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Author: Dominic T.Dominic T. Date: Aug 27, 2008 11:26
On Aug 27, 1:47Â pm, 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?
You may want to search through the archives for more info, there will
be a ton on this topic. Basically a short steep is like 30 seconds
maybe a minute and then gradually increasing the time (45, 1min, 1:15,
etc.) sometimes increasing the temp as well. That temp seems a bit
high but it could be OK. They don't need to be done in a double
barreled shotgun manner but yes, all in one session. No refrigerators
or hours of exposure to air for sure. In a gaiwan at work I may start
brewing some leaf in the morning and get two or three brews by lunch
and possibly one more after lunch depending on the tea but it is also
staying covered by the gaiwan lid not directly open to the air.
Experiment, experiment, experiment.
- Dominic
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