Ian Rastall > writes:

> On 04 Apr 2005 12:44:31 -0400, Lewis Perin > wrote:
>
> >I don't want to get into an argument over semantics. The important
> >thing is, they didn't make a mistake. As I've been saying lately, you
> >probably shouldn't brew this tea the way you would a "normal" black.
>
> Hey Lew. Do you have any tips of brew time/temp?

Water boiling or off the boil, depending on how mild or aggressive the
tea is. Use the same number of grams as the number of fluid ounces in
your brewing vessel. Steeps are *very* short, and you can probably
get six steeps before the liquor starts to flag. How short? The
first should be somewhere between zero and 15 seconds. Thereafter,
gradually increase the steep length, paying attention to how strong
the liquor is and whether it starts to get astringent. I know this is
nontraditional, but try it. As I posted earlier, it changed some
minds in Darjeeling.

/Lew
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