I think she was born here because her English is perfect. I think she understands about teas. Most likely she knows more than I do

Iridal · 01-07-2011, 04:39 PM

Brazilian Baia. For some reason I really like coconut in tea.

01-07-2011, 04:36 PM	#6239
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	NBTea suggests most of Japanese green teas 80C-2 min, most of Chinese greem teas 75C-3min. I have scanned (so, I might be wrong) an article somewhere(wikipedia?) that Chinese and Japanese teas are made very differently. Chinese green teas are fried in the beginning. Japanese teas are not. Meamwhile, in my cup I have Shu Pu-Erh After rib-eye stake---rare Later I will try the next green sample. Probably Ceylon Mammoth. Or was it Oliphant? I was pleasantly surprised today I have found a shop--Oriental food and souvenirs. They have loose leaf tea! Japanese Sencha tea. Chinese Green and Oolong teas. They also have a variety of proper tea-things? but I am not that advanced. I am after flavours only for now. I need to wisen up for more. Time will tell. Nonetheless, I am very excited about their tea though. I also liked a lady who works there. I think her parents are from China but I think she was born here because her English is perfect. I think she understands about teas. Most likely she knows more than I do Last edited by astra; 01-07-2011 at 04:39 PM.

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01-07-2011, 11:49 AM	#6229
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	I was quite surprised at the green tea minus milk. If I closed my eyes, it tasted very similar but stronger in flavour. Really tasted ok and not bitter as I had imagined it would. Seems a bit pointless adding milk in if it tastes nice without it. Perhaps the green tea I have is not a strong one as I just use the Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Green Tea Bags. Anyway now that I know I can drink it without milk, I'm up for trying some different sorts of green tea although I like organic so maybe that restricts my choice. Luckily it didn't smell offensive to me like some fruit teas do as some of those turn my stomach. I doubt that I would ever have tried it without coming to this forum as I'm a bit of a creature of habit with food and drink. But everyone talking about all these teas has been making me curious.

01-07-2011, 12:00 PM	#6230
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Tea Gschwendner does have organic teas available on its website. I dirnk an Organic Bancha and Sencha. I a thrilled that you enjoyed it without milk. Good on you for trying. :-)

01-07-2011, 12:32 PM	#6233
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Actually there are different ways to brew a non bitter green tea. Either you go for 70 to 80°C Water and let it sit for up to 3 min or you "wash" your tea. That is: You give a small amount of boiling water over the leaves, swig them around for two or three rounds and pour the "teawater" off. Then fill up with water and let it sip for the normal amount of time. Green tea doesn't like boiling water and that is when it gets bitter, the heat discharges the bittern. I am having a Pai Mu Tan flavoured with lychee blossoms that have been removed again. (Water heat for that one 75°C).

01-07-2011, 12:48 PM	#6234
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Pouring out water that way also reduces the amount of caffiene found in the tea. Instead of buying decaf tea I simply steep any tea that I want to make for about 10 seconds, pour it out, and then resteep. Caffiene is suppose to be one of the first thing released from tea so that process decaffinates my tea. I rarely let my green tea steep for three minutes. Most of my green teas steep for 1 minute. There are a few blends that will steep for longer then that but that is because the blend uses rooibos or a black tea.

01-07-2011, 12:59 PM	#6235
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Steeping time depends on which tea and how often has it been used before. Pai Mu Tan up to 3 min, a cheaper green 1 min, a high-priced one can take up to 5 min. And then there is the question of how many brews has it already got. Sounds complicated, but works out fine, after a while one can tell the watertemperature just by touching the kettle and knows which tea takes how long. I even have one white tea here that gets naturally sweet, I mean really sweet, when it steeps for 7 min. Mine are all Chinese, I dont like the Japanese teas.

01-07-2011, 01:05 PM	#6236
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	You are right about each tea having its own steeping time. I strongly prefer the Japanese Greens and they all steep at 1-2 minutes. I wouldn't call them cheap either... (winks) I tend to find that the teas that are more expensive steep for a shorter period of time because they are less processed and more delicate. The White teas I drink steep for about two minutes. My black teas vary from 2 minutes to 5 minutes with most in the three minute range.

01-07-2011, 01:13 PM	#6237
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	oh, no, sorry, I didn't mean to say that the Japanese are cheap on the contrary, but when I started out with Green tea they were to sharp for my tastes so I stuck with China and a rare Himalayan one. Sometimes Oolong. Black tea is possible in the evening, a very dark and strong one with a nutty aroma at best. There is some 2008 Sakura here... http://www.mariagefreres.com/boutiqu...E8688-V40.html

01-07-2011, 03:46 PM	#6238
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Cranberry tea. Time to snuggle up with some Veronica Mars and Livy.

01-07-2011, 04:39 PM	#6240
Iridal Mysteriarch Posts: 1,422 Karma: 26606984 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The land of impossible deadlines Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3	Brazilian Baia. For some reason I really like coconut in tea.

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