Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have more body if
you don't.

While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Dan Stromberg
rolled initiative and posted the following:

> Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have
> more body if you don't.

There is no real sin in the consumption of quality teas - only your
own preferences.

Personally, I find unrinsed puerh to be reminiscent of a barn I
worked in one hot summer.

--
Derek

It hurts to admit when you make mistakes.
But when they're big enough, the pain only lasts a second.

Dan Stromberg > writes:

> Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have more body if
> you don't.

Easter or not, I'm not going to get involved in theology.
Nonetheless, I can think of two reasons for rinsing Puerhs, neither of
which I think applies all the time:

- you need to get rid of some grit;

- you want to raise the temperature of the leaves so they won't bring
down the temperature of the boiling water you're about to apply to
them (please don't do this to green Puerh!)

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Sin, NO, but.... it is traditional to rinse puerh when steeping gongfu
style. I personally will always rinse any puerh with age to it in
order to get rid of dust, molds, and other undesirables. One side
effect to rinsing is that caffeine is extremely water soluble, it
stands to reason that if you rinse you are decaffeinating your puerh.
Depending on your point of view this could be a plus or a minus. I
sometimes drink the "rinsing tea" especially for the caffeine jolt.


On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:43:19 GMT, Dan Stromberg
> cast caution to the wind and posted:

>Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have more body if
>you don't.


Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net
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Hi Derek,

We actually call the rinse process "to wake up tea". As the name
suggests, it serves the purpose of preparing the tea for drinking. As
you may find out from our web site (www.teahub.com/puerhtea.htm),
different pu-erh requires different rinse time.

You mentioned the unpleasant taste of unrinsed pu-erh, my guess is
that the pu-erh you were drinking was not aged raw pu-erh.

Linda
JinYuXuan Tea House
www.teahub.com


Derek > wrote in message >...
> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Dan Stromberg
> rolled initiative and posted the following:
>
> > Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have
> > more body if you don't.
>
> There is no real sin in the consumption of quality teas - only your
> own preferences.
>
> Personally, I find unrinsed puerh to be reminiscent of a barn I
> worked in one hot summer.

/11/04

> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Dan Stromberg
> rolled initiative and posted the following:
>
>> Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have
>> more body if you don't.
>
> There is no real sin in the consumption of quality teas - only your
> own preferences.
>
> Personally, I find unrinsed puerh to be reminiscent of a barn I
> worked in one hot summer.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

I echo Derek's sentiments. I do rinse pu-erh because I'm going to get so
many steeps from it anyway, and the little wash removes most of the little
bits.

Michael

While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Teahub - JinYuXuan
rolled initiative and posted the following:

> Hi Derek,
>
> We actually call the rinse process "to wake up tea". As the name
> suggests, it serves the purpose of preparing the tea for
> drinking. As you may find out from our web site
> (www.teahub.com/puerhtea.htm), different pu-erh requires
> different rinse time.

And yet, not everyone who consumes Puerh does the initial rinse.
Hence, my comment that it's a preference.

I now rinse, and find that it improves the flavor. But the best
thing I can do is to dump a little Comte Gris in with the puerh.

> You mentioned the unpleasant taste of unrinsed pu-erh, my guess
> is that the pu-erh you were drinking was not aged raw pu-erh.

Actually, it's cave aged. So you'll have to guess again.

--
Derek

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shorline of
wonder. - Ralph W. Sockman

While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Michael Plant
rolled initiative and posted the following:

> /11/04
>
>
>> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Dan Stromberg
>> rolled initiative and posted the following:
>>
>>> Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have
>>> more body if you don't.
>>
>> There is no real sin in the consumption of quality teas - only
>> your own preferences.
>>
>> Personally, I find unrinsed puerh to be reminiscent of a barn I
>> worked in one hot summer.
>
> Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Well, unrinsed, it reminds me of mucking out the stalls. And horse
manure is not exactly an enticing aroma.

> I echo Derek's sentiments. I do rinse pu-erh because I'm going
> to get so many steeps from it anyway, and the little wash
> removes most of the little bits.

Ditto. Of course, a little doctoring of the leaves helps, too.

--
Derek

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shorline of
wonder. - Ralph W. Sockman

If you know where and how it had been stored, you will rinse it.
Simon

Dan Stromberg wrote:

> Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have more body if
> you don't.

4/12/04

> If you know where and how it had been stored, you will rinse it.
> Simon
>
> Dan Stromberg wrote:
>
>> Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have more body if
>> you don't.
>


If you rinse the pu-erh to open the leaves, remove some amount of caffeine,
or some such, all well and good. In terms of purifying the tea of worm, bat,
or yak shit, insect parts, rat hairs or the like, your rinse is most likely
little more than symbolic. Hey, just enjoy the pu-erh repleat with God's
bounty.

Come on, I'm just kidding. We all know that under Communism, these things
can't really happen.

Michael

> If you know where and how it had been stored, you will rinse it.


There's an old saying about obsessive hygiene: you gotta eat a peck of dirt
in a lifetime. Well, I prefer to drink mine, so I don't rinse pu-erh.

-DM

Derek > wrote in message >...
> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Teahub - JinYuXuan
> rolled initiative and posted the following:
>
> > Hi Derek,
> >
> > We actually call the rinse process "to wake up tea". As the name
> > suggests, it serves the purpose of preparing the tea for
> > drinking. As you may find out from our web site
> > (www.teahub.com/puerhtea.htm), different pu-erh requires
> > different rinse time.
>
> And yet, not everyone who consumes Puerh does the initial rinse.
> Hence, my comment that it's a preference.
>
> I now rinse, and find that it improves the flavor. But the best
> thing I can do is to dump a little Comte Gris in with the puerh.
>
> > You mentioned the unpleasant taste of unrinsed pu-erh, my guess
> > is that the pu-erh you were drinking was not aged raw pu-erh.
>
> Actually, it's cave aged. So you'll have to guess again.

Hello Derek:

Can you please tell me this- are you drinking sun-dried green
processed Pu-erh or Black processed Pu-erh? That will make the answer
easier. Linda is very knowledgable about Pu-erh. I am sure, she also
want to know the answer of this question.

Well, rinsing Pu-erh is a personal choice-yes but their are some
Pu-erh, you really need to rins before your brew them.


Ripon
(Vienna,VA)

While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Ripon rolled
initiative and posted the following:

> Derek > wrote in message
> >...
>> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Teahub -
>> JinYuXuan rolled initiative and posted the following:
>>
>> > Hi Derek,
>> >
>> > We actually call the rinse process "to wake up tea". As the
>> > name suggests, it serves the purpose of preparing the tea for
>> > drinking. As you may find out from our web site
>> > (www.teahub.com/puerhtea.htm), different pu-erh requires
>> > different rinse time.
>>
>> And yet, not everyone who consumes Puerh does the initial
>> rinse. Hence, my comment that it's a preference.
>>
>> I now rinse, and find that it improves the flavor. But the best
>> thing I can do is to dump a little Comte Gris in with the
>> puerh.
>>
>> > You mentioned the unpleasant taste of unrinsed pu-erh, my
>> > guess is that the pu-erh you were drinking was not aged raw
>> > pu-erh.
>>
>> Actually, it's cave aged. So you'll have to guess again.
>
> Hello Derek:
>
> Can you please tell me this- are you drinking sun-dried green
> processed Pu-erh or Black processed Pu-erh? That will make the
> answer easier. Linda is very knowledgable about Pu-erh. I am
> sure, she also want to know the answer of this question.

It's definitely not green.

> Well, rinsing Pu-erh is a personal choice-yes but their are some
> Pu-erh, you really need to rins before your brew them.

This one definitely needs the rinse.

--
Derek

Attitudes are contagious. Mine might kill you.