How many people want me to **** them off? Okay if you ask for it.
Boiling water is for your health. IMHO anecdotal experience I don't
think water temperature is that much of a variable when making tea.
You allow me to taste your desired result I'll use boiling water and
come pretty close. You can check my posts from the past. At some
point the kettle will cool to 160. You should really be making tea
according to your taste and not some percentage formula based on
differential rates of extraction. If you do use that formula you will
have to boil your water. Also note this formula doesn't have a clue
about what you mean by 'lovely'.

Jim

crymad wrote:
> Space Cowboy wrote:
> > I know that taste is proportional in the sense there is no
> > fundamental difference in taste no matter what method or how I
> > brew the tea. As soon as the water hits the tea all the taste
> > components come into play.
>
> Then give me a method of brewing Sencha that uses boiling water.
> This would free me from having to hover over a pot of heating
> water waiting for a precise temperature. Naturally, I'll want it
> to taste as lovely as when brewed with 160 degree water.
>
> --crymad