/tea/ - Tea General

Darker oxidized oolong makes me want to live.

The first oolong I tried was magical. I think it was called wuyi or something. I havent seen it in stock from the online store I got it from...

When do I need to check for it? When does this stuff get harvested and make it to the shelves? I've had a lot of good tea since then but I want to go back and experience that flavor one more time.

>>8785022
I can't even count how many wuyi oolongs are here anon, yunnan sourcing's a go to place for any tea

https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/oolong-tea

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>>8784806
>Don't buy tea from Teavana

I had a coupon!

recommend me some amazon teas lads, I got a hankering

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>>8785289
SOLD OUT?!?!

>>8785324
click on the wu yi section on the left there's more than that, unless you just want duck shit

>>8785324
is YS the online store you were referring to?

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how not shit is this tea quality? I'm guessing 3 or 4; this is one of Twinings' fuller leaf teas and still has pretty much no flavor

I'm an oolong fan and have ordered mainly from Mountain Tea. Should I diverge?

>>8784806
>tfw live at altitude and water boils at 202 F

Teafags are even more annoying than coffeefags.

>>8785588
Same but personally I've never had a problem

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>>8785599
Here's your (You), now go away

>>8785393
is that dry mold

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can anyone help me find a decently priced matcha?

>>8786507

also, does anyone know when this years harvest will be sold?

I am looking to buy from China Life Teahouse, already picked out about 50 bucks worth of tea, but I'm pretty sure it's all last years harvest.

any good recs on online stores that ship to urop?

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does anyone know shit about GABA tea? I did some research and it seems that GABA is literally the same technical compound that is also found in liquid ecstasy.

theres a lot of bs around it, from the chinalife store:

GABA stands for gamma-amino butyric acid, an amino acid that is one of the main neurotransmitters in your central nervous system. Neurotransmitters help nerve signals to travel between cells (neurons). The GABA chemical functions to prevent over-excitement of the nervous system by controlling the movement of signals between neurons.

GABA tea has an abundant amount of health benefits. Some would even describe GABA as a ‘super tea’.

ANTI-ANXIETY, DE-STRESS: GABA is a chemical that your body produces to keep the brain calm, control blood pressure and manage stress. High levels of GABA prevent an over-active nervous system by blocking excessive levels of nerve signal transmissions that cause anxiety-related health issues. Not enough GABA in your brain can lead to epilepsy, seizures, convulsions, Huntington’s disease and Parkinsonism.

ANTI-INSOMNIA: GABA's calming effect can aid a deeper sleep and help combat sleep disorders. Drink an hour before bedtime.

ANTI-CANCER: GABA tea can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. In particular GABA has been studied for its ability to reduce airway-derived lung cancer.

LOWERS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: GABA is your body's own tranquilliser and is known for its role in lowering blood pressure. Please avoid if you suffer from hypotension.

PREVENTS DIABETES: GABA lowers blood sugar in your body by encouraging the production of insulin and secretion of insulin from the pancreas, preventing the risk of diabetes.

STRONG MENTAL HEALTH: GABA aids in memory retention, improves overall mental alertness and aids the development of learning abilities.

more: http://chinalifeweb.com/shop/product/tea-rgoc/86/

>>8786524
>Buzzfeed: the post.

>>8786529

you do realize I copypasted that shit from the website, right?

I just want to know if anyone has ever tried GABA tea.

>>8786537
Yeah that's what I meant dude.
It's snake oil isn't it?

>>8786522
Green teas like long jing and sencha are only being picked right about now. It'll be a few weeks yet before they hit the stores. Chinalife's imperial green long jing from last years crop is still drinking beautifully though.

>>8786537
>>8786524
GABA doesn't cross the blood brain barrier. enjoy your minor muscle relaxant.

>>8786537
Amber gaba is delicious. All that matters. No idea if it has any health benefits.

>>8786522
O-cha.com has cooking grade matcha at about 3k yen per 300 grams. Haven't seen it get much cheaper outside dubious Chinese matcha.

>>8784806
>General

>>8786546

yes, I think so, too

>>8786945

so, maybe buy oolongs and related teas now and wait for green teas to come out?

>>8786959

thanks very much. any scientific reading on this you can rec? I want to read up on it a little more. muscle relaxant doesn't sound too bad.

maybe it can help with restless legs? fucking hate that shit..

>>8786961

thanks man, I think I will cop.

>>8787019

>cooking grade

I'm looking for thick matcha for drinking, I have plenty of cooking grade and low-grade matcha at home.

>>8787406
>"maybe it can help with restless legs?"

See >>8786959 "Doesn't cross the blood brain barrier." It's a neurological condition.

>>8787436

wasn't even aware that restless legs was entirely neurological. I knew it was categorized as a form of insomnia, but that's just depressing :/

>Stop using teabags

Why?
What if I just cut open the teabags, would that be acceptable?

The TeaSource has some really great teas like the Zen Mai Cha, they're 100% better the Teavana

Anyone order tea from Adagio? They good?

>>8787559
starbucks tier

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Thoughts on earl grey? I know it's kind of a poor mans tea but i kinda like it.

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>Used to drinking Red Rose all my life but decide to be a hipster and go to Teavana to see what 'gourmet' tea supposedly is
>Buy Earl Grey Creme because I love Earl Grey
>It tastes like water mixed with artificial vanilla flavoring
>Look on the ingredients list and it's actually BLACK TEA MIXED WITH ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVORING and NO BERGAMOT OIL

I bitched about it and the lady at the store was like 'oh well we're working towards getting rid of any artificial flavors in our teas'. bullshit.

It's like how the cheap Twinings earl grey in the orange packets doesn't specifically say 'bergamot oil' it just has 'citrus oil' and it tastes like dirt

The Red Rose, Stash, Celestial Seasonings, and Harney and Sons earl greys are all decent. I don't know how the fuck Red Rose does it being so fucking cheap but so much better than all the garbage bargain tea brands. Lipton is terrible.

>>8787506
Only if there's actual tea leaves in there, instead of the dust that's normally in a teabag

>>8785289
This site is new to me.
I think this is my tea, or it's close: https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/oolong-tea/products/wu-yi-shan-qi-lan-rock-oolong-tea-spring-2015

Thank you very much for the link!

Anyone know of any stores selling in Europe? Specifically the Benelux region (Belgium - Netherlands - Luxembourg).
Not too experienced in tbe art of the tea, mostly drink fruit-flavoured water.

>>8789781

holy fuck..

https://www.google.com/maps/search/tea+shops/@51.4522033,4.8301738,8.5z

>>8787616
I think it is perhaps the weakest of the black teas. I can no longer drink it.

>>8784806
>If you are using teabags, stop leaving it in the cup after it's done brewing
>brewing tea in a cup
fucking murricans

>>8790840
What would you brew it in?

>>8784806
>stop using boiling water
I've been into chinese tea for a while now and the more I drink it the more I realize it is very resilient, even whites and greens take boiling water just fine, you just have to tweak the other parameters.
I find the people who care about temp more are people drinking finicky low quality tea, or people who are into jap and indian tea that require in fact stricter temperature control due to characteristics of the processing/ of the tea itself

>>8785324
Just wait for the 2017 version, no point in getting 1 yo tea when the harvest is happening as we speak for most teas
>>8785289
I like YS's teas as much as the next guy but their selection of wuyi oolongs is nothing special, which is to be expected, they are based in yunnan not fujian, there have been a few wuyi based shops popping in recently like lazycattea and oldwaystea, they are a lot more expensive than ys but the quality is worth it imo
>>8785353
Duck shit is a dancong from guandong, very different from wuyi oolongs, especially the greener kind

>>8790844
A kettle you nigger.

>>8791059
Im so tired of the brits know about tea meme

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Coffee will always be my one and only but unfortunately I've developed a panic disorder in regards to high amounts of caffeine, weed, alcohol etc. Caffeine the the best of the 3 for me but anything more than a 3rd of a proper black cup can set my heart burning on certain days.
Given that OP is a fag and didn't post the sticky, what would ya'll recommend as a lightly caffeinated tea with anti-anxiety effects, with as strong a flavor as possible?

>>8791548
https://pastebin.com/4ZEuMwBJ
I think this is the most up-to-date pastebin.

>>8791548
Have you tried rooibos? No caffeine and it has a silky sort of tea taste. If you're looking for something bitter I'm not sure what to recommend.

>>8791862
correction:
>dirty sort of dirt taste

>>8791954
Nah man, rooibos is really nice. What do you prefer?

>>8791989
I'm just shitposting, I've only had trash rooibos that tasted like dirt in a somewhat tobacco-y way

I like assam from what I've had

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>>8784806
Why are teabags degenerate senpai?

>>8792344
If you're a poncy little cuck most are bad, few are acceptable.

>>8791614
Most of those websites in that pastebin are obsessed with pu'er tea. Is pu'er actually that good?

>>8789845
If you can't be arsed to respond seriously don't respond at all.
All I'm asking for if there's any trustworthy webshops thay ship to or are based here, as I there's no proper Asiam community where I live.

Is bigelow tea any good? I've been drinking from their tea bags for the past year and I just recently started getting more seriously interested in actually trying the good shit out there.

>>8793209
Its not that its better or worse, it's just super varied so it has more grounds to be a hobby, there are a ton of variables to study, from what mountain it was picked to stuff like storage, all of that affects the flavour a lot.
Most other teas are all about getting fresh and quality material and that is it, drink it while it's good and wait for the next harvest

>>8784806
Whats wrong with tea from Teavana?

>>8791059
A kettle? I use a teapot myself.

>>8785300
$10 off your next purchase of over $30 or more?

>>8793516
I think Bigelow is an ok place to start tea tasting just so you don't throw a shit ton of money on a tea you might not like. Play around with different varieties. Twinings is also a good brand to experiment with, too.

Yes, I know: bagged tea is vastly inferior. I don't drink it myself, but I did when I first started drinking tea.

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>>8793791
>Artificial vanilla flavoring in the earl grey

>>8784806
How do I make tea the way it SHOULD be done? Teach me /ck/, I've loved tea since forever but I usually just buy any mark of teabags and throw them into hot water. How do I enjoy this fine drink properly?

Time for tea! Yeee haw!

>>8784806
>Stop using boiling water
Make me, my coconut tea tastes like ass if I don't use boiling water thats been cooled for about a minute.

>>8794742
>boiling water cooled for a minute
>objecting to using boiling water
>boiling water that has been cooled for a minute is somehow still boiling water

W-wew lad.

convenient twinings teabags pleb passing through

>>8784806
>Stop using boiling water

https://youtu.be/rG-rMpQT-GQ?t=65

Kind of a retarded question but does Earl Grey contain almost the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee or is it way lower?

>>8784806
You're a tiresome faggot.

>>8784806

How would someone use boiling water? Wouldn't it stop boiling even during the pouring process?

Also I like Lapsang Tarry

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>>8784806
Big haul coming

>>8795027
They don't mean literally boiling at all times, they mean water that has reached boiling temp, aka 212 degrees Fahrenheit, which is much too hot for any tea that isn't black or herbal.

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>>8794832
>britbongs thinking they know shit about tea

>>8796449
They trashed most of the world looking for tea and fucking turmeric, I think they know at least a little about it

>>8796450
You would think, but they only thing they learned was how to smuggle opium.

>>8787603
Overpriced?

>>8796449
Tedious child

>>8796605
Gormless Britmong

>>8784806
Tea noob here. Sick of teabag crap and I know the other stuff is better. I have had the real deal before and thus know what I am missing out on. Problem is I really don't know very much at all or how to really even get started.

Like I have no idea which online sources are best for ordering tea.

I also don't know what kind proper teapot and tea cups to even look for.

Don't exactly have a lot of spare dosh to waste due to stupid/newbie mistakes so I am hoping for some guidance here.

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>>8797514
>tea cups
Doesn't matter, your own mugs are fine.

>teapot
Only matters in as much as there's room inside of it for the leaves to swell up without compressing against anything.
Hell, you could steep the leaves in your mug if you wanted, but you'd have to filter the brew through your teeth as you sipped.

Personally I use a $3 ceramic pot I got from the dollar store.
The little grill inside of the spout is kind of sub-par, so I pour through a mesh strainer I had lying around as well.

>online sources
Can't help you there, I buy from a kind asian lady downtown.

>>8786959
try to add coriander then?
at least it helps heavy metals to cross the blood-brain barrier
be cautious if you aren't detoxed properly you will toxify your brain

>>8797514
>>8797542

Although if you really want a nice teacup and saucer for cheap, check out thrift/charity shops.
People offload their old china all the time.

>Green tea isn't going to keep you up if you drink it before bed
Really? I've stopped drinking green tea after about 8pm because of that. I seem to be quite sensitive to even smaller amounts of caffeine at night.

>>8797610
>smaller
Green tea can have as much caffeine as espresso.

>>8791059
>kettle

What year is it?

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>it's a "anons whom only drink the Brisk tea at Taco Bell tell other anons how to 'properly' drink tea" episode

>>8794781
This guy gets it.

can you use a french press for tea

>>8798169
He gets soap in is mouth is what he's getting.
Bagged Twinings is disgusting.

>>8798170
Yes, but two caveats:
- You can't use it for coffee, lingering coffee oils will ruin your tea
- Don't actually press down on the leaves like you do for coffee, that'll squeeze tannins out and ruin your tea

I've even heard it's the best possible thing to make tea in, since you can pump the plunger and stir the leaves up thoroughly for a fuller extraction

>>8798182
>coffee oils ruin your tea
I use a coffee maker for both. There is very minimal contact with coffee oils, only in the bottom of the basket, and if you keep it clean there's nothing to worry about.
I taste no difference. I'm a man and I do what I want in my own home involving caffeine.
Your coffee making techniques make me wonder why you don't use your time cooking, cleaning, gardening and laying around instead.
You can't possibly have so much time on your hands and so little to do that you would want to spend 16 minutes making a cup of coffee.

Who takes care of your normal person shit like cooking and cleaning while you spend hours in the kitchen attempting to improve bitter caffeine water?
Have some self respect and get a coffee maker my friend.

>>8798210
Nice projection, bro.

French press makes coffee in exactly four minutes, I use it not only because it tastes good but it's faster than anything else I own.

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Any previous experiences with this brand?

>>8785304
Bump, want to know if Amazon sells any worthwhile teas.

>>8798215
Too much fiddling. If I want to sit around smoking cigarettes, sweating at the pits and twitching, I'm not putting effort into it.
It's practically less effective than using a coffeemaker, which can be loaded and switched on in 30 seconds.
That's ignoring the fact that 8oz coffee takes only another 30-40 seconds to show up in the bottom of the pot.

Maybe I just have a really fast coffee maker.
I refuse to join your cult. You stay in your corner and I'll head off to mine.

>>8798246
The bulk gunpowders generally aren't bad.

>>8798249
>fiddling

I'd grant you that if we were talking pour-over, but press is literally just pour water in and let it sit for four minutes.
8oz or 80oz, the time is the same.

If time is that valuable to you and you don't give a single shit about flavor, then you might as well drink instant.

>>8798264
I said I was hiding, get out of my corner.
I am terrified to leave my stoop, I admit it, leave me alone frenchman.

>>8798297
I don't care about converting you at all, just quit spouting made up bullshit with that smug grin on your face.

>got some loose yerba for the first time
>think I fucked up brewing it
>still tasted heavenly
I'm new to yerba, do you guys have any tips? I don't have a gourd/bombilla so I need to use a coffee cup.

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How's my tea looking? Might not have put enough milk

>>8799237
Is this what they mean when they say "Milk Oolong"?

>>8786524
>supertea
>super
>many health benefits
>nothing to back that up
Why dont you go, make a stevia infusion and die of renal insufficiency already?

>>8799366
Mate, have you ever seen the shenanigans that tea channels will say on youtube?
>Antioxidants
>Cures cancer
All on the same page.

>>8799292
no

>>8784806
>Fedora water
Haha, no!

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>>8799394
>I only drink coffee, french press and black, of course, like my soul.

Ok tea people. How do you enjoy tea? It tastes just like hot water to me.

>>8799866
there are three parameters to tea brewing:
* tea to water ratio
* water temperature
* steep time

increase any of these

Anyone else like dandelion tea? I jusg tried it recently and it's surprisingly good. I had read it had a black licorice taste, but it didn't really taste like that to me. Also, I've been drinking at night and it seems to help me sleep.

>>8799292
can't tell if bait or britbong

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CONTROVERSIAL:
What do you like to add to your tea?

>>8800518
Semen

>>8800518
Sriracha.

>>8800518
>Gunpowder Green
Spearmint, maybe some sugar or honey.
>cheap black teas
Cloves, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, sugar or honey.

>>8800591
>spearmint
i think we can be friends

>>8800518
on an international asian flight they offered a lime wedge with the oolong they served. it was actually pretty good. i didn't know that was a thing.
and after 36 hours of nosleep you stop caring that there's teabag tags sticking out of their teapots when it tasted that good.

>>8800604
I have a pound of dried spearmint and no idea what to do with it aside from making tea. You have any advice?

>>8800613
i have absolutely no idea, i have a small bag of it rotting in a cupboard! i honestly only got mine when i started getting really into tea.
i think you can us it when making homemade ice cream. im sure there are applications in baking sweets, too.

>>8800518
Water

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>>8784806
For me, the best tea is a glass of water

>>8800733
i've never heard of this.
what temperature do you boil it to?
how long do you steep it for?
does it ACTUALLY taste like water?

>>8800751
sorry I can't tell you my secret recipe
try google

you need to practise a bit and it's a bit of work but It will be delicious, I promise

>>8784806
My favourite teas are white widow and northern lights, both greens

>>8800776
Which country are you from?

>>8800818
why would you care?

>>8800776
holy fuck i tried it, it actually does taste like water!
it's not perfect, i think i'll try lowering the temperature a little bit.
i bet this would taste great over ice!

>>8800837
I want to know if it tastes like real water.

>>8800857
the recipe differs a bit for every country but overall most of them are delicious

>>8800849
keep going!
the more you try, the better the result

>>8785588
>>8785620
You could probably use a pressure cooker to superheat the water

>>8787805
Yea I don't trust "flavored" teas anymore

>>8785324
is this fucking real

>>8794720
Boil water
put tea in water
wait
drink

>>8794720
Get a cup, put enough leaves (don't buy fine ground shit) to cover the ground, pour water (boiled but not boiling hot), sip, when half empty fill more water (never drink so it's below half)
When pouring, pour in a circle motion

>>8800518

One of my friends from Finland came over and fucking put milk in his tea. He said it's a normal thing to do but I've never seen anyone do that.

>>8797542
How did you get a $3 pot at the dollar store

>>8802105
There was a teapot on the shelf and I carried it over to the checkout counter

what do you guys store your tea in?
anyone want to post their collection?

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>>8802219
I'm on vacation so dont have a pic, but I have most of it on those yunnan sourcing ziplocks. Pu cakes on a crock with a couple of those cigar humidor disks to keep it at the right rh, still a work in progress

Pic is a cake I've brought with me on break, been strugling with finding the right water, tap here sucks, finally got some spring water today that works

>>8800518
Lemon slice. With the peel. The aroma is heavenly

What kind of tea should I be looking for a good bubble tea?

So I pour the hot water into my pot, tea on the bottom, then do I have to pour it all after it's steeped or can I keep it in the pot and drink more in a little while if I keep it warm?

>>8802245
How do you like that cake anon? I have been drinking a few Guandong stored raws lately but I think I like younger dry stored raws more.

>>8802673
You can re-steep the tea later, but keeping warm water in the pot will extract more and more tannins over time

If you want to keep a warm pot at the ready, use two pots. Pour the tea out into the second pot and keep that one warm.

>>8802680
Im not super well versed in aged pu, its from 09, got it at pu-erh.sk, it has kind of a milky taste, similar to some older drystored stuff I sampled recently, the yixing I use most of the time smoothens it a lot, its the first time I tried it in a gaiwan and some bitterness I haven't noticed is there.
Overall it's a nice daily drinker with noticeable aged taste at ~13cents a gram

>>8802709
Thanks anon.

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>>8784806

>>8786524

GABA is a neurotransmitter which is comprised of amino acids which in turn makes it a type of protein so unless it comes in some kind of enteric coating to protect it from stomach acid and gastric enzymes, said protein will get denatured and digested long before it has a chance to do whatever magic the box is claiming.

>>8803002
what if i inject tea straight into the bloodstream

>>8802660
Hemlock, my man

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Which one to buy

>>8803649
buy one without any creases

you never get them fully cleaned otherwise

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>>8786524
GABA tea is tasty, and maybe slightly more relaxing than other teas, but that effect is quite minor.
>t seems that GABA is literally the same technical compound that is also found in liquid ecstasy.
Nope. "Liquid ecstasy" probably refers to GHB, which affects the body's GABA system (as do most tranquilizers, alcohol, basically any non-opiod sedative) but is distinct from GABA itself.
GABA is somewhat healthy, but consuming it as is won't accomplish much. Just buy tea because you like the taste, it's basically guaranteed to be doing you more good than harm. If you want minor GABAergic sedatives (>>8787406) with low addiction potential, maybe look into picamilon or phenibut. Longecity is a good site for that sort of thing, as is examine.com. [Anon is not a doctor]

>>8787506
Teabags don't contain good tea. It's really not much more effort or expense to set yourself up with decent loose tea, and the quality is way higher. Using a gaiwan is fun.

>>8791548
>>8791862
Rooibos is good stuff, and it's pretty cheap. Unoxidized rooib tastes quite different, and it's getting a bit more common. You could try the roasty Japanese greens, hojicha and kukicha, which are very strong tasting but low in caffeine.

>>8793209
Yes

>>8794781
Twinings has easily the best bagged English Breakfast I have encountered.

>>8797514
Check out what-cha, they have an affordable, well-curated selection. You can look up individual teas on Steepster to get a better sense of what you might want to order.
If you just want to sample some of the loose leaf teas out there, I recommend getting a Da Hong Pao or other Wuyi oolong, a silver needle, maybe a strong Yunnan black or something, and a small pu-erh cake if you're feeling adventurous (ripe pu is generally cheaper and more accessible than raw, especially if you like coffee).

>>8800136
Dandelion is kinda tasty. Mixes well with tulsi.

Pic related just got shipped today, aw ye

>>8805022
Looks nice, sadly i've been kind of avoiding ys lately, it takes a long time and customs keep opening my order and making me pay a ton in tax.
Such is yuropoor life

>>8797514
Teavivire, eco cha, yunnan sourcing

>>8805231
Just get them to mark the value down

>>8803649
Where to cop

>>8805414
They do that, but the customs workers know how to google, desu I think they have my name down as the tea autist

>>8805450
What country are you from? britbong here and I've never been taxed for chink shit

>>8805455
Portugal, so far i've only had problems with ys, w2t has been always fast with no issues.

>>8805437
http://www.specialtybottle.com/metal-tin-containers/tea

I haven't ordered from them before but someone on /tea/ recommended it a long time back. They have other containers too

Can a cake lover please explain to me why one would buy a cake of tea?
Is it just an easy way to buy in bulk?
I'm very curious ever since I saw that tea cakes were a thing that existed.

>>8806091
Historical reasons, it was brought on horsebacks, it was easier to carry that way, nowadays its just better for storage, it's also said to age better that way, keeps humidity.
It's also kind of a meme, many producers press some teas into cakes to meme people into thinking it will get better with age or so they can sell it as some kind of specialty item

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>>8806091
I mean, they've been making cakes of it for hundreds if not thousands of years breh.

It used to be money.

>>8806091
For pu erh it is the traditional way the tea is stored and aged. It is more commonly found in cakes than loose leaf form. For something like black tea it might keep for a bit longer but beyond that black tea bricks like >>8806176 are typically sold for decorative or gifting purposes these days.

>>8806176
that's not tea is it

>>8806262
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_brick

They powdered it before pressing

>>8800613
Based mint iced tea.

>>8795027
Different types of teas are meant to be prepared with different temperature variations of water to ensure better quality tea. I been busy still trying to perfect how to eyeball it and what temp is best for which kinds of tea.

I bought some awfully weal tea at teavana and threw it away and then decided it would be more amusing to see what 50 grams of tea tasted like if I dumped it all in my teapot at once so I took it out.

It still tasted bad but I was amused for a few minutes. At least it wasn't weak anymore.

>>8807565
Do you not have a thermometer to measure it?

>>8807565
get a cheap chink thermometer

Tea autist from >>>/g/csg/ here. Is it a good idea to buy tea trays from aliexpress for a price this low or am I just gonna get chinked?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Classical-Chinese-Bamboo-Tray-Classic-Kung-Fu-Tea-Set-Table-Serving-Tray-Small-Natural-Traditional-For/32791424588.html?

>>8808638
They are dirt cheap in china, funnily most of that price is shipping even though it's internalized in the actual cost.
Personally I prefer the kind with the plastic tray, but those are fine too, you might have to further insulate it with sillicone or something but it should be fine as long as you dont leave water in there for too long and dry it

>>8807565
eyeball it by listening to the sound of the bubbles on the teapot and how hot the water feels to the touch

>>8787559
It's alright for flavored tea. I have some flavored puer samples from them and it is honestly delicious

>>8803649
I have the TWS4. FUCKING GREAT for tea

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I'm a beginner, have some questions:

>Did Britbongs invent the notion of using tea as a vessel for milk and sugar?
>Why the fuck are there so many fruity teas that taste like you're drinking watered down kool-aid, and how did they become a thing?
>Which is the better method: using more leaves and re-steeping, or using fewer leaves and throwing them away?
>Why are bag teas all such shit?
>Why do Britbongs ruin everything?

>>8809336
>Why the fuck are there so many fruity teas that taste like you're drinking watered down kool-aid, and how did they become a thing?
Women.

>>8809355
Makes sense. That leads to another question; why are so many teas targeted at women/why is it seen as feminine? At least in the states, the boxes are usually really girly looking unless it's generic Lipton dirtwater.

Why is tea looked at as feminine and coffee looked at as masculine?

>>8809363

I don't think it's tea that's feminine and coffee that's masculine--rather, it's the particular version of each that's either masculine or feminine.

Products that are fruity or sweet tend to be favored by females, and thus many of those teas have feminine-appealing packaging. You see the exact same type of packaging for sweet coffee drinks that have a lot of milk and sugar added (pumpkin spice latte, anyone).

>>8809363
>coffee looked at as masculine
It really isn't. Unless you're specifically referring to something like espresso.

Also when it comes to the teas that you're referring to, you'll find that they aren't often marketed on their taste alone, they are marketed on magical health benefits, and women are the ones who more often fall for that junk.
You'll find that something like smoked chink tea which is someone who genders things for whatever reason such as yourself might consider to be manly is marketed for its taste rather than curing cancer.

>>8807570
i did this once except with english breakfast that wasn't weak. i drank 3 cups of that sludge and was wired for 72 hours. i was actually afraid i was going to have a heart attack or something. oddly enough, i had no trouble falling to sleep, but when i woke up i was AWAKE.

>>8809421
You seem to react incredibly poorly to caffine.

>>8809432
this was before i became dependent on it. i probably wouldn't bat an eye if i did it today. but it did last in my system for that long back then, and i don't think that's normal, so idk

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>>8799594
Mfw, I'm cheap and I just buy the cheapest coffee and re-grind it and add some salt to it.

I don't understand why I torture myself just to save a few euros.

has anyone mixed tea with coffee
what does it taste like

>>8809703
What you'd think it would

>>8809448
The half life of caffeine in the body is something like 6-12 hours.

Is pu erh uniformly shit? I've only tried one kind and didn't really like it. Could anyone recommend a good beginner one or is it really an acquired taste?

what's a good website for ordering tea in canada? i just wanna try real black tea for once instead of bags.

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>>8809336
>Did Britbongs invent the notion of using tea as a vessel for milk and sugar?
More or less. I'm going to blame the Portuguese though, they encouraged it.

>Which is the better method: using more leaves and re-steeping, or using fewer leaves and throwing them away?
Neither, the regular amount of leaves can be resteeped just fine.

>Why are bag teas all such shit?
They are filled with a grade of tea called "dust and fannings" i.e. the leftover dust swept up off the floor after processing real tea.

>Why do Britbongs ruin everything?
Toxic combination of stupidity and unwarranted pride.

>>8810325
The same sites as everywhere else. Yunnan Sourcing, Teavivre, etc.

>>8809703
Why would you ever

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>>8810325
>online

Check your grocery store first
Twinings loose leaf should be widely available in Canada, it's much better than their garbage bags
King Cole and Morse's are domestic brands although they've been getting hard to find these past few years, if you see a box of Morse's Premium snag it up even if it's bags

Look also for ethnic grocers, they'll have tins of random imports like Alokozay or whatever

If you've got asians or hipsters (ideally both) there's probably an actual dedicated tea import shop downtown, keep an eye out for that

Bulk Barn also has bins of tea, quality is ehhh but it's acceptable.

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>>8810516
>Twinings

>>8810318
Ripe pu erh is crap unless you brew it gong fu and discard the first several brews. Go to yunan sourcing and get any cheap raw xiguan pu erh. Brew it gong fu instead of western style. Anything you get at a Gook grocer is shit unless you are really lucky.

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>>8810561
Their bags are vomit inducing but the tins of loose leaf are potable.

It'll save him the six weeks waiting for anything to get through Canada Post, anyway.

>>8810574
I have one of those tins and it's literally just dust. Shouldn't be any different from the bags, should it?

>>8811454
D-did you make brews with grandpa's ashes?

>>8810573
>Ripe pu erh is crap unless

Can't afford good teap

>>8811454
dump the tea keep the tins

>>8810574
> Gunpowder green tea
Does it come with the rum?

I live in California

Where can I get some good green tea?

>>8811541
>california
Your local hipster cafe will have some for sale. And it will probably be pretty good.

>>8784806
Is nobody mentioning that tea might help keep cholesterol low? Look it up.

>>8813635
Drinking tea for health benefits is a huge meme. If you want to look at that angle it also contains tons of fluoride and will calcify your pineal gland or give you fluorosis.

>>8813850
... I drink 1.4L of tea a day, should I be worried?

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>>8813862

>>8813862
Not Earl Grey, I hope

What's the best method to brew a shitload of iced tea? And by best I mean the iced tea equivalent of gongfu

>>8814552
Brew tea gongfu style then cool it down and put in ice.

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Give me a quick rundown on gongfu

>>8814558
What, you mean like 30 pours from a 100ml gaiwan? or do you just put that shit in a bowl and lid it with a plate to pour it out?

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>>8800783

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>>8793824
No, I think it was one free bag of tea. They were handing them put right outside to lure me within.

>>8814573
Use lots of tea (1g per 15 ml of volume in your brewing vessel). Do short infusions, starting with 5-10 seconds per brew. Discard the first brew. Slowly increase steep times with subsequent brews. Starting out i would recommend a cheap 100 ml gaiwan or enamel teapot, don't fuck around with unglazed clay its a meme.

>>8814463
No, korean green

>>8814733
What makes it better than western brewing?

>>8800733
Very Zen.

>>8814740
Its a fun ritual and the flavor evolves as you do each successive brew so you get a wider array of flavors. A much easier thing you can do is toss 2 or so grams off looseleaf in a mug and then top off with hot water every time is gets down to the last half/third of liquid. I usually do that when I am feeling lazy.

>>8813862
>>8814391
>>8814463
Can I get a proper answer though

>>8810574
0/10

Our Lord and Savior Don's & co.'s new website is up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0et7VTcq0

I have a few Darjeeling tea bags I don't like very much, do you think I could make some good iced tea with them? How does the process work, do I just put them into a container with water and into the fridge?

>>8815795
I like the redneck sweet tea method:
Pour 1L boiling water over 5~10 teabags in a bowl, steep at least one hour (can be left overnight)
Remove teabags and add another 500mL of cold water, serve with lemon wedges for squeezing.

If you're a redneck you can also add like half a cup of sugar but that might be entirely too sweet for non-americans.

how important is dissolved air in your water?

>>8815050
don't worry about it, you'll be fine.

>>8817101
Air is not soluble in water. If you coukd theoretically combine air (oxygen, carbon, nirogen, trace gases ) with water (hydrogen, two, and oxygen) the water would no longer be water.

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>>8784806
What would be a first flush, steamed chinese tea of good quality? I like the "green" taste of those teas.

I really like first flush quality sencha, but it's too expensive for me.

>>8813862
I drink at least 1L a day. And I'm fine.

>>8817361
What kind do you drink?

>>8817382
A mix of equal parts first flush sensha and shitty ass bancha.

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>>8813862
I drink 2-3L a day.... still alive.

>>8817426
how many times do you pee

>>8817433
I've stopped counting.

>>8787805
Yep, I will never buy tea with added flavouring. Tastes shallow and nauseating.

>>8784806
Pure Jasmine tea is my favorite. It is all I drink and now my pee smells like Jasmine.

>>8784806
Ginseng tea straight from south Korea. Tastes earthy, I usually mix it with my coffee.

>>8818119
Why not just make tea with ginseng root?

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It's almost harvesting season!