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elgoog
 
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Again, thanks for the advice.

I have noticed that with my cheap tea bags that over steeping didn't
matter too much to me. Sure, I could tell when it was over steeped and
bitter, but it didn't bother me too much. I notice however that with
these loose leaf teas, the steeping time is much more critical.

I've also been experimenting with the do-it-yourself decaf method.
First infusion 20 - 45 seconds, and throw it away (I'm sticking with 30
seconds for these teas). Second infusion normal steep time (for my
green tea 3 minutes) and drink. I've found a third infusion still
produces good tea. I've found that a fourth infusion is drinkable, but
noticeably weakened.

I've found differing opinions "googling" on multiple infusions. YMMV ;-)