/tea/ microwave edition

[Anonymous No.20389604]

This thread is for discussing teas, tisanes, and other herbal infusions.

info: types of tea, where to get tea, how to brew tea
https://rentry.org/teageneral

previous thread: >>20370416

[Anonymous No.20389623]

I hope that guy is still alive.

[Anonymous No.20389635]

I had a horrible cold last year, and my colleague recommended a herbal tea that has been my go o ever since because it really helps, not just on a placebo level

In the early stages of the cold:

- Elderflower petals (Sambucus)
- Thyme
- Camomile
- Icelandic moss (Cetraria islandica)
- Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

Late stages (when you start getting better), same recipe, but replace elderflower with sage

To improve the taste, I added rose petals to the mix, but that is optional and not part of the original recipe. I like how it tastes, but it is a bit bitter.

[Anonymous No.20389693]

Got some of this from a shop in China town, it was in the tea section. Anyone tried this? I guess you mix it with green tea, as you do with jasmine flowers.

[Anonymous No.20389781]

Henlo /tea/ bros, retarded board tourist here.
I want to try some Chinese tea, but there are so many to choose from, can I get some recommendations? What types to try? Favorite tea?
Also any good supplier to EU? I see there are many shops listed in the op link, having a hard time choosing one from the dozens of options...

[Anonymous No.20389796]

>>20389781
Henlo newfriend, do you have any current preferences about tea? What types have you had before, if any? Are there any particular tastes you like, or don't like? If we learn more about your tastes, it will be easier to give you recommendations.

[Anonymous No.20389804]

>>20389781
Hotsoup.nl is fairly reasonable
I would start out with some Chinese black tea, a Chinese oolong (tie guyan yin) and a Chinese green tea, then you can decide what you want to explore further.
It's pretty overwhelming but the shops in the rentry are reasonably well curated, so they all sell better tea then most places do.

[Anonymous No.20389810]

>>20389635
Sounds nice
Ive made elderberry syrup for colds before, that and fire cider, cant say how well they work but they taste good.
>>20389693
You can brew it on its own or try mixing it with some tea. I would just start out brewing some in hot water for a couple minutes, see how it tastes and adjust steeping time/temperature from there

[Anonymous No.20389858]

>>20389796
>any current preferences about tea? What types have you had before, if any?
I only had some really basic off the shelf tea, some "black" tea and I guess "?basic?" British tea, all prepared with a tea bag dumped in hot water.

>Are there any particular tastes you like, or don't like?
Dont have any likes or dislikes, and in all honestly I just want to try what real Chinese tea tastes like, be it good or bad. Will look up some tutorials on how to prepare it correctly ofcourse.

>>20389804
Thanks Anon! Will check these out.

[Anonymous No.20389872]

>>20389858
Just avoid puerh.

[Anonymous No.20389885]

>>20389781
>What types to try?
Try some Chinese black tea, a chinese green loke a longjing or bi luo chun, a couple of oolongs, a ripe and raw pu-erh and a white tea
Good major categories to try

[Anonymous No.20390018]

>>20370543
thanks

[Anonymous No.20390027]

>>20390018
Cheers, im excited to hear about the yellow tea

[Anonymous No.20390030]

>>20390018
Actually im really excited about that tgy. I very rarely see them with that flat leaf / not ball rolled processing. I might need to pick some up
I bet its tasty.

[Anonymous No.20390745]

>>20388387
Welcome. It is interesting to see someone finally order from hojo. I still find the pdf price list funny.

[Anonymous No.20390831]

>>20389635
>not just on a placebo level
how so?

[Anonymous No.20390843]

>>20389781
silver needles white tea is really nice

[Anonymous No.20391298]

>>20390030
Isn't that how they make Taiwanese tgy?

[Anonymous No.20391990]

What are you drinking today, anons?

[Anonymous No.20392005]

>>20391990
>>20374321
After going through the gift samples I have just openend the Dancong sampler pack.
Very unusual but pleasant taste I can't really describe. Something fruit like, with slight creaminess and a vanilla light aroma in the aftertaste. Very interesting tea.

[Anonymous No.20392029]

>>20391990
Eastern beauty oolong from Jesse's scamhouse with a little high mountain anxi oolong I had left over with it. Pretty good.
Leaves are spent now and probably going to have some red ai lao mountain black tea.

[Anonymous No.20392037]

>>20391990
Had smoky Indega yerba mate in the morning, then some cheapo Awazon Fuhai ripe.

[Anonymous No.20392072]

>>20391990
A Daxueshan ripe that arrived last week. Still feels a little funky, so i guess i will air it out more.
Ironically, out of the entire order, i had the highest expectations for this tea, but it ended up being my least favorite in that bunch.

[Anonymous No.20392084]

Put an airbag in there, Anon. It does very cool, not dangerous things

[Anonymous No.20392115]

>>20391990
2005 Mengku Rongshi Jin Jiang shu puerh. Dry stored, no strong aged notes. It has what I've heard described as camphor notes. Slightly woody, just a bit of aged character. Very mellow, very mild. Comes in cute little 150g cakes. Finishing the last of it this week at work. Pretty sure it's still in stock at KTM.

[Anonymous No.20392302]

>in the mood for some tea
>it's already late so it's either go pissing all night or don't get to sleep until 2am
Sometimes I hate tea

[Anonymous No.20392308]

Does zhu tang have some bite like for example fa zhan he or is it just sweet like the bangwai?
I like sweetness but the bangwai is boring

[Anonymous No.20392320]

>>20392302
I was just having that same problem, I think I'll have a little shu though it usually doesn't cause me an issue later in the day

[Anonymous No.20392431]

>>20391298
>Isn't that how they make Taiwanese tgy?
I sometimes see tgy that is half balled, sort of scrunched up but not in a tight ball shape like your typical dong ding or other Taiwanese ooling. But i don't think ive seen one that was strip shaped. If you know of any offhand let me know, i love a nice taiwan tgy.

[Anonymous No.20392434]

>>20391990
For me its some teahome legend of tung ting.
I finally started messing around with brewing it grampa style instead of Western or gongfu and it really accentuates the toasty baked good flavor, even kicks up some spicy notes. Really enjoying it this way.

[Anonymous No.20392436]

>>20392005
Cute teapot
Dancing is a very interesting tea
It doesn't get anywhere near as much attention in the west but there are some really interesting flavors in there to explore.

[Anonymous No.20392440]

>>20392115
Have you tried any of the modern mengku rongshi shu productions? Im interested to know how their nolder cakes hold up to the ones they have been making lately.

[Anonymous No.20392450]

>>20392308
Taste isintt fresh in my mind but i found it to be more about mouthfeel and complexity I don't think it had much kick to it or if it did it was short lived.
It's worth noting my sensitivity to bitter flavors is lower then most people's but i definitely notice when a tea has some bite

[Anonymous No.20392463]

>>20392440
I've only had a couple offerings, both fairly old. Both stellar, though.

[Anonymous No.20392503]

So ive been drinking a bunch of tea home taiwan oolongs lately.
Loving the taste but i do have one compliant worth mentioning. The cha qi is very jittery bordering on overstimulating.
Its interesting it made me think of this article i was reading on puerh.fr the other day
http://www.puerh.fr/article/sante_origines_qualites_et_proprietes_pharmaceutiques_des_thes_puerh.htm
He is speaking about a study comparing bush plantation puer to natural tea garden puer or whatever you wanna call less intensively farmed tea trees.
>The most significant antioxidant was found in greater quantities in a sample of young puerh gross from a agricultural forest. The highest level of methylxanthine ( stimulant ) was found in a sample of puerh brut ten years old, fermented naturally (natural storage) and from planting on terrace.
Basically the forest tea had noticeably more bitter flavors and higher levels of catechins and the bush tea had significantly higher stimulant class compounds including caffeine.
This kinda tracks with my tea drinking experience where i find natural tea garden puer to be almost relaxing and the most uncomfortably stimulating cake ive ever had was some $12 xiaguan 8603 made mostly out of bush tea.
Anyway back to taiwan i think most of the tea from there is grown in terrace gardens with intensive management practices. So im guessing that's why this tea seems to have a more stimulating kick to it compared to most the the puer ive been drinking recently.

[Anonymous No.20392549]

>>20390030
>>20391298
One of verdant tea's suppliers makes some non ball TGY.
https://verdanttea.com/tea/by-farmer/master-zhangs-tea

[Anonymous No.20392566]

>>20392549
Pretty but its not brown
I need to fermentmaxxx and roastmaxx for optimum enjoyment.
I seek the tgy that grumpy old malaysian men drink

[Anonymous No.20392606]

>>20392320
>>20392302
I don't really have a problem sleeping after tea, majority of the caffeine is spent after 1-2 steeps.
I have a better time with ripe puers that make me feel relaxed and sleeping than I do on the jazz cabbage.

[Anonymous No.20392716]

>>20392308
It was low bitterness from what I remember, but not completely devoid of it. Compared to the fa zhan he it is sweeter, not citrusy and more aromatic, strongly floral.

[Anonymous No.20392930]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304666916451?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=MeR4EFzTTrO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=XBfiDx9gRTe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Who wants a titty pot of fake yixing/another clay.

[Anonymous No.20392935]

>>20392005
>Very unusual but pleasant taste I can't really describe
IMO it is like strong honey and flowers

[Anonymous No.20393014]

>>20392930
>why mix leaves in one brew
>WHEN YOU CAN BREW TWO TYPES OF TEA AT ONCE
Honestly, I kinda fuck with the idea for combining tea profiles but jfc that thing looks horrendous kek

[Anonymous No.20393084]

>>20391990
Today's tea: Red Blossom Tea’s “Native Cultivar Reserve”
This is my first time trying a Taiwanese black tea. It is made from a local tea landrace. Supposedly it is big bitten as well. The dry leaves are long and strip shaped, a bit like a dancong. It has some stems mixed in as well which is a bit unusual for a premium black tea, but perhaps it is intentional as the Taiwanese are used to stems in their oolongs. Strong aroma when wet. The tea liquor is clear reddish orange. I agree with Red Blossom Tea’s description of it being reminiscent of stone fruit cobbler. It shares that sweet honeyish flavor with oriental beauty (also bug bitten). Also it has relatively low bitterness for a black tea. Maybe it is just be me today but the tea feels quite stimulating. Overall it reminds me of some of the fruitier Yunnan black tea I have tried. I wonder if the oxidation on these types of teas is not quite 100%. To conclude I enjoyed the tea, it seems like a good example of fancier black tea but it is also not radically different from some other black teas I have had.

[Anonymous No.20393112]

>>20393084
I get the impression that black teas made in places that usually make oolongs like wuyi tend to have some oolong processing techniques used on them. They tend to have some differences with more traditional black teas and the flavor profiles tend to remind me of oolong a bit.
Maybe some shaking or the style of oxidation is closer to how it's done with oolongs then black teas.

[Anonymous No.20393364]

>>20393014
I don't recommend anyone buy that, but I remember someone posted about the double teapot a while ago. I just like to check eBay every once in a while and that one made me stop and check it out.

[Anonymous No.20393419]

>>20392930
>>20393364
how can you tell it's fake yixing?

[Anonymous No.20393497]

>>20391990
Cheap XG shou. Pots and pots of it.

[Anonymous No.20393516]

>>20393497
Nice, which one? I gotta get some more, i kinda miss the house funk that older xiaguan ripes had.

[Anonymous No.20393518]

>>20393419
I didn't know for sure that is a fake but if a couple things are off I usually stear clear. Is too shiny, too smooth, and the inside looks like it's done on a wheel instead of by hand. If you want you can find people to translate the seals for more safety, but I can't do it. Doesn't mean it's chemical clay, but it does point to it not being yixing. Also the photos are a too low res to really make anything out, like the mica flecks or iron dots that good quality clay should have.

[Anonymous No.20393576]

>>20393518
It could be glazed or Nixing ware or some other clay. The seller may just be misusing the phase Yixing. Probably not a fancy valuable teapot in any case but it may be fun to someone as a novelty. I would not personally buy it though.

[Anonymous No.20393579]

>>20393516
The french tuo; can't recall it's name. Pretty old, but not enough so to have the smoke.

[Anonymous No.20393618]

>>20393579
Sounds like 2010-2015 Xiao Fa. Honestly probably my favorite cheap ripe in existence.

[Anonymous No.20393625]

>>20389693
This is a herbal tea. I don't think it's something you drink for enjoyment unless it's drank with something else. Lol like chrysanthemum.

[Anonymous No.20393630]

>>20393576
Yeah, I think it looks much more like jianshui clay like this one from Crimson Lotus but it could be glazed. Either way unless it's for a novelty or you have 50$ buying through your pocket I wouldn't buy it.

[Anonymous No.20393838]

>>20392930
You need to get one of those trick tea pots that let you pour different liquids depending on how you hold it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJL0XoNBaac

[Anonymous No.20394063]

when is this supposed farmerleaf spring sale fucggkgkgkkk i am literally out of tea and dying inside but i wana be conscientious

[Anonymous No.20394152]

>>20394063
Pretty sure the first one last year was in early May. But I don't think he does them on a precise schedule.

[Anonymous No.20394327]

>>20394063
probably in a month. you can always make a small order now and another when the sale happens, they have free shipping anyway. if you're out of tea, I'd just buy tea

[Anonymous No.20394383]

>>20394152
>>20394327
ah, thanks, i thought it was any day now. moving on

[Anonymous No.20394473]

Balls

[Anonymous No.20394481]

>Farmerleaf shills are drinking tea cooked in woks that children climb in with their dirty shoes
Yikes

[Anonymous No.20394486]

>>20394481

[Anonymous No.20394521]

>>20394481
>yes goy just consoom white2tea's new mycowhore cake instead

[Anonymous No.20394678]

>>20394481
>>20394521
the girls are fightingggg

[Anonymous No.20394687]

I hope customs liked him.

[Anonymous No.20394740]

15% discount spring sale Farmer Leaf came in the newsletter today
Does the discount work with someone already? Tried to order but it didn't get the discount.

>>20394063
>>20394383

[Anonymous No.20394765]

>>20394740
>$68 for a 70g pouch
Wtf?

[Anonymous No.20394767]

>>20394740
The discount is live
New stuff added is just maocha for now and black teas, mostly Jingmai stuff. There is one Jingmai natural garden maocha bag for a decent price and an expensive single tree Bangwai plus the usual suspects.

[Anonymous No.20394774]

>>20394765
Gotta pay the tea pickers and farmers somehow bro

[Anonymous No.20394776]

So sad, the 2021 tang fang liang zhi is no longer available... I'm not buying the 2023.
2024 fa zhan he will be there after the sale I'm assuming?

[Anonymous No.20394833]

>>20394767
reloaded my shopping cart an hour later and now the discount worked

[Anonymous No.20394836]

>>20394776
presumably. they've posted about making tea in fa zhan he, so I'm sure there will be a 2024 cake
I'm having a session with the 2023 right now. nice as always. I'm almost done with my cake, would prefer to try the 2024 than rebuy the 2023, could be a fun comparison.
I'm glad they're sticking with Bangwai too, we'll probably see some cakes of that again

[Anonymous No.20394847]

>>20394687
Fat horse
Damn that traveled pretty quickly

[Anonymous No.20394878]

>>20392935
Drinkin sum tea at the looney bin

[Anonymous No.20394882]

>>20394878
Hope you're doing well anon, how's the tea? Is it at least drinkable?

[Anonymous No.20394919]

No oolong for this spring? Maybe going to add some from ailao at the same time as the cakes...

[Anonymous No.20394940]

What tea should I buy today anons?
>what kind of tea do you like
Unfortunately I like everything I've tried to some extent. Simply-processed white and green teas, and moderately-oxidized oolongs, tend to be my favorites, but I also have a love for many shou pu-erh I've tried, so it's a mixed bag. Ideally I'd like some nice budget cakes to stock up on since I'm running low on daily drinkers, but I am also always excited to try something weird and strange, so pitch me whatever you feel motivated to shill. (For clarity, I am located in North America.)

tl;dr I like everything and can't narrow my choices down, help.

[Anonymous No.20394961]

>>20394882
Yes. I brewed it myself

[Anonymous No.20394962]

>>20394940
Try any dan cong or rock oolongs?
Any flavor profiles you really like or dislike? i.e. not smooth low bitterness, but maybe more earthy/mushroomy/floral/etc.
YS is have a sale on oolongs and I just bought a bunch yesterday myself lmfao.
If you want a pretty interesting experience I just reordered some Jingmai "Purple Beauty" Black Tea of Simao, it's a very interesting and kinda out there black tea. Best way I can describe it is like malty sweet potatoes with honey.

[Anonymous No.20394965]

>>20394962
Oolong sale? Say no more, I owe you my life. And that sounds really tasty, I'd love to try it! (i'm fond of sweet potatoes by default.) Thank you very much anon.

[Anonymous No.20394973]

>>20394965
Based fellow sweet tater enjoyer, I fucking love sweet potatoes.
And I had no idea either, was checking the site yesterday to look at my cart and saw the banner and sale:
>rip there goes 230 bucks
lmfao.

[Anonymous No.20394979]

>>20394940
Budget shu
http://www.pu-erhtea.com/TeaDetails.aspx?TeaID=219
>moderately-oxidized oolongs
Get the "Handmade Private Room Good Tea" if you are okay with a generous roast.
https://www.teahome.com/product/upteah/
If big roast is a no go get "featured Ali mountain Hemerocallis" for minimal roast or "featured Ali mountain Hemerocallis (roasting fire)" for moderate roast
https://www.teahome.com/product/ao202700/
If you haven already seen all that stuff and want something else then get one of these
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/products/haiwan-2022-shu-puer-chinese-tea-cha-old-comrade-specialty-batch-221-ripe-puer-chinese-tea-cake-400g
Or splurge a bit and get 100g of a nice premium ripe (tastes like black forest cake)
https://tea-expert.net/mengku/00135-mengku-bojun-2020
And then throw in a box of liubao for good measure. if you like ripes you will probably love liubao.
https://tea-expert.net/magazin-kitajskogo-chaya/tyomnyj-chaj-hej-cha/30005-zhong-cha-5101-liu-bao-cha-wai-mao-2020

[Anonymous No.20394985]

>>20394979
You're a peach anon, thank you very much for these detailed and thoughtful suggestions. I really appreciate you taking the time and I hope surprise fortune finds its way to you. I will certainly check these out.

[Anonymous No.20394993]

>>20394985
Sure thing if you decide to order from YS for the sale then get some liubao, anything from three cranes brand.
This if you are intrigued by the full on root cellar full of beets vibe.
https://yunnansourcing.us/collections/guangxi-liu-bao-tea/products/2014-three-cranes-45007-recipe-traditional-liu-bao-hei-cha-of-guangxi
This if that sounds off putting to you and you want more of a chocolaty shu vibe
https://yunnansourcing.us/collections/guangxi-liu-bao-tea/products/2019-three-cranes-75117-high-mountain-liu-bao-tea

[Anonymous No.20394994]

>>20394993
"root cellar full of beets" I did laugh, it's very apt, isn't it? I happen to enjoy both tastes... rip my wallet but that's okay. I'm excited to try so many new things, thank you anon!

[Anonymous No.20394998]

>>20389604
Pg tips 2 mins in the microwave

[Anonymous No.20395006]

Reminder to not use Pandabuy when proxying from China.

[Anonymous No.20395007]

>>20394979
>https://www.fullchea-tea.com/products/haiwan-2022-shu-puer-chinese-tea-cha-old-comrade-specialty-batch-221-ripe-puer-chinese-tea-cake-400g
any review on that ripe? I quite like good old 9978, looking to try more Haiwan ripes

[Anonymous No.20395013]

>>20395006
Not surprising, they flew too close to the sun
Its technically illegal to export counterfeit goods through chinese export customs and if places like panadabuy get stupid and make too much noise about it the chink government will do a token raid/seizure to make it look like they care

[Anonymous No.20395033]

>>20395007
Its a haiwan ripe with more leafs and less stems then the 9978
Still the same range of haiwan ripe flavor
Not as pretty as their premium ripe productions, still a classic recipe cake but much less grade 8-9 tea in it.
There is also the remote mountain old tree series which is priced about the same but clocks in at 500g. I haven't tried it so im not sure what its about. It's probably? slightly less premium since you are getting an extra 100g of tea.
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/products/haiwan-2019-ripe-pu-er-tea-shen-shan-lao-shu-quotremote-mountain-old-treequot-shu-puer-tea-cake-500g

[Anonymous No.20395041]

>>20395033
>https://www.fullchea-tea.com/products/haiwan-2019-ripe-pu-er-tea-shen-shan-lao-shu-quotremote-mountain-old-treequot-shu-puer-tea-cake-500g
the TeaDB guys reviewed that cake with a decent score

[Anonymous No.20395053]

>>20395041
Nice find, i will check it out

[Anonymous No.20395138]

Farmerleaf maocha is up, probably gonna get the special black, nuo gu wan, and the liu dui, what are you guys thinking?

[Anonymous No.20395149]

It's less bitter than the "Feng Huang Dancong Lan Xiang" sampler I tried before

[Anonymous No.20395155]

>>20395138
I thought I would do big order, but having second thoughts.
I think I will wait for more of the 2024 stuff.
These pouches are not that interesting to me.
Thinking about dropping 80 buckaroos on the zhu tang but it's probably better to wait a while and then buy 2 2024 cakes from some new unknown location.

[Anonymous No.20395183]

>>20395138
Going for 2 orders this time, one with black teas the second for puerh. Nuo gu wan is 10$ more than last year but I enjoyed it a lot last time so I bought it too

[Anonymous No.20395343]

>>20394687
Pretty fast for a chubby lad

[Anonymous No.20395473]

>>20394740
woo! ill take it

[Anonymous No.20395480]

Got this in my email. Seems like everyone's having a sale right now.

[Anonymous No.20395488]

fuggg i was crying about wanting a sale last night on here and now basically all the shops i look at are having a mini sale? woooooo

[Anonymous No.20395490]

>>20395488
You caused this to happen anon, we owe you a debt.

[Anonymous No.20395592]

gonna take this opportunity to try and order some oolong from w2t, i have never had oolong at all, any recommendations there?

[Anonymous No.20395639]

>>20394878
>puerh induced psychosis
Many such cases, Very sad.

[Anonymous No.20395651]

>>20395592
I'm a fan of the three spot. Dancong Oolong Chatou looks very enticing.

[Anonymous No.20395654]

>>20395651
It's very pleasant, especially for that price.

[Anonymous No.20395667]

>>20394740
Thanks for the heads up anon. I got some cheap black tea. One of these days I will splurge and get some single trea gushu maocha.

>>20395592
>gonna take this opportunity to try and order some oolong from w2t,
Get at least one tea of each category they sell: dancong, yancha, and anxi ball oolong/TGY.
Some suggestions based on what looks good to me.
https://white2tea.com/collections/oolong-tea/products/daily-duck-shit
https://white2tea.com/collections/oolong-tea/products/daily-milan-dancong
https://white2tea.com/collections/oolong-tea/products/dahongpao
https://white2tea.com/collections/oolong-tea/products/shuixian
https://white2tea.com/collections/oolong-tea/products/three-spot-guanyin
https://white2tea.com/collections/oolong-tea/products/canton-canon

[Anonymous No.20395672]

>>20395488
Csh still doesn't have one.
Need sale+coupon/another discount to make the #1 blend affordable.

[Anonymous No.20395710]

>>20395672
Here is my CSH $20 off referral link if you want it.
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I also have a 10% off orders over $100 coupon that I think will stack if anyone wants it. It expires at the end of the month and excludes LBZ however.

[Anonymous No.20396054]

>>20389810
Just tried it; mixed with lung ching. It gives the tea a bit more bitter flavour. I leave it to steep for longer in the pot and see what it’s like.

[Anonymous No.20396132]

>>20396054
Interesting, i didn't expect it to add bitterness but to be fair i have no idea how it would taste
Did you use boiling water?

[Anonymous No.20396170]

Just saw some tea bags at the store which are advertised as having prebiotic in them. How the fuck can you have probiotic tea when the tea is are supposed to be boiled? Wouldn't it kill the probiotics?

[Anonymous No.20396177]

>>20396170
Prebiotic are meant to be food for developing the microbes in the gut, fiber and stuff like that. So there's no bacteria culture or anything.
Sounds like snake oil anyway.

[Anonymous No.20396214]

>>20396177
I meant to say probiotic but my retarded autocorrect changed it. There's a gut bacteria in the tea bag just waiting to be boiled

[Anonymous No.20396231]

>>20396214
Well, I'm surprised to read they use endospores of a bacteria strain that can survive high temps. It also gets used mixed into pasta.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0733521015300485

[Anonymous No.20396243]

>>20396231
NTA but that's more foresight than I would've anticipated if I'm being honest. Most probiotics don't survive to the stomach (for those who need to actually seed their gut microbiome after illness, radiation, or heavy doses of antibiotics, look for something with a lipid layer to help them survive the stomach -- though if it gets to that point your doctor may just go the route of stool transplant therapy. Don't google that.)

[Anonymous No.20396262]

>>20396243
>stool transplant therapy.
I mean... if it would make me feel better

[Anonymous No.20396265]

>>20396243
>something with a lipid layer
Are kefirchads winning once again?

[Anonymous No.20396276]

>>20396262
They can do it now without the need for a donor stool and it's a bit like any other topical cream, just put in a vastly different location. We've come a long way scientifically from when my absolute favorite scientific paper was first pioneered! It's far less gross now! Primarily it's used to treat stubborn, antibiotic-resistant C. diff infections (nuke the entire GI tract from orbit to kill off everything, then re-seed with the donor material to outcompete any bacteria which might've survived and promote a healthy and functional intestinal microbiome for the patient.)

>>20396265
The conditions under which kombucha exist also help it to survive into the lower GI tract due to it being naturally more resistant to acid! Kefir is another great option though, yes, as long as you aren't lactose intolerant (or if you make your own with another milk that's more easily tolerated, such as goat's milk.)

[Anonymous No.20396310]

>>20396276
Gotta get myself a kombucha crock already, I tried making some but the siphoning was so irritating I stopped. I heard of the "take a bit and top it up" approach with crocks that sounds a lot less messy.

[Anonymous No.20396359]

>>20396310
Just make batches in a big jar, doing the continuous brew crock thing is how people get sick from contamination. Then again one poster used a crock and swore by it. Hard to get a vale with the right kind of gasket to not get eaten by the acid.
Anyways you don't need to siphon. Just pull the Scooby out and pit in in a mason jar with just enough of the brewed kombucha to cover it and use it as a starter for the next batch, then just pour the kombucha off into a bottle or something. There shouldn't really be any solids in there other then some little strands of bacteria. You want to filter the kombucha when you pour it into the fermenting jar to get the tea and anything else out before it starts fermenting.

[Anonymous No.20396379]

>>20396359
>Just pull the Scooby out and pit in in a mason jar
Damn I should've thought of that. Thanks for the tips anon.

[Anonymous No.20396407]

>>20396379
Sure, i haven't made it in a while but that worked for me, i could close the jar with the starter and scoby and stick it in the fridge for a week or two if i wasn't ready to start the next batch right away.
I always washed the fermentation jar between brews because i was worried about contamination.

[Anonymous No.20396408]

What are some must try unique teas from w2t?

[Anonymous No.20396484]

>>20396408
Some teas to sample, interesting offerings because they are very premium versions of their respective type.
Pick whatever sounds interesting to you, but at least try the raw liubao
https://white2tea.com/collections/heicha/products/2019-liuan-tegong?variant=42170612285668
https://white2tea.com/collections/heicha/products/2015-anhua-tianjian
https://white2tea.com/collections/heicha/products/2022-raw-spring-liubao

[Anonymous No.20396489]

Bah, got food poisoning so no tea for me today.

[Anonymous No.20396509]

I'm tea drunk right now bros

[Anonymous No.20396510]

>>20396407
>close the jar with the starter and scoby and stick it in the fridge for a week or two
Crockanon here. You should be doing that anyway. They call it a scoby hotel. Self contained backup starter in case you have to scrap your batch. I just leave the sealed jar next to the crock. Occasionally give it some fresh liquid or some dissolved blackstrap.

[Anonymous No.20396513]

>>20396509
How do I get tea drunk? I'm a newfag to tea

[Anonymous No.20396602]

>>20396484
Do you tend to rest the heicha for a few days after it is delivered to you?

[Anonymous No.20396613]

>>20396513
you way over steep the tea, it's called chifir

[Anonymous No.20396633]

>>20395667
yess thank you thank you

[Anonymous No.20396692]

>>20396602
Eh it never hurts
I always start drinking tea the day it comes in, im impatient like that. Sometimes I notice a difference after a few days, sometimes i don't. Seems like it depends on how it's packaged for shipping, stuff that comes in mylar bags it doesn't seem to make all that much difference. When i get cakes from king tea mall that are just in thin peel and stick plastic bags then maybe it benefits from a few days in the pumidor.

[Anonymous No.20396743]

>>20396692
>it never hurts
This is exactly right and why the subject letting a tea rest is a limp one. If you're storing tea with a non-beginner understanding of ideal conditions, then tea can only stand to get better in your storage. It never hurts to let a tea rest, but fretting over it resists a healthy curiosity for forum dogma. To the curious enough to know tea well enough to store it properly, they should also drink their tea at any time they want to understand it. If your package was stuck in customs for two months, that sucks but consider yourself lucky for the opportunity to experience first hand how your tea becomes conditioned.
>>20396602
Pound it as soon as you get it and tell me about it, imo.

[Anonymous No.20396781]

>>20396692
Alright thank you.
>>20396743
I definitely will, friend.

[Anonymous No.20396955]

educate a noob, why is a teapot much better than a french press, is it about how it retains heat? but why would retaining heat matter if youre drinking puer and youre flash infusing it and fully draining it between infusions, isnt it bad to just let it stew in there and get overbrewed?

[Anonymous No.20397229]

>>20396955
imo i think youre mostly right, the advantage likely comes from that a teapot will allow the leaves to expand in a way that does not compress them so as to let water fully circulate and to make sure that there is no temperature loss between the quick infusions, as glass does not retain heat well, but i think these factors do not really play a signifigant role in gongfu style brewing like you thought. the actual advantage of a teapot is getting a clay one so you can season it, something you cant do with glass or porcelain. but i only own a teapot for western style brewing; i do all my gongfu in a gaiwan, so maybe an anon with a gongfu teapot can give more insighy.

[Anonymous No.20397386]

>>20397229
>allow the leaves to expand in a way that does not compress them so as to let water fully circulate and
ahh, thats interesting, didnt think of that

[Anonymous No.20397392]

>Be me
>Nearing middle age, two kids, wife who doesn’t love me anymore
>Job doesn’t captivate me anymore, it’s something I went to college that I sometimes forget I’m specialized in despite having innate intimate knowledge of it
>Weed used to be enjoyable, haven’t smoked in a long time
>Learn a dispensary opened up in town after medical marijuana was made legal
>Too healthy to qualify for medicinal pot
>Doctor says certain types of cancers could qualify me for medical weed
>Modify my microwave to work with the door cracked and start nuking my balls because testicular cancer seems like no big deal
>Wake up one morning with my balls the size of Ford F150 tires
>mfw

[Anonymous No.20397680]

>>20395138
Not going balls deep until I see the 2024 cakes.
The new pouches don't interest me.

[Anonymous No.20397745]

Got this in a local chink store

[Anonymous No.20397748]

[Anonymous No.20397916]

>>20397748
>>20397745
Any good?

[Anonymous No.20397965]

>>20397680
I'm taking a similar strategy. The Zhu Tang sounded interesting, though I haven't had it. Might get your exact order plus another Bangwai Small Trees.
>>20397748
Oolong?

[Anonymous No.20397996]

My King Tea Mall order arrived! I wish I could drink them all at once. Just got some 2024 first flush teas, excited to have them.

[Anonymous No.20398068]

>>20397965
No. Vietnamese green tea.
>>20397916
So far the puerh is alright. Nothing more to add. I guess a bit "fishy" tasting as I have heard that odd flavour described, but that doesn't bother me as much as it does others aparently. In my opinion even the cheaper Shu just taste all right.
Also these vietnamese vanillin bean "cakes" perfectly enrich this dark tea flavour.

[Anonymous No.20398311]

>>20397965
I hope the zhu tang will be close to the 2021 tang fang liang zi.
2023 was not that good and I wanted to get some "premium" cake for special occasions.
Wen shan ding also sounds cool but $140 without tax for a cake... I'm just too poor for that.

[Anonymous No.20398384]

>>20398311
I liked the Zhu Tang, probably more than the 2023 TFLZ. Never tried the 2021 though. The Zhu Tang had more of the wow factor with the sweetness and strong florality.

[Anonymous No.20398397]

Rip that cheap spring naka cake and the fall lao man e are sold out.
Eh im too broke to order tea anyways

[Anonymous No.20398737]

>>20398397
I'm glad I blind bought that Lao Man E cake, it's great. I guess there's less of it because Autumn harvest yields less material.

[Anonymous No.20398799]

What should I expect from the 2023 Fa Zhan He? It seems like a lot of people like it here. Is this a case of a cake being cheap just because of the unknown place associated with it and that its quality is still really good?

[Anonymous No.20398870]

>>20398799
>Is this a case of a cake being cheap just because of the unknown place associated with it and that its quality is still really good
yeah, pretty much. don't expect amazing longevity or cha qi, but the flavor is really nice and distinctive. I get green, citrusy, a bit of floral honey.

[Anonymous No.20398886]

>>20389635
I had to eliminate caffeine from my life recently because I have bad gastritis and I've been trying herbal teas. So far my favorite has been Pukka Relax. If anyone has any recommendations I would be eternally grateful.

[Anonymous No.20398897]

>>20398870
Alright, thank you for some of the tasting notes. I am excited to try it.

[Anonymous No.20399014]

>>20398799
It's a good cake, it's cheap because it's some random village, farmer leafs wife had to oversee the tea processing herself so they didn't screw it up.

[Anonymous No.20399019]

>>20398886
Try the herbal blends from mountain rose herbs, they are relatively cheap and most of them are good. Also buy chamomile and hibiscus and brew those.

[Anonymous No.20399051]

>>20398886
I don't know about blends, but some herbal teas I've tried:

>chrysanthemum
>snow chrysanthemum
>dried jujube
>laurel/lao ying cha
>honey ginger citrus
>greek mountain
>rooibos
>corn silk
>honeysuckle
>barley/mugicha
>ssanghwa

[Anonymous No.20399080]

Any Japanese recommendations for the spring harvest? The only Japanese tea I've ever had was generic hojicha from an asian grocery store.
Thinking of picking up some kyobancha based on the testimonial someone posted in the last thread but I also want to try a steamed green tea.

[Anonymous No.20399484]

>>20399080
O-cha.

[Anonymous No.20399502]

>>20399080
>but I also want to try a steamed green tea.
I would try a lightly steamed and a heavier steamed sencha so you can compare the two and decide what you like more.

[Anonymous No.20399602]

I've only ever drank standard black tea, but I walk past a little tea shop every once in awhile and now I'm interested, got anything to recommend?

[Anonymous No.20399621]

>>20398068
Nice. I like hearing about these kind of cheapies I'll never get the chance to try out.

>>20399602
It depends a lot on what they've got.
If it's mostly blends of tea and crud with flavours sprayed on I'd give it a miss personally. It's just disappointing.
If they've got some unadulterated stuff, blind buying will be fun imo. But try an oolong if you can.

[Anonymous No.20399796]

>>20399602
Tie guyan yin oolong
Chinese black tea
Dragonswell green tea
That covers your bases

[Anonymous No.20399837]

I have an Amazon gift card collecting dust. Can someone recommend me a good cake for I can get from there? I'm looking for something with a strong dark chocolate flavor

[Anonymous No.20399879]

>>20399837
try something from the Taetea store. they're good at robust chocolaty ripe. Golden needle white lotus is supposed to be a good premium production and gets a fair amount of hype, could also go for one of the 30$ cakes

[Anonymous No.20399893]

It's weird how Wikipedia has pages for a bunch of obscure Korean teas but doesn't have pages with relatively mainstream teas lie liubao and fucha

[Anonymous No.20399939]

>>20399879
Speaking of taetea on Amazon they are currently doing a 25% off sale.
https://www.amazon.com/promotion/psp/A3LD7XI4VU1OFT
Think I should order a 357g 2019 7542 cake for $45? Seems like a good deal for taetea but my tea budget is kinda tight.

[Anonymous No.20399953]

>>20399939
If you don't mind drinking youngish factory ripe i would go for it. It's a good price considering they want $80 for a 2023 cake

[Anonymous No.20399966]

>>20399837
If you have a bunch of cash on the card get one of these. But don't spend extra if your card doesn't cover it
https://www.amazon.com/TAETEA-Golden-Needle-Organic-Collection/dp/B07NZMWMPW
Otherwise
https://www.amazon.com/TAETEA-Classic-Organic-Black-Grams/dp/B07WQSDPCF
Or this
https://www.amazon.com/TAETEA-Fermented-Puerh-Black-12-59oz/dp/B0CGV8VZ7Q?ref_=ast_sto_dp
Actually I changed my mind if you want chocolate buy liubao, if you like ripe and you like chocolate tones you will like liubao
https://www.amazon.com/ONWILLTEA-Chinese-Liubao-Foreign-Trade/dp/B0CPSYX27S/
https://www.amazon.com/Betelnut-Fragrance-CHINATEA-Foreign-Wuzhou/dp/B07SFML9XL/

[Anonymous No.20400005]

A 200g cake is a sample, are we in agreement?

[Anonymous No.20400008]

>>20399939
eh, their Amazon storefront is kind of overpriced and 7542 is particularly overpriced too

[Anonymous No.20400012]

>>20400005
obviously. 100 gram is also a good sample size

[Anonymous No.20400193]

>>20399966
Is the golden needle similar to a silver needle tea?

[Anonymous No.20400199]

>>20400193
Gimme 5 minutes and I'll tell you, I just got mine in the mail earlier.

[Anonymous No.20400207]

>>20400193
no, it's just a ripe pu-erh. I think the name comes from the fact that this one includes a lot of golden buds, it's supposed to be the fancy premium production

[Anonymous No.20400231]

Just got my white2tea order of 2024 greens!

[Anonymous No.20400253]

>>20400231
Very jealous. My tracking hasn't updated stateside yet :/ What all did you order?

[Anonymous No.20400275]

https://kingteamall.com/products/2023-early-spring-black-tea-da-jin-zhen-giant-golden-needle-golden-bud-a-grade-loose-leaf-tea-dian-hong-fengqing-yunnan
How the hell does this taste and smell exactly like white grape juice? Like I cannot overstate exactly. There's not even any sugar in it. What the fuck.

[Anonymous No.20400341]

>>20397745
This makes for a good tea snack

[lowercase sage !!IaxlA1xvEP/ No.20400375]

Anons, help the tea-tard: is soursop the same as graviola?

[Anonymous No.20400377]

Said fuck it and dump the rest if my naka small trees to the gaiwain.
Maybe like 15g or so.
I don't like it. There some leather/smoke/jerky funk that I don't enjoy in a tea.
I will take jingmai/hekai/bangwai/fa zhan he over this any day.

[Anonymous No.20400379]

>>20398068
The green tea tastes alright. Vegetal tasting a bit on the bitter side, but not unpleasently so.

[Anonymous No.20400384]

As soon as I get my autism bux...

[Anonymous No.20400391]

>>20392503
Interesting insights, Anon. Really made me think.
I too have this impression that naturally grown teas from large leafs in general - like puerh and white - have some qualities that you don't get with other teas. I notice that with broken indian teas which only have this unpleasantl jittery effect at certain points.
Tea is much more than just caffeine, something caffee fags will never comprehend.

[Anonymous No.20400394]

The smell reminds me of summer and reading VNs on my PSP :(

[Anonymous No.20400430]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAkfwks7hsI

[Anonymous No.20400616]

>>20400005
i buy my cakes by kg

[Anonymous No.20400641]

>>20400005
If you're not buying it by the tong you're not really buying it

[Anonymous No.20400656]

I really like the 2018 huangpian in the w2t raw sampler, any way to get it individually? Anywhere to get this variety without spending a lot?

[Anonymous No.20400658]

>>20400394

[Anonymous No.20400678]

Drinking random pureh i found in my cupboard with random spring water i found in my garage (it was open btw)
Hope i dont shit my pants later

[Anonymous No.20400746]

>>20392005
Weirdly this one tastes a lot like Sheng Puerh. It's a bit "leatherly" tasting, even though I don't like this descriptor, but I don't know how else to describe this particular flavour. It tastes quite different from the other Dancong samplers I've tried.

[Anonymous No.20400753]

>>20400384
Should I buy high quality tea or a water distiller first?

[Anonymous No.20400759]

>>20400753
a distiller will strip your water of minerals and oxygen, not the kind of thing you would want to use for tea. if you go the route of a distiller you will need to go through the process of buying another machine or some sort that will add back minerals and also likely oxygen. i know someone who does this but that is absolutely what like none of us here do. get good tea, just use bottled water or tap water depending on how hard it is, a distiller is absolutely not neccesary.

[Anonymous No.20400763]

>>20400759
I think I'll get one anyways. There can never be enough E-waste to litter my pod with

[Anonymous No.20400880]

>>20400759
You get the best water if you start with a clean slate and add the perfect amount of minerals back actually. Its the most autistic way to do things.
I honestly would say it depends on the spring water available in your area. I get locally sourced spring water that has almost perfect mineral content straight up for tea. Makes an amazing brew!!
But some people im sure will only have shit mineral content in their local spring water. At a point where tap water + brita would be better

[Anonymous No.20400903]

>>20400880
Brita doesn't filter calcium at all. I don't see how that helps in improving tea water?

[Anonymous No.20400956]

>>20400763
do whatever i guess, just know i think youre autistic.

[Anonymous No.20400984]

>>20400903
Removes chlorination and chemical byroduct taste. I use it for cheap teas. The filters are cheap enough if you buy generic, so i put up with it not filtering much

[Anonymous No.20401014]

>>20400005
>A 200g cake is a sample, are we in agreement?
No a 200g cake is a scam
357g and up is a cake, 200g is a way to make you pay more for less tea

[Anonymous No.20401036]

>>20400275
Damn i love when a tea is surprising like that

[Anonymous No.20401043]

>>20400253
I got book cover and cloud mist, I am in the UK

[Anonymous No.20401046]

>>20400391
>Tea is much more than just caffeine, something caffee fags will never comprehend.
Yeah, i need to read more about methylxanthine compounds and which ones are in tea, but tea containing other stimulants then just caffeine would really shed some light on things.
I know that L-theanine is frequently suggested as something in tea that moderates caffeine's effects, and im sure it plays a role but im convinced there is more going on.

[Anonymous No.20401113]

>>20400656
>I really like the 2018 huangpian in the w2t raw sampler, any way to get it individually? Anywhere to get this variety without spending a lot?
>Huang2 Pian4 (Huang2 Pian4) = (黄片 or 黃片) yellowed leaves which are normally culled from pu’ercha maocha before pressing, but may be worth brewing nonetheless; also sometimes used to refer to the 4th and 5th leaves on a tea shoot
Its not a specific varietal but the older leaves that are typically sorted out after processing when puer is made because they turn a yellow color and don't roll well, they typically have a softer flavor which some people enjoy.
There are a few brands that offer premium huang pian, if you just want it cheap you can buy it buy the kilo for not much money
Warning, i have not tried these teas,
https://www.ebay.com/itm/375130436155?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134023358944?
Puershop in the US has a few too, but they are in vacation till the 20th, and i wouldn't order until they are back and shipping. Also all their teas should be read as "blended to taste like the claimed region" it's unlikely its actually lbz or bingdao tea.
https://www.puerhshop.com/new/index.php?route=product/product&path=3_14&product_id=7
https://www.puerhshop.com/new/index.php?route=product/product&path=3_11&product_id=846
https://www.puerhshop.com/new/index.php?route=product/product&path=3_11&product_id=350
I looked a little bit, i don't see any super premium huang pian up from the usual boutique vendors like w2t or bitterleaf right now

[Anonymous No.20401117]

>>20400678
How does it taste?
>>20400746
He sure has been busy doing all kinda of experimental tea processing huh?

[Anonymous No.20401124]

>>20400763
You can just mix in like 10-20% tap water to the distilled water to get the needed mineral content back

[Anonymous No.20401133]

>>20401117
Its like 3 years old, but tastes alright. Super weak though probably because of its age

[Anonymous No.20401220]

>>20400656
FL has yellow flakes for $35 per cake.
https://www.farmer-leaf.com/collections/yunnan-pu-erh-tea/products/jingmai-yellow-flakes-1

[Anonymous No.20401368]

isnt Cha Qi just the feeling of caffeine?

[Anonymous No.20401415]

>>20401043
Nice. I went with 200g of book cover, 75g of cloud mist and 25g of wild huang. The cloud mist I had a few years back was great.

[Anonymous No.20401420]

>>20401368
Ancient Chinese secret

[Anonymous No.20401528]

>>20401368
It just is
Get a sample of a spring lao man e from farmer leaf then try this
1st day, buy a medium black coffee from Starbucks (its gotta be Starbucks unless your local gas station convenience store has that extra caffeine coffee on hand) chug the coffee within 45 minutes or less and note how you feel
Then the next day throw 8g of lao man e in a gaiwn, pound like 10 infusions in 45 minutes or less, note how you feel.
Make sure you eat a similar amount of food before the drink each day so you don't have too many variables and you don't get sick from drinking a bunch of tea/coffee on an empty stomach.
Extremely noticable difference and im not that perceptive.
As i mentioned up thread not all tea has the same cha qi and a decent amount of it feels pretty similar to coffee.
>>20392503

[Anonymous No.20401530]

>>20401528
Actually a small Starbucks coffee might be closer caffeine wise. So that might be a better comparison.

[Anonymous No.20401568]

For my black tea, it's steeped for 30 seconds at 175F. I don't like tea much hotter than that and the flavor becomes too strong for me the further it's steeped! I also feel sick if I drink a strong cup of black tea on an empty stomach and I don't eat much!

[Anonymous No.20401572]

>>20392503
Is it satisfying and cozy to live near and work on a tea farm like that pictured?

[Anonymous No.20401687]

>>20401572
>work on a tea farm like that pictured?
Farming is a lot of work, but getting exercise feels better then sitting in front of a computer all day.

[Anonymous No.20401704]

>>20401687
I like plants and working in solitude outdoors.

[Anonymous No.20401706]

>>20401572
>live near and work on a tea farm like that pictured?
Probably not.
I like spending time outside. I like growing shit on my small property.
That being said I will take my office job over being outside in shitty weather anytime.
Summers/winters/rains... having to work outside in these conditions is painful.

[Anonymous No.20401752]

>>20400656
I have 2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Spring Morning" cake and think its good if you like huangpian. Unfortunately the 2019 is sold out but they do have a newer year.
https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2021-yunnan-sourcing-spring-morning-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake

[Anonymous No.20402162]

This might be a new record in cringe tea wrappers.
Bravo scott

[Anonymous No.20402171]

>>20402162
I want to frame this.

[Anonymous No.20402243]

>>20402162
The fuck?

[Anonymous No.20402250]

>>20402243
AI slop

[Anonymous No.20402258]

>>20402250
>Wrapper Design by AI Overlords
Ah.

[Anonymous No.20402349]

>>20402243
lmao this shit is fucking retarded bruh

[Anonymous No.20402390]

>>20402162
Genuinely historic.

[Anonymous No.20402405]

Drinking my first ripe/raw blend. w2t Jamrock. I'm going to finish my samples before I write up, but I like it so far. Feels like it has the best of both worlds, but then a little blunted rather than sharp precise notes.
>>20402162
I was thinking about grabbing a tong for posterity. Investment tong.

[Anonymous No.20402420]

>>20402243
>>20402250
>>20402258
It's not the only one.

[Anonymous No.20402463]

>>20400753
Get a Berkey

[Anonymous No.20402472]

>>20401572
Agricultural life is not cosy.

[Anonymous No.20402519]

>>20401752
>>20401220
>>20401113
These look really good thank you

[Anonymous No.20402618]

teahome order finally came in, ordered back in february and it ended up getting returned to sender-ed.
Had to remember what I even ordered. Im thinking ill try the GABA oolong tonight, its my first time having any GABA teas. Im excited to see how the roasted tea fragments are too

[Anonymous No.20402620]

>>20402463
I'm thinking about buying one of these bad boys, do any of you have one? My water sucks, it's not too hard but there's loads of chloramine and it tastes like shit even after I let it sit for a few days.

[Anonymous No.20402671]

>>20402620
Had one since 2018. They're great. I picked up a scratch and dent royal for $241.

[Anonymous No.20402699]

>>20402620
In terms of pure value, it's the most valuable item I've ever purchased. You might be able to find a promo code off youtube. I suggest going through an authorized vendor, don't just order from a random listing on Amazon.

[Anonymous No.20402704]

>>20402699
And the stand and sight spout are necessary addons in my opinion. Place it next to the sink with the spout pointing towards the drain.

[Anonymous No.20402714]

>>20402618
you're gonna enjoy it anon, their roasted stuff is amazing

[Anonymous No.20402830]

>>20402162
>>20402243
How tea drunk was scott to approve that mess? Clearly he must be hoarding all the good stuff to himself.

More seriously those AI wrappers are mostly bad. He should have just done an art contest again. Were the gift cards he gave away in exchange for art really that big an expense?

The "all your pu-erh" one really takes the cake however. There is something particularly funny about deciding to make a cake named after a dated meme, which was a questionable choice in the first place, and then completely half assing it with an unrelated poorly done AI generated image.

God, I feel old right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItugh-fFgg

[Anonymous No.20402932]

>>20402420
Damn that's even more janky
>>20402243
Lol

[Anonymous No.20402949]

>>20402162
Dayi sells 150g cakes and ys sells proc gen slop, but somehow w2t gets all the flak for minicakes and cringe wrappers. It's a strange world.

[Anonymous No.20402976]

>>20402949
>but somehow w2t gets all the flak for minicakes and cringe wrappers
Maybe because they do both at the same time?

[Anonymous No.20402997]

>>20402949
Don't worry I hate them all

[Anonymous No.20403032]

>>20402976

[Anonymous No.20403196]

Thes du Japon has shincha up

https://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_130_3&products_id=182
https://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_130_3&products_id=1762
https://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_130_3&products_id=900

[Anonymous No.20403282]

>>20403196
gotta grab some shincha this year. last year I piad too much for shipping and VAT though, are there any Jap stores with free shipping or any good EU based Jap tea specialists?

[Anonymous No.20403408]

For Taiwanese tea so far I got some interesting oolongs at Taiwan Sourcing. Their teas are incredible but pricy.
I haven't ordered at Taiwan Teacrafts yet. Their teas look promising and are a bit cheaper. Anyone tried the teas in pic related?

[Anonymous No.20403439]

>>20402463
Doesn't filter cacium?

[Anonymous No.20403535]

>>20403439
All the Berkey distributors claim the filters do not filter out minerals, but I can't see any calcium build up on any of my cups, pots, or kettle which would be there if I had just used a Brita filter. It probably doesn't meet the legal criteria of a water softener but the water does come out softer to a noticeable extent, in my opinion, though your mileage may vary.

[Anonymous No.20403619]

The shincha harvest is taking a long time this year which is worrying me to the quality us in the west can expect after the japs pick through it
bought some china tea today as a stopgap

[Anonymous No.20403702]

>>20402830
>Be scott
>have one of the best loose leaf collections readily available to western markets
>have an extremely sub-par puerh selection
>focus energy and advertising on the puerh side
>nobody wants it because awful storage methods
>do gimmicky AI art wrappers
What is this guy doing

[Anonymous No.20403711]

>>20403702
>nobody wants it because awful storage methods
eh, idk if people care about that when it comes to fresh raws
the real problem is his yearly price increases on pu-erh are too high and they make the pu-erh that's been in his store for years really overpriced

[Anonymous No.20403724]

>>20403702
>have an extremely sub-par puerh selection
>nobody wants it because awful storage methods
Elaborate

[Anonymous No.20403743]

>>20403711
Yeah, the problem is that it's overpriced, bad, unsorted, and doesn't have any other redeeming factors. If you just want cheap tea go to Awazon, if you're going to spend money on traditional tea buy from a vendor that stocks CSL or something like that, if you're into the production buy from Farmerleaf. I almost never buy from W2T because I just don't really care for it, but his blends are so much better than YS that it's insane.

[Anonymous No.20403763]

$60 tongs on Awazon, is this stuff good? It all looks enticing.

[Anonymous No.20403770]

>>20403711
>yearly price increases on pu-erh are too high
I also agree, and if people bitch about he gets pissy and claims that everyone in Yunnan and their mother does it. At least when it comes to factory releases you can check other stores, but with in-house productions, tough luck.
I mean, for the prices he asks on some of his ripes, I could get some Gushu stuff from the Xiaguan official store on taobao.
Also not sure, but i think he laso used to increase the price on tea that was almost sold out until people complained. Again he claimed that everyone does it.

[Anonymous No.20403777]

>>20403724
He stores in dry storage in kunming instead of guangdong storage so his teas age slow af and don't compare for the age

[Anonymous No.20403792]

http://www.pu-erhtea.com/TeaDetails.aspx?TeaID=1090
>Never store Pu-erh tea air-tight
I've read others say to store in air tight resealable bags

[Anonymous No.20403797]

>>20403792
You have to store puerh totally differently depending on where you live. In most of the west, it will dry out. If you put it in a sealed container in China, it will mold, as an oversimplification.

[Anonymous No.20403811]

>>20403792
Storing tea properly requires primarily two conditions: humidity and periodic exposure to air. In Southern China, it's humid already. The advice they give to each other is mostly around air exchange. In the West it's dry. Our wisdom amongst ourselves is to keep it stored air tight (with added, controlled humidity).
Different perspectives, but similar parameters for storing.

[Anonymous No.20403840]

I keep my apartment around 70f/21c, is this too cold?

[Anonymous No.20403904]

[Anonymous No.20403951]

>>20400759
>a distiller will strip your water of minerals
thats the point, when the tap water has an unusable high calcium content for tea.

>and oxygen
lmao what

>buying another machine or some sort that will add back minerals
no, you cut it again with tap water to get the mineral content to the right level

>also likely oxygen
breh

>but that is absolutely what like none of us here do
I do it and others posted their distillers too

>just use bottled water
I don't want to carry tons of water bottles around. Distilling is more convenient. Carbon based filters don't work for calcium removal.

[Anonymous No.20403982]

I doubt chemically pure water would make for a good cup of tea.

[Anonymous No.20404147]

>>20403770
Seems like a real piece of shit guy.
I only bought once from him some lose tea.
My problem is his insane shipping.
Give sometimes more than $40 for not that much tea... that's a another cake at FL.
And it's not like lose tea is cheap or anything.

[Anonymous No.20404445]

>>20403408
If you are looking for dark fermented or well roasted Taiwan oolongs try teahome.
They are not super premium teas but they are damn nice.
Get 150g of legend of tung ting, 150g of good tea in private room
https://www.teahome.com/product/upteah/
And try some of their dong ding Oriental beauty.
https://www.teahome.com/product/natea-2/
It will cost like $40 shipped.
They do have standard competition teas without an aggressive roast but i haven't tried any yet.
Each listing describes the fermentation and roast leavl of each batch of tea if you know what you are looking for specifically.
They also have a ruby 18 black but i haven't tried it. Just don't accidentally get the kenyan black that's in the same listing.
https://www.teahome.com/product/red18/

[Anonymous No.20404613]

>>20403619
free teapot? wth

[Anonymous No.20404723]

>>20403770
I don't get why tea-expert isn't mentioned more often. I'm quite happy with my order. >>20374321 and shipping is free beginning at 30$ I think

[Anonymous No.20404745]

>>20404723
>I don't get why tea-expert isn't mentioned more often
probably because it's in Russian

[Anonymous No.20404793]

>>20404613
What's wrong with it?

[Anonymous No.20404824]

>>20404793
nothing, just nice

[Anonymous No.20404825]

looks like 2023 Fa Zhan He is sold out. might very well try the 2024 version too, I'm almost out

[Anonymous No.20404884]

>>20404723
Tea-expert gets some love. Ive been ordering from him for years He does have an eBay store but prices are higher and it has a limited selection.
It is kind of annoying having to explain to people that its a Chinese shop so they aren't worried thinking they are sending money to Russia or receiving a shipment from there which i think is difficult logistically and possibly banned in some countries due to current events. I can see why that would scare some away.

[Anonymous No.20404889]

>>20404825
It should be good, i guess his wife oversaw the processing again. I will grab one for sure.

[Anonymous No.20404902]

>>20404723
>I don't get why tea-expert isn't mentioned more often
They used to be when they were first "discovered" by /tea/. A lot of /tea/ anons are longtime regulars and are probably familiar with it by now. People like discussing new things over time. teahome is the current trendy shop to talk about.

[Anonymous No.20404974]

>>20404917
/tea/bros our response?

[Anonymous No.20405070]

>>20404974
It's like a dirty chai with downs syndrome

[Anonymous No.20405078]

>>20404825
Shit, my FOMO is kicking in. Should have grabbed a couple more cakes. If 2024 is killer I will.

[Anonymous No.20405391]

>>20404974
Coffee is a tisane so really this is just an innovative new blend.

[Anonymous No.20405473]

>>20405078
>Should have grabbed a couple more cakes. If 2024 is killer I will.
Eh, i thought the fa zhan he was good but it doesn't strike me as a tea that would age well. I think it would loose a lot of the citrus top notes after a few years. Better to drink while it's new and enjoy.

[Anonymous No.20405878]

Update on the pro biotic tea. It makes me gassy.

[Anonymous No.20405929]

yunnan.us is sold out of almost everything I want and .com takes 20 days to ship, uuuuu...
I saw JTH had a whole gaiwan set in stock so I just got that one instead. I hope yunnan restocks their black teas soon.

[Anonymous No.20406073]

'onde consigo tés d calidá aqui en la cdmx mexibros?

[Anonymous No.20406079]

>>20406073
En la amaszon market pleis

[Anonymous No.20406121]

>>20399019
>>20399051
Thank you.

[Anonymous No.20406301]

>>20400658

[Anonymous No.20406304]

>>20405078
don't worry anon, we know the 2024 is coming and if the 2023 only sold out after a year, this one shouldn't sell out very quickly either
I really like the 2023, but will gladly switch it up with the 2024 version

[Anonymous No.20406306]

>>20402162
>>20374321
Are there teas with Anime wrappers?

[Anonymous No.20406316]

Anyone here try CCF tea? I drink it for stomach problems, you wouldn't think itntayses good, but with a little stevia its a very pleasant tasting tea.

[lowercase sage !!IaxlA1xvEP/ No.20406334]

Why is English Breakfast tea always packed in red? Are there other such conventions? (Apart from the obvious like green tea in green bags )

[Anonymous No.20406809]

>>20404825
The fact that every cakes first has the sold out status, but stays on the website for a while, but the 2021 TFLZ disappeared over night makes me put on my tinfoil hat.
Something isn't right here.

[Anonymous No.20406819]

>trying to quit the carbonated jew
>try green tea
>it barely tastes like anything at all
Am I doing it wrong or is because I got the cheap stuff?

I steeped it at 175 degrees f for 2 mins. Any more than that and it gets really bitter. Still not very flavorful either way.

[Anonymous No.20406842]

>>20406819
Because green tea is SHIT.
Try black(Dian hong) or some oolongs.
Or if you are big boy that watch a punch and can tolerate bitterness, get young raw puer.

[Anonymous No.20406862]

>>20406819
what did you get? cheap, stale green tea sucks. try some nice 2024 harvest stuff, it's green tea season right now

[Anonymous No.20406866]

>>20406862
I got pic related. It's not expired or anything, it just barely tastes like anything.

[Anonymous No.20406868]

>>20406819
Soda has annihilated your tastebuds. Drink young sheng or fu cha until your body recovers.
>>20406866
Oh, this is terrible tea too.

[Anonymous No.20406871]

>>20406862
>it's green tea season right now
Where? O-cha doesn't have any shincha and it usually takes them a while to get it anyway.

[Anonymous No.20406881]

>>20406866
yeah, twinings gunpowder is quite bad. buying off the shelf green tea from western brands is a bad idea in general
if you want to get into good tea, buy samples of some blacks, pu-erh and oolongs + greens from a site like this one: https://yunnansourcing.us/
>>20406871
in China. the Japanese green tea harvest is always later, but the higher quality Chinese greens have already been harvested

[Anonymous No.20406943]

>>20406809
The Farmerleaf site is just wonky and inconsistent

[Anonymous No.20406954]

>>20406819
It's definitely the soda and probably your diet choices that have skewed your tastes and preferences. You were also probably drinking shit tea.
I recommend fasting and ordering good tea from the rentry.

[Anonymous No.20406960]

>>20406943
>>20406809
It's just because william is doing it himself and it's not completely automated. He can remove them if needed to keep some stock or else. 2024 cakes will be added in may along the non jingmai teas just need to wait and don't miss it to get what you want.

[Anonymous No.20407086]

I find it kinda amazing how cheap Bao Zhang is.
I wonder if the price difference to those "competition grade" teas is really noticable. Is it worth it in your opinion?
I didn't have enough shekels, so I could only order a small sample of last years competition grade Alishan tea.

[Anonymous No.20407651]

Is this mold??

[Anonymous No.20407662]

>>20407651
Can you wait until after the earthquake to take a photo for us, anon?

[Anonymous No.20407663]

>>20407651
I started drinking puer 2 weeks ago and ive bought a total 2 cakes from white 2 tea and they never looked like that
You should throw that away and buy from a better vendor
MOLD CAN KILL YOU
I would not risk it
- posted from my iPhone

[Anonymous No.20407673]

>>20407651
She's fast

[Anonymous No.20407805]

>>20407663
Kek.

[Anonymous No.20407979]

>>20406871
>>20406881
According to the Thes du Japon guy, the harvest for shincha has been late this year as well.

[Anonymous No.20408426]

Have i just not been paying attention or does YS have 2x or more as many loose leaf teas this year as they have in previous years?

[Anonymous No.20408483]

>>20408426
Yeah Scott's been stepping on the gas recently. Increase in price per gram, increase in selection, decrease in cake size. I'm not sure which bothers me more.
>>20407651
Can I get an ID on this?

[Anonymous No.20408491]

>>20407979
>Thes du Japon guy,
I don't like that he charges his international customers almost double what he charges his Japanese ones. I am sure a bunch of other shops do this to but it is less obvious on sites that don't let you set the language to Japanese. They like to pretend that the exchange rates haven't changed so they can charge you extra.

[Anonymous No.20408611]

i am about to start cracking open this disc of 'lumber slut' 2023, just arrived today, been waiting and refreshing tracking for the last 25 days. it doesnt smell fishy, thankfully. trying to decide what ill do with my evening of drinking shitloads of this stuff, oh boy babys first tea order, this is gonna be nice. yall recommended me this almost 1 month ago, been lurking every day since

[Anonymous No.20408765]

>>20408611
yeah its probably my favorite ripe from w2t. other ripes from them at a higher price have more interesting or complex qualities to them but for the price the quality is consistent and enjoyable to me; my only gripe is that i feel like the tea barely lasts a liter before it requires ridiculously long steeping times. still though im definitely picking up more soon. you chose a good start into tea, i hope to see you posting more.

[Anonymous No.20408803]

>>20408765
thank you very much, i am drinking it right now, it is much different from the only other ripe i have had, which is the taetea 7572 of amazon. it just feels extremely calming with this subtle earthy flavor, i am gulping it down like its some sort of ambrosia. could drink this all day. cant wait to try the others that i have just received, mostly smoked raws from w2t, little samples. no clue if i even like smoked tea, lots to look forward to this week sampling these

[Anonymous No.20408918]

>>20408483
>Can I get an ID on this?
Leaves, specifically of the blurry varietal

[Anonymous No.20408940]

>>20408483
>I'm not sure which bothers me more.
lol

[Anonymous No.20408974]

I hope you're having a a good day today. :)

[Anonymous No.20409084]

>>20402162
>>20402830
>>20402997
>>20403770
>>20408483

[Anonymous No.20409092]

>>20404445
This is great. Much obliged. Ill give a review on the Ruby 18

[Anonymous No.20409196]

Do you have a preferred tea for drinking during work, staying caffeinated and energetic? I've been taking sheng to the wage cage in my zojirushi flask but it can get me a bit too tea drunk when I'm not trying to mellow out.

[Anonymous No.20409363]

>>20407086
Just placed my order on Taiwan Teacrafts. I still had 150€ of credits from last year when my order didn't arrive and they refunded me the whole amount + I was able to keep another order I placed consecutively and which they mixed up with another one. It included this artisan cup, I never would have bought for whopping 80 bux.

[Anonymous No.20409740]

>>20407651
very fastt tee runging at incredble high speed

[Anonymous No.20409830]

https://www.fullchea-tea.com/products/haiwan-2023-sheng-pu-er-batch-231-quotremote-mountain-old-treequot-raw-pu-er-cake-500g-968
I bet it's very good

[Anonymous No.20409953]

This thread is for discussing teas, tisanes, and other herbal infusions.

info: types of tea, where to get tea, how to brew tea
https://rentry.org/teageneral

previous thread: >>20389604

[Anonymous No.20409960]

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