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>>11390032

Very gently roast it in a thoroughly cleaned frying pan to make homemade houjicha. Frying pan sold separately, Hell Raven wife not included.

>>11387003
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>>11387877

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UEZcq1qVtw

Here's what I've been working on. Chinese tea experiments.

I have been wondering for a long time if Chinese green teas might be brewed best near boiling temperature. This seems to fly in the face of what I've said, and what everyone else says, about Chinese tea. But I'm wondering this because I have heard that this is how Chinese farmers drink it.

I have been experimenting with it, and I've had mixed results. If I brew over 80 C, it doesn't come out very good, but if I brew it near boiling, it sometimes comes out with a lot more flavour than brewing at cooler temperatures, without any excessive bitterness.

Just something to think about. I know there are a lot of Anon here who are starting with Japanese tea or waiting for it to arrive, but there are also a lot drinking Chinese tea. I'm probably not going to post much about Chinese green tea when the first of my shincha arrives, so now's the time to experiment.

FYI: if you're going to try near-boil temperature brewing of Chinese green tea, be sure to use filtered (thus soft) water. The tap water I was using turns it brown at this temperature because of the high mineral content.