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Author: bookburnbookburn Date: Aug 27, 2008 11:32
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?
If it's not a single tea bag, I would guess that a large amount of tea
could be brewed that way, probably in a small pot and poured
immediately. The 180-90 high heat would cause quicker infusion, I
suppose.
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
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