Derek > writes:

> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Michael Plant
> rolled initiative and posted the following:
> > [...6-7 minutes to steep greens..]
> > Derek, I steep greens seldom more than 2 minutes, even at
> > temperatures as low as 130 degrees (in the case of best Long
> > Jins and Gyokuros). Once the leaves open, even less time is
> > required. Perhaps I'm putting in far more leaf than you. My
> > formula is simple enough and usually works: Half the number of
> > grams of dry tea as there will be ounces of wet water. More
> > often I brew at between 160 and 175. Most good green teas seem
> > happy at this range. Six or seven minutes sounds like a pretty
> > long steep to me.
>
> You're using much more green tea than I am. I use about 1/3 or even
> 1/4 as much as you do.

I'm with Michael.

> I could be doing it "wrong", but it's always worked for me and
> produced quite tasty results.

If you're steeping a small amount of leaf for a long time, then maybe
you're brewing a cup akin to the average of the multiple shorter
steeps some of us get from green leaves.

/Lew
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