On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:32:24 -0800, bookburn@
yahoo.com wrote:
>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?
Sorry. It's a 1/4 pound bag of loose tea. I never use traditional tea
bags (well, almost never), so the term "bag" didn't strike me as
potentially confusing.
>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.
My first experiment was 8 grams of tea in 26 oz of water for 3:00
minutes. It started at 190 (before pouring) and ended up at 170.
This was probably too long and maybe too hot. I saved the leaves and
will try a second infusion in an hour or so. I think I'll use the same
time and temp just to keep the variables down.
Tomorrow, I'll repeat the experiment with 30 sec steepings. Lots of
trips to the john. ;-)
>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
