> I was given a bag of yin hao, a jasmine tea from Holy Mountain. The
> instructions say "multiple short steepings at 180-195".
>
> I haven't tried multiple steepings before. Do they need to be done
> back to back?
>
> How long can the wet leaves be left out?
>
> How long in the refrigerator?
>
> Are subsequent steepings done the same way (time and temp)?
>
> I assume a "short steeping" means 1-2 minutes. Right?

>I was given a bag of yin hao, a jasmine tea from Holy Mountain. The
>instructions say "multiple short steepings at 180-195".
>
>I haven't tried multiple steepings before. Do they need to be done
>back to back?
>
>How long can the wet leaves be left out?
>
>How long in the refrigerator?
>
>Are subsequent steepings done the same way (time and temp)?
>
>I assume a "short steeping" means 1-2 minutes. Right?

>On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:47:17 -0700, Square Peg
>wrote:
>

>>I was given a bag of yin hao, a jasmine tea from Holy Mountain. The
>>instructions say "multiple short steepings at 180-195".
>>
>>I haven't tried multiple steepings before. Do they need to be done
>>back to back?
>>
>>How long can the wet leaves be left out?
>>
>>How long in the refrigerator?
>>
>>Are subsequent steepings done the same way (time and temp)?
>>
>>I assume a "short steeping" means 1-2 minutes. Right?

>
>Is this a joke? One tea bag for multiple infusions?

> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:47:17 -0700, Square Peg
> wrote:
>
> During the Olympics in China, I saw a video clip of a man making tea
> by piling a large amount of leaves into a very small pot, pouring hot
> water on, pushing down on the leaves to expedite the process, and
> quickly pouring a small amount into several cups, which they drank
> immediately. With enough tea leaves to begin with, I suppose you
> could do that multiple times. bookburn

>bookburn@yahoo.com writes:
>

>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:47:17 -0700, Square Peg
>> wrote:
>>
>> During the Olympics in China, I saw a video clip of a man making tea
>> by piling a large amount of leaves into a very small pot, pouring hot
>> water on, pushing down on the leaves to expedite the process, and
>> quickly pouring a small amount into several cups, which they drank
>> immediately. With enough tea leaves to begin with, I suppose you
>> could do that multiple times. bookburn

>
>This happens all the time, and not just in China. I usually brew the
>same leaves all day long, often upwards of ten times. Oolongs and
>Pu'ers support this; greens and blacks/reds, not so much.

> On 27 Aug 2008 15:23:24 -0400, Lewis Perin panix.com> wrote:
>

>>bookburn@yahoo.com writes:
>>

>>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:47:17 -0700, Square Peg
>>> wrote:
>>>

>Square Peg writes:
>

>> On 27 Aug 2008 15:23:24 -0400, Lewis Perin panix.com> wrote:
>>

>>>bookburn@yahoo.com writes:
>>>

>>>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:47:17 -0700, Square...

> I was given a bag of yin hao, a jasmine tea from Holy Mountain. The
> instructions say "multiple short steepings at 180-195".
>
> I haven't tried multiple steepings before. Do they need to be done
> back to back?
>
> How long can the wet leaves be left out?
>
> How long in the refrigerator?
>
> Are subsequent steepings done the same way (time and temp)?
>
> I assume a "short steeping" means 1-2 minutes. Right?

>
>Square Peg wrote:

>> I was given a bag of yin hao, a jasmine tea from Holy Mountain. The
>> instructions say "multiple short steepings at 180-195".
>>
>> I haven't tried multiple steepings before. Do...