I picked up my first tea yesterday Temple of Heaven Gunpowder at a
local shop. I followed the instructions that came with the tea to use
one tablespoon of tea for 10oz of water and steeped for 4 min. While I
was drinking it I read the FAQ's and a few posts here and have a few
comments and questions.

First off I think I used too much tea and steeped for too long on the
first cup. I read here that you can use the same tea a second time so I
made a second cup with slightly lower temp water and steeped for 3 min.
The second cup was better and makes me wonder a few things.

If I had used more like 1-2 teaspoons of tea for the first cup and
steeped for 3 min. I wonder if it would have been as good as my second
cup? I don't' see anything here recommending using a tablespoon per
10oz it looks more like 1.5 teaspoons or so.

I made tow cups "back to back" with the tea and the second cup was
really good but can you make a second cup 24 hours later, or is it an
immediate use thing?

This tea is better than any I've had from teabags but looks to get a
fairly bad rap here as lower quality. Can anybody recommend me a couple
of good green and a couple of good black teas I can order from Upton or
Special teas?

Any other general "newbie" advice you can give me?

Thanks

John F