> On 06 Sep 2008 15:55:58 -0400, Lewis Perin panix.com> wrote:
>

>>> If the cups are not drawn at 1-minute intervals, as in the SteapTV
>>> video, then the table is as follows:
>>>
>>> Cup# Water Min g/cup Tea-Min Cum Ave
>>> 1 3 cups 3 2.00 6.00 6.00 2.00
>>> 2 2 cups 5 3.00 6.00 12.00 2.40
>>> 3 1 cup 7 6.00 12.00 24.00 3.43
>>>
>>> Note that the tea-minutes are not equal to the g/cup.
>>>
>>> If my calculations are correct, this method is a better way to compare
>>> steep times than I thought.

>>
>>Realizing that your first computation was wrong led you to an
>>interesting thought. But the tea-minute will have merit only if N
>>tea-minutes yield the same result in the cup (assuming the same kind
>>of leaf) with, say, N g/cup for one minute, and 1 g/cup for N minutes.

>
> I would think that brewing 2g for 1 minute would not be the same as
> brewing 1g for 2 minutes (same amount/temp of water).
>
> Taken to a more extreme example, I would expect 8g brewed for 1 minute
> to be quite different from 1g brewed for 8 minutes. I would esxpect
> the former to be strong and the latter bitter.
>
> I don't think I am assuming that at all and, in fact, am trying to
> eliminate that effect.