TEA!

Riddles · Post by **Riddles** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:20 pm

Pedro Sánchez wrote:
Riddles wrote:Strong, semi-skimmed milk, 0-1 sugar depending how i feel.
No bickies?

Hobnobs, preferably chocolate hobnobs. badman biscuit

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:43 pm

Riddles wrote:
Pedro Sánchez wrote:
Riddles wrote:Strong, semi-skimmed milk, 0-1 sugar depending how i feel.
No bickies?
Hobnobs, preferably chocolate hobnobs. badman biscuit

Fuck, I miss Chocolate Hobnobs

3rdeye · Post by **3rdeye** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:53 pm

Yorkshire tea for the regular drinkage.

I do love a bit of sencha vanilla green tea, Buddha's Tears (a type of jasmine) and some orange pekoe from Malaysia from time to time

jaydot · Post by **jaydot** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:58 pm

I'm a Yorkshire drinker meself. *doffs cap*

Riddles · Post by **Riddles** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 3:51 pm

jaydot wrote:I'm a Yorkshire drinker meself. *doffs cap*

yeh Yorkshire Tea is the business

SCope13 · Post by **SCope13** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:10 pm

my fucking water heater that lets me pick a particular temp went on the fritz and the shop i bought it from has been incredibly slow getting back to me so I havent been able to drink tea properly in like three weeks. shits lame.

nitz · Post by **nitz** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:14 pm

YES - this thread is back!

Currently

Yorkshire tea from breakfast, standard business!
Lemon and ginger after a hour is when i get back home ( twinning)
Green tea, pure mao fang green tea atm, aka fancy way of saying dragon well ( tea pigs)
Green tea with jasmine ( standard tesco finest nothing kool)
Sliver needle (sliver tea) with jasmine ( adagio uk)
Mint tea, twinning or loose morocco mint tea - peng ( Jing tea)
Fennel tea sometimes after dinner (Pukka tea)
Lemon and ginger to finish of the day's business (twinning)

nitz · Post by **nitz** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:15 pm

SCope13 wrote:my fucking water heater that lets me pick a particular temp went on the fritz and the shop i bought it from has been incredibly slow getting back to me so I havent been able to drink tea properly in like three weeks. shits lame.

Do you mean one of theses tea kettles?

SCope13 · Post by **SCope13** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:17 pm

yessir. Shits brilliant.

nitz · Post by **nitz** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:22 pm

SCope13 wrote:yessir. Shits brilliant.

I have one. It's shit! I completely forgot one of the core principles of making any good cup of tea/loose/bag/dust tea… they all require fully boiled water first. So for example, if you got some green tea going on, its normally brewed at 70-80degress, but you should full boil and then wait 3/4 mins. I bought a tea kettle, thinking great no waiting time, just print the 80degress button and it's be all jolly. It isn't. Taste like piss.

So now i have to full boil (like a normal kettle) and wait.

SCope13 · Post by **SCope13** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:25 pm

hm, i've heard that but I've never noticed any taste difference. And I don't like that method as theres no way to be real precise with the temperature. You're just kinda estimating and that can fuck things up more imo.

nitz · Post by **nitz** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:38 pm

SCope13 wrote:hm, i've heard that but I've never noticed any taste difference. And I don't like that method as theres no way to be real precise with the temperature. You're just kinda estimating and that can fuck things up more imo.

LOL - there is certain timing to wait for until the water is at the right temp. Also some people you a temp thing a bob

SCope13 · Post by **SCope13** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:40 pm

nitz wrote:
SCope13 wrote:hm, i've heard that but I've never noticed any taste difference. And I don't like that method as theres no way to be real precise with the temperature. You're just kinda estimating and that can fuck things up more imo.
LOL - there is certain timing to wait for until the water is at the right temp. Also some people you a temp thing a bob

using that "certain timing" thing isnt very precise as theres a lot of variables there. Cba with a temp bob.

Shum · Post by **Shum** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:58 am

Rönin wrote:Strong, no milk, no sugar, but i do have a piece of very dark chocolate with it.

Might have to try this.

PinUp · Post by **PinUp** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:53 am

I used to hate tea but someone told me to try green tea and I actually really liked it.

Don't know anything about correct temperatures or anything to brew it at though, thought you just poured boiling water on it and away you go

skell1ngton777 · Post by **skell1ngton777** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:10 pm

With a lot of Chinese teas you are supposed to first cover the leaves with some of the heated water and let it sit for 30-60 seconds, throw that away without drinking it, and only then pour the water in to steep for drinking.

This is supposed to get rid of any bitter tasting elements.

Often with good loose tea you can steep it 2-3 times, sometimes 4..

Apparently its also much better if you have a 200 year old Yixing clay teapot...........

kidshuffle · Post by **kidshuffle** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:12 pm

ur so pretentious

skell1ngton777 · Post by **skell1ngton777** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:27 pm

i kno

i love lording it over all you tea plebs

skell1ngton777 · Post by **skell1ngton777** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:46 pm

nah i got well into tea a few years ago but i don't really fuck with it that much anymore

too busy with other stuff

i just buy teabags from the chinese market

Pedro Sánchez · Post by **Pedro Sánchez** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:58 pm

When did making a brew become a hobby

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