Tea & Canned Coffee

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Tea & Canned Coffee Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:00:01 2014 No.12027540 [Reply] [Original]

I've been drinking a lot of tea; but mostly sencha, matcha, and gunpowder. I really like the earthy flavor of green teas, but I want to try some others.

I've had Jasmine and Citrus teas, but I wasn't really a fan of them. I've also had some white peony, which wasn't bad but I think I want to try some darker teas.

Are there any black teas that are similar to gunpowder? What should I look for when buying black teas?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:25:19 2014 No.12027602 I like ceylon tea. If you like earthy Earl Grey is great for that... I'm a bit of a novice in regards to tea, so that's all I got. I loved gunpowder the time I had it, I need to find me some now...

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:26:48 2014 No.12027612 Inb4 ban for not being related to otaku culture

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:28:33 2014 No.12027618 420 JUST BLAZE IT LEGALIZE

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 7 23:41:19 2014 No.12027644 It can be pretty hit-or-miss for people, but maybe look into Keemun teas? I've had some deliciously smoky / earthy ones before.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 01:29:26 2014 No.12027810 My water boiler is being shipped to me now. Soon I will be able to enjoy a perfect cup of sencha. http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/NC-EH22PC

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 03:18:31 2014 No.12027982 Jasmine is great. Love the aroma.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 04:13:18 2014 No.12028049 >>12027810 I'm not gonna lie, that thing is hideous. For that money you should be able to get something that doesn't look like an alien mother ship.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 04:24:33 2014 No.12028067 >>12028049 I like it. It definitely looks Japanese.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 04:59:08 2014 No.12028108 >>12028049 Looks like a normal heated water dispenser to me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:03:53 2014 No.12028113 >>12028067 >>12028108 Looks very much like a rice cooker to me. Maybe it's my British heritage that makes me expect something at least kettle-ish.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:04:53 2014 No.12028114 >>12028113 Imperialist scum.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:10:38 2014 No.12028118 [DELETED]

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>>12028113
Electic kettles in Europe have a different look and to me, I think they look odd. I don't know how easily they can maintain certain water temperatures but they're both mostly used for making tea.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:28:08 2014 No.12028129

>>12028118
I happen to have both an electrical kettle with adjustable temperature and a regular one. I measured the accuracy of the temperature and it was either really accurate or off by less/about 1 degree depending on the weather.
This doesn't really help me much though, as I realized that different teas, like for example 2 different green teas, will already require different temperatures deviating from the programmable temperature to bring out the best flavor.

I read a few books about tea tradition (especially on Chinese) and the practice of judging the water temperature either based on time or the size of the bubbles in the water struck me as rather beautiful. So that's what I do most of the time and I've gotten pretty good at guessing the accurate temperatures.

It's a fun to try if you haven't already.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:29:53 2014 No.12028131 >>12027540 How is this otaku related? I made a thread about Japan and got banned for 4 days.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:30:53 2014 No.12028133 >>12028129 That seems like a neat skill to pick up.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:42:23 2014 No.12028149 >>12028131 Go complain about the endless street threads. Tea threads are OT.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 05:43:38 2014 No.12028151 >>12028129 I've gotten pretty good at judging temperature by time and touch, but that might have more from working in a bakery than tea in particular. It's nice to not have to rely on a thermometer though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 07:36:29 2014 No.12028241 I've recently picked up some Gyokuro tea, it's really nice - but getting the temperature right can be bothersome.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 08:06:20 2014 No.12028285 I can seem to get my water above 180F. I have a whistling kettle, but once I pour some water out and measure the temperature, it's always around 170F-170F. Am I doing something wrong? No matter how long I leave it on, it never goes above 180F...

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 08:08:20 2014 No.12028288 Are tea bags okay? Or should I use normal leaves.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 08:08:35 2014 No.12028289 >>12028285 Hot water cools down rapidly.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 09:17:10 2014 No.12028344
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>>12028288
Depends on what you're drinking. Rolled up leaves need room to unravel, but some stuff like sencha and earl grey can be okay in bags (although some people will say otherwise). If you're buying bags, you should look for ones that give at least some room for the leaves to expand.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 09:57:25 2014 No.12028381 >>12028344 Mostly green tea, mixed with either lemon or mint.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 10:18:15 2014 No.12028402 File: 71 KB, 561x600, leaves.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12028381 It really depends on the leaves

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 12:05:01 2014 No.12028592 >>12028285 Do you live on a high mountain?

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 12:36:46 2014 No.12028655 [DELETED]

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Pu-erh and it is absolutely incredible. Earthy and smooth and so pungent.

>>12027810
>>12028108
>>12028118

I would recommend the Bonavita Variable Temp Goosneck. The spout makes pouring control very easy and you can pour from high up to oxygenate the water. Also, getting it within 1 degree of the programmed temp is great for delicate green teas.

>>12028288

You see some tea elitists who only gongfu brew, some use strainers. But a teabag is just a disposable strainer. Like the guy said though, some leaves need more room than others. Those that due will have less in the bag thus weaken the taste. I would just get a decent sized tea ball. Mine was small and I recently but a Lishan Oolong in there and it actually popped open from the leaves opening.

pic: my tea set in the evening

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 13:12:16 2014 No.12028739 >>12028655 You should wipe your exif data if you don't want to be seen as a hipster faggot.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 13:14:25 2014 No.12028742 >>12028592 Nope, I think I'm right around sea level

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 13:15:56 2014 No.12028745 >>12028739 It even has gps data. What an idiot.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 17:18:29 2014 No.12029191 >>12028745 Why what are you going to do? Come to my house and beat me up?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 17:20:30 2014 No.12029197 >>12028739 I'm a hipster because I drink tea? Because I posted in a thread about tea? Please explain.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 17:44:31 2014 No.12029236 >>12029197 iPhone 5.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 17:55:32 2014 No.12029247 [DELETED]

>>12029236

I have a Macbook Pro and an iPad too. And an Apple TV. Linux is lame, as is Windows. Building your own PC is like those shitty rice racers you see only for fat virgins.

Go back to /g/. Tech elitism is the biggest manifestation of assburgers there is.

Now, back to talking about tea.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 18:14:46 2014 No.12029267 >>12029247 I really wonder if you know where you are.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 18:28:01 2014 No.12029287 >>12028288 tea bags often have low quality leaves so it is not recommended. You can also buy tea bags with high quality leaves but in that case you're cheaper off just buying leaves honestly. I keep cheap tea bags in case i want milk tea

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 18:28:01 2014 No.12029288 >>12028129 I've gotten to the point where I'm too afraid of brewing tea, because I might not get the temperature right. C-Canned coffee it is...

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 8 18:44:18 2014 No.12029316 >>12029247 tl;dr congrats, you've got a nice looking house. http://regex.info/exif.cgi?b=3&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.4cdn.org%2Fjp%2Fsrc%2F1396975004028.jpg

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 18:59:07 2014 No.12029338 [DELETED]

>>12029288
You don't have to be 100% exact. If you buy a cheap thermometer (<$5), and you are close to the right temperature, you should be fine.

Also, if you're just starting out and you don't have a teapot/kettle, you can use a microwave. Just make sure to stick a wooden skewer (or something that can be microwaved) in the cup/glass while it heats up. This breaks the water tension and prevents it from exploding after you heat it. I made the mistake of not putting anything in when I used to microwave mine, and ended up burning myself a few times.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 19:02:35 2014 No.12029340 [DELETED]

>>12029288

You don't have to be 100% exact. If you buy a cheap thermometer (<$5), and you are close to the right temperature, you should be fine.

Also, if you're just starting out and you don't have a teapot/kettle, you can use a microwave. Just make sure to stick a wooden skewer (or something that can be microwaved) in the cup/glass while it heats up. This breaks the water tension and prevents it from exploding after you heat it. I made the mistake of not putting anything in when I used to microwave mine, and ended up burning myself a few times.

Anonymous Tue Apr 8 19:03:49 2014 No.12029343

>>12029288

You don't have to be 100% exact. If you buy a cheap thermometer (less than $5), and you are close to the right temperature, you should be fine.

Also, if you're just starting out and you don't have a teapot/kettle, you can use a microwave. Just make sure to stick a wooden skewer (or something that can be microwaved) in the cup/glass while it heats up. This breaks the water tension and prevents it from exploding after you heat it. I made the mistake of not putting anything in when I used to microwave mine, and ended up burning myself a few times.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 00:30:47 2014 No.12033555 Tea is good

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 16:02:18 2014 No.12034545 >>12029247 Have fun with your `Takuya the Blowjob Master', newfriend.

Anonymous Fri Apr 11 16:57:47 2014 No.12034626 [DELETED]

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>>12029247
>Building your own PC is like those shitty rice racers you see only for fat virgins

You better wear a hat because this will probably blow your mind. Imagine a self built pc with no led lights in a closed, fully opaque dull black case. Inside it are computer parts indistinguishable from mac parts. That's what my pc that I built myself looks like. The only difference is I had full control of what I wanted inside, full modularity at the fraction of the cost of one of your ipads.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 20:29:45 2014 No.12034903 >>12033555 agreed, I've been drinking some twining's tea I found in the cupboard. It's pretty nice and I think I might drink it more often

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 21:28:35 2014 No.12034903,1 >>12034903 faggot janitor

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 21:36:41 2014 No.12034903,2 is that weed?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 21:53:36 2014 No.12034993 Sorry to intrude, but shouldn't this go to /ck/? Unless you are specifically asking about Japanese tea brands.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 21:58:41 2014 No.12034993,1 >>12034993 LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO This guy didn't know that it's /jp/ - Random Janny Interests You better like trains kid

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 21:59:55 2014 No.12035003 Iced hojicha for the evening. I will have mugicha by tomorrow, super excited!

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 22:01:34 2014 No.12035003,1 >>12034993,1 The train threads are only relatively recently been okayed, before it was a battle and lots of forcing them.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 11 23:53:51 2014 No.12035003,2 >>12035003,1 The only forcing that was done was people trying to force the train threads out of /jp/ in any way possible because someone got it into his head that they were "janny threads".

>>	Fri Apr 11 23:58:30 2014 No.12035003,3 >>12034993,1 Its literally in the rules.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:05:31 2014 No.12035003,4 >>12035003,3 >I just got here yesterday. Oh.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:09:02 2014 No.12035003,5 I just put a clove of garlic into my spaghetti and now all I can smell is garlic and everything tastes liek garlic and my nose is burning help

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:12:42 2014 No.12035003,6 >>12035003,4 >1. All images and discussion should pertain to light and visual novels, figures and other otaku paraphernalia, Touhou Project, Vocaloid, doujin works and music, and diverse niche Japanese interests (kigurumi, idols, mahjong, tea)

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:18:03 2014 No.12035003,7 >>12035003,1 They were "okayed" the minute janny started spamming and babysitting them. There is a whole big board for trains and it's called /n/.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:22:17 2014 No.12035003,8 >>12035003,5 stay calm im on my way

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:26:54 2014 No.12035003,9 [INTERNAL]

>>12035003,7
Train threads grew out of cam threads which were around long before the janitor even got his job.

As far as I can tell nobody gave a shit about them one way or the other until people started getting mad that they weren't allowed to Drive in /jp/.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:33:36 2014 No.12035003,10 >>12035003,8 id ont know what to do it burns i tried brushing my teeth but it really burns help

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:34:52 2014 No.12035003,11 >>12035003,9 Trains are for poor people and underage Sounds like janitor material to me

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:52:04 2014 No.12035003,12 >>12035003,10 drink milk

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:55:15 2014 No.12035003,13 >>12035003,9 >Train threads grew out of cam threads How does it feel to be literally retarded?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 00:59:08 2014 No.12035003,14 >>12035003,12 milk is too expensive and i cant afford it

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:05:41 2014 No.12035003,15 >>12035003,14 she is huh?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:07:12 2014 No.12035003,16 >>12035003,13 I know you like to rewrite the past because it's inconvenient, but sorry, not everybody will go along with it simply because you want to spam washing machine threads or whatever other great ruses you've come up with over the years.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:10:58 2014 No.12035003,17 >>12035003,16 Train threads started because people posted Japanese trains and railways, not because of the cams you fucking idiot. This was years before that one guy threw a fit and started posting washing machines and bridges.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:15:04 2014 No.12035003,18 >>12035003,17 Didn't they come from when we were accessing open jap security cams? Man that elementary school cam shit would not fly on the jay today.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:17:02 2014 No.12035003,19 >>12035003,17 Stop making shit up, thanks. Links to the Fukushima station cameras were first posted in 2010's camera threads along with all the rest.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:18:13 2014 No.12035003,20 >>12035003,18 no god damnit >>12035003,19 stop lying

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:19:56 2014 No.12035003,21 >>12035003,20 >no god damnit whoa man why don't you calm down and go for a Drive ;^)

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:20:33 2014 No.12035003,22 >>12035003,21 holy FUCK you just owned that fucking homo

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 01:21:15 2014 No.12035003,23 >>12035003,20 ya gonna have to step it up if you wanna meta with the big boys

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 05:32:32 2014 No.12035511 >>12035003 i've been drinking some mugicha too. It's really refreshing and light tasting. I'm thinking about roasting some of it to be darker though, since i've heard it makes a great (decaf) coffee alternative if you do that.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 08:34:28 2014 No.12035704 >>12027540 You might like Lapsang Suchong. It's black tea that has been smoked, so it has a strong earthy smoky taste.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 10:56:33 2014 No.12035704,1 >>12034903,1 why did you call me faggot janitor?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 11:14:17 2014 No.12036002 tfw no $ for shincha

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 18:59:30 2014 No.12036002,1 >>12035704,1 Are you saying that you're not a faggot or not a janitor?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:10:04 2014 No.12036002,2 >>12036002 LOOOL

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:10:49 2014 No.12036816 tfw no $ for shincha

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:20:58 2014 No.12036816,1 >>12036816 LOLOOOOLL

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:21:56 2014 No.12036816,2 dolnt you fags majk efun of my fgorious nipon tea fuck -opiss shit shits all over his janichair

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:22:16 2014 No.12036816,3 >>12036002,1 I'm not the janitor and don't know why my post would make anyone think that

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:22:34 2014 No.12036816,4 Error: You are temporarily blocked from posting for violating Global 6 - Quality of Posts. hahahahahahahahklmfo

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:23:37 2014 No.12036816,5 so what, janny, is the standard of quality by which I must post?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:29:26 2014 No.12036816,6 >>12036816,5 Naturally, didn't you get the janishit's ruining the board memo?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:30:06 2014 No.12036816,7 >>12036816,6 that didn't answer my question

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:31:04 2014 No.12036853 tfw no $ for shincha ;_;

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:31:11 2014 No.12036816,8 >>12036816,7 Yes it actually did.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:34:58 2014 No.12036853,1 >>12036853 LOOOOLLLLLLLL

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:38:49 2014 No.12036862 What's the best way to brew a cup of matcha? Somehow just steeping it in hot water as per normal doesn't bring out the flavour properly.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:40:34 2014 No.12036863 Bottled > canned coffee. Blendy forever.

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:41:39 2014 No.12036863,1 [INTERNAL]

Error: You are temporarily blocked from posting for violating Global 10 - Reposting/Spamming.Error: You are temporarily blocked from posting for violating Global 10 - Reposting/Spamming.Error: You are temporarily blocked from posting for violating Global 10 - Reposting/Spamming.Error: You are temporarily blocked from posting for violating Global 10 - Reposting/Spamming.Error: You are temporarily blocked from posting for violating Global 10 - Reposting/Spamming.

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>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:43:46 2014 No.12036863,2 >>12036863,1 get owned fag

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:44:22 2014 No.12036863,3 [INTERNAL]

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>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:48:49 2014 No.12036881 tfw no $ for shincha . . . ;_;

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:51:26 2014 No.12036881,1 >>12036881 Did you give up?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:55:05 2014 No.12036881,2 Error: You are temporarily blocked from posting for violating Global 10 - Reposting/Spamming. You realize this means spamming the same thing throughout a thread(s). Why are you trying to be an interpreter?

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 19:55:26 2014 No.12036881,3 [INTERNAL]

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Anonymous Sat Apr 12 20:07:19 2014 No.12036905 [DELETED]

mfw tfw no $ for shincha： ;______: (its a sad ｗｉｄｅｆａｃｅ　『like in SHAFT]]】

>>12036862
how can you steep matcha it's powder or do you have bags of powder or whatever are we talkin bout here

matcha has a whole dealie with the brewing that really isn't worth the trouble most of the time and you don't remove it when you drink it

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 20:15:46 2014 No.12036905,1 >>12036905 LOOOOLLLLL

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 20:33:34 2014 No.12036939 [DELETED]

mfw tfw no $ for shincha： ;______: (its a sad ｗｉｄｅｆａｃｅ　『like in SHAFT]]】

>>12036862
how can you steep matcha it's powder or do you have bags of powder or whatever are we talkin bout here

matcha has a whole dealie with the brewing that really isn't worth the trouble most of the time and you don't remove it when you drink it

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 12 20:43:49 2014 No.12036953 I'm been drinking Rooibos tea recently. Tasted good.

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 21:00:02 2014 No.12036953,1 [INTERNAL]

You have been banned from /jp/ for posting >>12036881, a violation of Global Rule 6:

The quality of posts is extremely important to the community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images and informative comments.

You have also been banned from all boards for posting >>>/jp/12036905, a violation of Global Rule 10:

Spamming/flooding.

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Anonymous Sat Apr 12 21:15:40 2014 No.12036999 [DELETED]

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mfw tfw no $ for shincha： ;______: (its a sad ｗｉｄｅｆａｃｅ　『like in SHAFT]]】

on the upside i just found a half tin of tea in a drawer that i forgot about! here i thought i was out! it tastes a bit stale but what can ya do but embrace it?

>>12036862
how can you steep matcha it's powder or do you have bags of powder or whatever are we talkin bout here

matcha has a whole dealie with the brewing that really isn't worth the trouble most of the time and you don't remove it when you drink it

>>12036953
rooibos isnt tea man

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 21:32:55 2014 No.12037027 [DELETED]

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mfw tfw no $ for shincha： ;______: (its a sad ｗｉｄｅｆａｃｅ　『like in SHAFT]]】

on the upside i just found a half tin of tea in a drawer that i forgot about! here i thought i was out! it tastes a bit stale but what can ya do but embrace it?

>>12036862
how can you steep matcha it's powder or do you have bags of powder or whatever are we talkin bout here

matcha has a whole dealie with the brewing that really isn't worth the trouble most of the time and you don't remove it when you drink it

>>12036953
rooibos isnt tea man

where does my post keep going i dont understand is it a bug

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 22:00:25 2014 No.12037047 [DELETED]

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mfw tfw no $ for shincha： ;______: (its a sad ｗｉｄｅｆａｃｅ　『like in SHAFT]]】

on the upside i just found a half tin of tea in a drawer that i forgot about! here i thought i was out! it tastes a bit stale but what can ya do but embrace it?

>>12036862
how can you steep matcha it's powder or do you have bags of powder or whatever are we talkin bout here

matcha has a whole dealie with the brewing that really isn't worth the trouble most of the time and you don't remove it when you drink it

>>12036953
rooibos isnt tea man

where does my post keep going i dont understand is it a bug is this happening to anyone else

Anonymous Sat Apr 12 22:24:14 2014 No.12037064 [DELETED]

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mfw tfw no $ for shincha： ;______: (its a sad ｗｉｄｅｆａｃｅ　『like in SHAFT]]】

on the upside i just found a half tin of tea in a drawer that i forgot about! here i thought i was out! it tastes a bit stale but what can ya do but embrace it?

>>12036862
how can you steep matcha it's powder or do you have bags of powder or whatever are we talkin bout here

matcha has a whole dealie with the brewing that really isn't worth the trouble most of the time and you don't remove it when you drink it

>>12036953
rooibos isnt tea man

where does my post keep going i dont understand is it a bug is this happening to anyone else

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 02:22:58 2014 No.12037348 File: 476 KB, 800x1200, IMG_6372-20140412.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Yay

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 02:29:14 2014 No.12037354 >>12037348 Janitor, this is the dickspammer.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 02:51:58 2014 No.12037354,1 >>12037354 lol

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 03:05:43 2014 No.12037384 >>12035511 I actually intention over-brew my mugicha just slightly in mornings for this exact reason. The taste is just so good. That being said, the tea I have is pretty cheap, 2lb for $1.50, so Im not all that afraid of messing up a cup or two.

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 06:56:57 2014 No.12037585

>>12036862
You are mixing the matcha with the water right? Or are you talking about a sencha/kukicha/genmaicha + matcha sort of deal? Matcha is usually done at about 1/2 tsp per cup of water, then mixed thoroughly with a special wooden whisk and served in a bowl. The nips like it as bitter as possible, but I like to take the ammount down a little bit to bring out some more of the green tea flavors.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 08:50:40 2014 No.12037680 it's shincha time, who's hype

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 13:06:36 2014 No.12038093 >>12027540 bunch of shitty weebs here thinking all the japs only drink tea where the fuck are my coffee bros

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 13:08:36 2014 No.12038099 >>12038093 a-are you what they call a ``kohi otaku''

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 13:13:36 2014 No.12038106 >>12038099 no i just want coffee talk :(

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 13:30:21 2014 No.12038125 who's the shit mod deleting all the coffee talk the threads coffee and tea, no one cares if you just want tea

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 13:47:21 2014 No.12038163 >>12027540 What's some coffee you guys recommend? How do you make it?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 17:01:38 2014 No.12038529 >>12027540 is it worth having those small cans of coffee shipped to 'murika to try them?

>>	85592455 Anonymous Sun Apr 13 17:46:08 2014 No.12038594 Is canned Oolong any good, I've never really drank canned tea bar the odd canned green so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 17:47:38 2014 No.12038596 >>12038529 I think it's just normal coffee in there

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 13 17:47:53 2014 No.12038599 Is canned Oolong any good, I've never really drank canned tea bar the odd canned green so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?

Anonymous Sun Apr 13 22:06:06 2014 No.12038995

>>12037680
I might be. I've never tried it.

>>12038529
You can probably find them in America. I buy them all the time in BC.

>>12038163
Are you referring to canned coffee?

>>12038599
Canned oolong is nice, but I prefer to drink it hot. Canned teas in general often have a watered down flavour.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 00:46:18 2014 No.12039307 I've never drinked matcha before. Is it good? Is it worth importing?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 00:48:03 2014 No.12039312 >>12039307 It's good but you don't need to import it. There's a lot of places to get it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 00:51:18 2014 No.12039317 >>12039312 Where should I look on the internet? Should I go to a local asian food market?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 00:55:33 2014 No.12039324 >>12039317 Go to an Asian food market before you order anything online. It will be less expensive that way. Google "Matcha latte". I like to make those.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 00:56:48 2014 No.12039325 >>12039324 Seems great, thanks for yoiur help.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 01:16:38 2014 No.12039375 I like to drink cheap piss genmaicha that has matcha powder added

Anonymous Mon Apr 14 01:30:08 2014 No.12039418 [DELETED]

Can you guys recommend any guides out there to get started with drinking tea, or did you all pick up tips and ideas as you went along?

I ask because I am a complete beginner to tea.
My experience in beverages goes as far as water, discount Lipton tea, instant coffee, and buttermilk.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 01:47:38 2014 No.12039466 >>12039375 Hi, Reimu.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 01:49:53 2014 No.12039472 >>12039418 http://pastebin.com/hw8XXZV5

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 02:03:53 2014 No.12039514 >>12039466 Dude what

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 02:07:23 2014 No.12039527 >>12039514 The rice helps stave off hunger

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 02:08:39 2014 No.12039534 >>12039472 Thank you very much for that link.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 02:09:38 2014 No.12039536 >>12039527 Uhh okay then

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 02:17:38 2014 No.12039562 >>12039418 And buttermilk? What? Do you drink buttermilk or something?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 03:48:46 2014 No.12039715 >>12039514 Genmaicha was traditionally consumed by peasants. >>12039534 Enjoy!

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 05:17:21 2014 No.12039834 >>12037680 I kind of want to jump in and order some shincha. Then I realized my overall knowledge of sencha amounts to "It tastes good." I guess I'll do some reading and pick one that sounds nice.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 05:50:07 2014 No.12039861 >>12039375 Genmai Cha is probably the worst tea I've ever tried; the rice ruins it for me. How Des the matcha affect the taste?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 06:59:24 2014 No.12039952 >>12038163 Kona's always good. Kona's coconut is pretty good, in particular. I've been trying this brand called Pears gourmet lately, they have a really nice creme brulee coffee.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 12:25:34 2014 No.12040400 I know tea bags are generally not as good. The Stash brand advertise quality tea but is it really quality tea or is it just another shitty tea bag company?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 13:11:07 2014 No.12040492 Does the suggested water temperature really matter? For exemple they recommand 158°F but my hot water dispenser only has 150°F, 185°F and 210°F

Anonymous Mon Apr 14 13:29:07 2014 No.12040536

>>12040492
The trifecta of making good tea is good water, water temperature/brewing time and good leaves. Mess up one of those and your tea is ruined. Too hot water will cause your tea to become bitter, water too cold will make it lack flavor. A difference of 8°F should be negligible, though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 13:41:07 2014 No.12040559 >>12040400 It's just another shitty tea bag company. You'll actually save money by buying loose leaf tea and the quality is far superior.

Anonymous Mon Apr 14 13:45:22 2014 No.12040564

>>12040536
Okay, thanks a lot. It's almsot impossible to find a hot water dispenser with the right temperature, most of them seems to be very high (like 185°F+). Maybe I should just buy a thermometer and wait for the temperature to cooldown.

Also, my friend accidentaly broke my teapot and I don't have a lot of money right now. Is an infuser mug worth it until I get a new teapot?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 13:48:55 2014 No.12040573 >>12040564 I bought this recently. You might like it. http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/NC-EH22PC

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 14 13:50:55 2014 No.12040582 >>12040564 Sorry, no idea, don't have one. Maybe consider one of these if you only brew for yourself: http://www.yuuki-cha.com/teaware/japanese-teapots/hakucho-banko-yaki-houhin-teapot

Anonymous Tue Apr 15 06:05:03 2014 No.12042212

The amount of tea I drink in a day is obscene. I've been really digging Kukicha lately, that shit is amazing. At some point I'd like to be able to justify a water tower but a kettle and a thermometer seems to work just fine.

>>12039952
UCC Kona is awesome. I couldn't find it in Tokyo, though, so I ended up drinking BOSS canned coffee, which was also pretty good. The other popular one is Georgia, which I can't seem to find here in the states.

>>12038163
With home brewing, I'd go for pour-over, french press, aeropress, moka pot, or immersion cold brewing. Depends on how you like your coffee, and what kind of roasts and flavors you like. French press is more robust and good for dark roasts. Pour over and Aeropress really bring out the flavors in medium and light roasts. Moka ports are a cheap way to get good flavors from an espresso roast, and immersion brewing is pretty good all around for iced coffee. The most important thing is always gonna be your grinder, really, if you're buying whole bean coffee. A shitty blade grinder will give you inconsistent grinds that will, at the very least, slightly effect the extraction of coffee in something like a pour over, or at worse, completely screw up a moka pot brew, because it's too coarse. So I guess the best place to start with this is - what kind of coffee have you liked?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 16 01:21:41 2014 No.12044187 >>12042212 Where do you get your kukicha? I need to stop into my local Asian market to see what they carry...

Anonymous Wed Apr 16 04:57:57 2014 No.12044430

>>12044187
I get it from Nijiya which is a Japanese market here in LA. Or if I feel like paying out the ass for tea, I'll get something from the tea shop by my office in Beverly Hills. But the price difference is something in the range of $20-$30, for the same amount and quality tea. Japanese markets are probably the greatest thing for a green tea fanatic, ever.

I also have a stockpile from tea shopping in Yanaka-Ginza, Tokyo.

Anonymous Thu Apr 17 03:25:51 2014 No.12046776

>>12027540
>like strong tea
>my stomach is fucked up beyond repair
>I will literally die if I keep drinking coffee/tea often

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you.
Two years ago I had a coffee+dark chocolate for breakfast, now I have a half rotten banana and bacteria pills for breakfast.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 03:27:21 2014 No.12046779 >>12028067 It looking japanese doesnt make it good. You can get something that performs the same function as well, takes up less space and costs a tenth of the price.

>>	GdlyDmn Thu Apr 17 04:06:46 2014 No.12046803 >>12027540 Darjeeling is a nice black tea that smells and tastes richer than normal orange pekoe. I think it's considered an Indian tea though if that's a turnoff.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 04:11:47 2014 No.12046814 >>12046776 Since when does tea negatively affect you in any way?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 04:15:16 2014 No.12046818 >>12046814 When your stomach becomes an acid volcano as soon as it touches any form of caffeine. At this point even the smell of coffee or cocoa makes me feel ill by association.

>>	GdlyDmn Thu Apr 17 04:19:01 2014 No.12046821 >>12046818 Try drinking a shot of lemon juice beforehand. Putting acid in the stomach before it starts making it's own helps some people.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 04:23:46 2014 No.12046825 >>12046821 I'll give it a shot this weekend. If it works I'll light a church up for your health.

>>	GdlyDmn Thu Apr 17 04:27:31 2014 No.12046829 >>12046825 No problem, I've heard using an acid beforehand is as good or better than using a base such as baking soda in water afterwards. I use the acids myself and they seem to work good for me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 04:30:31 2014 No.12046832 I can't stop drinking iced tea. I can't find the excitement in shincha anymore because I know I will just turn it into iced tea. Oh well.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 04:32:31 2014 No.12046834 >>12046829 if i'm not mistaken, lemon would help with low stomach acid and baking soda with too much acid

GdlyDmn Thu Apr 17 04:36:15 2014 No.12046837

>>12046834
It can also fool your stomach into thinking there's plenty of acid in there already and will decrease the amount it produces when you do eat or drink. Baking soda will help neutralize the acid it has produced, so either should work, I just prefer the acid beforehand.

Anonymous Thu Apr 17 05:17:59 2014 No.12046886

>>12046837
>>12046834
Both of these sound like temporary solutions to the symptoms and not treating the problem.

The medical "cure" for this is to never consume fat or caffeine.
Easier said than done, of course.
>no milk or milk products
>no cheese
>no eggs
>no chocolate, tea, coffee, cocoa
>no fatty meat or greasy cooked meals
>no fried foods

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 19:26:13 2014 No.12048184 File: 474 KB, 2048x1152, 420 steep it.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I just went shopping.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 20:01:28 2014 No.12048226 Everytime I've attempted to brew Oolong it comes out smelling like pot, tried different temperatures and things like that but it keeps smelling like pot, what do I do

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 20:56:58 2014 No.12048299 why is a garbage convenience store drink like can coffee coupled with tea for this thread?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 21:16:13 2014 No.12048333 >>12027540 I love earthy teas too. Try oolong. And lately I've started brewing my own chai green tea, it's pretty good. Any recommendations for me?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 21:16:28 2014 No.12048334 >>12048299 Because I am a kan kohi otaku!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 21:17:58 2014 No.12048335 >>12048226 Don't buy oolong from your dealer

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 21:58:59 2014 No.12048370 >>12048335 I bought it from a little Asian man who owns the small Asian food imports store, the sencha and shou mei I got from him are fine.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 22:03:44 2014 No.12048372 tfw no $ for shincha ;_;

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 22:15:16 2014 No.12048372,1 >>12048372 do it harder

Anonymous Thu Apr 17 22:22:59 2014 No.12048379 [DELETED]

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that feels when no $ for shincha ;_;

that feels when oolong brewings

that waiting feels

that waiting for the brews

wait to drank it

wait for that golden liquor

then it hits

that feels

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 22:53:36 2014 No.12048379,1 >>12033555 >>12048372 >>12048379 >tea is not tea-related -/jp/ janitor, 2014

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 22:54:22 2014 No.12048379,2 >>12048379 just do what i did and ask your mom if you can order some tea because you havent needed a new inhaler in a while but then the inhaler runs out and you get a new one and your tea

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 23:14:32 2014 No.12048403 mfw no $4shincha ;_;

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 23:42:19 2014 No.12048403,1 >>12048379,2 I don't have a mom.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 23:45:50 2014 No.12048428 >>12048299 Why not?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 17 23:59:37 2014 No.12048428,1 http://i.imgur.com/79PDDsl.jpg mfw being filtered via pass for past shitposting guess I'll stop using it

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 01:03:57 2014 No.12048428,2 >>12048428,1 Thats what you get for being a jew enabler you stupid kid

Anonymous Fri Apr 18 12:57:02 2014 No.12049426

>>12029288
Don't be absurd. Even a "ruined" pot of tea is still going to be a pot of tea, and in the end you're only using up a handful of leaves each time, it's not like you're squandering a priceless artifact. Tea is made to be drunk, not to be worshipped. Just start brewing and drinking it and you'll be happier.

Anonymous Fri Apr 18 14:56:36 2014 No.12049693

>>12048184
Is that genmai cha in the bottom left? For some reason I can't get myself to drink that. Something about the popped rice gets to me and I almost gag (not sure why).

I'm looking for some tea at my local asian market later today. Hopefully I get a good haul; although, I'm not sure what kind of selection I'll find.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 15:04:21 2014 No.12049705 it amazes me that people can be so ignorant about something as simple as tea. all you need is a variable temperature kettle or water heater (or thermometer if you're poor), brew basket and good leaves.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 15:51:06 2014 No.12049758 >>12049693 Correct, it is! Just imagine yourself being a poor farmer (or Reimu) and enjoying it after a hard day of tending to the farm.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 16:33:56 2014 No.12049825 File: 6 KB, 166x146, youmudrink.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=64359

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 21:03:27 2014 No.12050211 File: 1.63 MB, 2000x1500, 20140418_203205.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Just got back from my local asian market. Not sure if any of the brands I got are any good, but some of it was cheap. The gunpowder worries me because it was only $1

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 21:08:27 2014 No.12050216 >>12049758 I love Genmaicha's taste. The rice makes it kinda nutty. Also, as I've just been fired, it can help stave of inevitable hunger.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 18 21:54:03 2014 No.12050257 >>12050211 >mochi As much as I like that stuff it's a terrible habit. I owe at least one recent cavity to it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 00:55:41 2014 No.12050431 >>12050257 I can't imagine eating enough mochi to have cavities as a direct consequence of it. Maybe the tar-like consistency makes it difficult to completely clean off your teeth?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 01:26:41 2014 No.12050456 >>12050431 Pretty much, it's just sugar glue that sticks to your teeth all day long.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 01:30:26 2014 No.12050460 >>12050456 brush your teeth after eating sweets!

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 01:48:19 2014 No.12050485 >>12050460 I know, lesson learned.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 19 22:54:21 2014 No.12052292 I broke down and bough an electric water tower two days ago. Thanks to absurdly fast free shipping, I have consumed about 4 liters of tea today. This is the best impulse buy I could have made.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 05:04:54 2014 No.12054901 Am I supposed to clean the thermos jug I use to drink tea? Since I don't drink high-quality tea, I'm not sure if it makes a difference.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 05:05:58 2014 No.12054904 >>12052292 Have fun pissing 8 liters of almost transparent piss.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 05:43:13 2014 No.12054955 For Earthy tea try Oolong autumn harvest. I grind it up in a mortar to powder (which blasphemy!) so I can get stronger taste in shorter time without bitterness. works for about any tea

>>	manExa office 山田 Mon Apr 21 10:57:14 2014 No.12055414 今気づいたらこれ緑茶かこんな生乾きだと出荷出来ないぞ

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 21 20:22:28 2014 No.12056747 >>12054904 I already did that, anon. Now I just don't have to leave my room as often.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 03:15:01 2014 No.12057455 I think the milk went sour that I usually use for cappuccinos in the morning so I'm drinking it black and it's disgusting. I prefer instant coffee black over this coffeemaker coffee.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 03:32:01 2014 No.12057490 Soy milk doesn't taste great with black tea. I don't want to buy regular milk, though...

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 05:07:08 2014 No.12057602 >>12057490 why not

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 08:43:09 2014 No.12058012 >>12057455 >coffee maker >cappuccino Unless that coffee maker is a 9 bar espresso machine that ain't a cappuccino. If it is an espresso machine, or like a keurig or something, try a cubano. Espresso shot + 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 08:56:00 2014 No.12058039 >>12057490 The only drink I like soy milk in is Chai tea. No clue why but it tastes way better. Probably something to do with cutting the spice well.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 10:05:27 2014 No.12058172
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>>12058012
This is the thing. It just makes milky foam and mixes it with espresso. My parents bought it and it was really expensive for how mediocre tasting the coffee it makes is.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 10:13:13 2014 No.12058189

>>12058172
I'm gonna go /ck/ on you for a sec, forgive me. I'm a barista so this is close to my heart - Espresso is expensive. Like, always. I think the cheapest "recommended" espresso machine around the snob school of though is $400 ($300 if you don't mind using more pressure than a regulated machine). Espresso is delicate, and it is really easy to fuck up. That said - even a cheap machine is still nice. Things that always help the flavor are: Fresh roasted whole bean coffee. None of that starbucks "fresh dark roast" crap, it's generally not actually fresh, or consistently roasted. Chances are there's an independant shop near you that roasts their own coffee, but if there isn't - you have the internet.

The foam feature is kinda cool. I wonder if it's actually steaming the milk or just frothing it, though. Steamed milk behaves way differently than just frothed milk.

Rant over, if you wanna experiment with coffee at all I suggest looking at an aeropress, or moka pot or pour over cone. But Seriously, fresh beans will usually help a bit.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 10:36:41 2014 No.12058245

>>12058189
I'm a tea person so I never really looked into good beans and my parents use random whole beans from the supermarket and that machine grinds them up. If I use really fatty milk, the cappuccinos come out pretty alright but the espresso it makes is kind of nasty to me. Maybe I just can't appreciate the taste. And that machine was way, way more than $400.

My parents were looking into getting better beans, though, maybe you could recommend something?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 12:46:36 2014 No.12058552 tfw no $ for shincha ;_;

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 12:50:05 2014 No.12058564 >>12058552 just get 100g of the not-so-expensive variant it's like $20 at most with poverty shipping

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 13:10:06 2014 No.12058620 >>12058552 What's the difference between shincha and sencha? What kind of taste does shincha have in comparison to sencha?

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 13:19:11 2014 No.12058636

>>12058620
It's nearly the same. Shincha is just first flush and it's very fresh because you aren't purchasing so long after it's been harvested. You can taste the freshness but a nice fresh second flush can be as good.

I don't care what they say about their nitrogen packing and all that, if it's been too long after harvest the tea won't be as tasty.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 13:22:44 2014 No.12058645 >>12058636 This is correct. It's actually only a month or two after the harvest that the tea loses some of its subtleties. Opening and smelling a package of shincha is something else.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:22:42 2014 No.12058936 >>12057602 The dairy industry is cruel.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:23:41 2014 No.12058940 >>12058936 The tea you're drinking is probably harvested by Chinese child slaves.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:24:20 2014 No.12058942 >>12058940 I don't care about people.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:27:07 2014 No.12058951 File: 67 KB, 788x600, Loose_leaf_genmaicha_tea.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Thoughts on genmaicha? I keep on thinking the rice is filler so I never want to get it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:28:33 2014 No.12058953 >>12058951 The rice is what makes it unique. Also, it's one of the most inexpensive green teas, so you shouldn't be paying much for it anyways. Genmaicha was traditionally consumed by poor folk, but now it's enjoyed by everyone.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:37:35 2014 No.12058965

I have an important question and health concern which I hope someone here can help with. It's about mixing caffine with amphetamines. Does anyone here use amphetamines of any sort, and have issues consuming caffine without having bad negative effects from it? I take a 60mg tablet of Vyvanse every day in the morning to help me focus, and sometimes coffee will mess me up real bad, but sometimes it works like its supposed to without any ill effects. Anyone have experience with this?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:38:42 2014 No.12058966 >>12058951 It tastes like burnt popcorn. Even the expensive kind.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:43:22 2014 No.12058973 >>12058965 I don't have any experience with it, and I don't know why you don't just ask your doctor, but coffee is caffeine central. You would benefit more from some hojicha or a herbal tea.

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 15:46:57 2014 No.12058984

>>12058965
I've been mixing the two for over 20 years now (25 now) on my Drs orders. She told me to just have a cup of coffee to ward off the side-effects I get from amphetamine/methylphenidate. As a result I drink a ton of coffee every day as well as tea, probably close to averaging over the month a cup of coffee and three cups of tea per day.

If you're really concerned about this go and make a quick appointment with your GP (or walk in clinic if you don't have one) they'll tell you immediatley if they think there's cause for concern.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 16:04:22 2014 No.12059018 >>12058984 A ton? You don't have trouble sleeping that night if you drink a lot of it even early in the day?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 16:37:50 2014 No.12059064 >>12059018 I have a terrible time sleeping on most days, the only way around it is pills.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 16:53:22 2014 No.12059079 >>12058245 not knowing where you live makes making local recommendations difficult, but I've been hearing good things about tonx's beans.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:16:09 2014 No.12059115 >>12059064 You should go swimming at night. Just 30 minutes of swimming is enough to knock me out. It's very tiring when you're not used to it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:22:12 2014 No.12059124 >>12059115 I have a hard time exercising because of a broken hip, but even prior to that exercising didn't help all that much. I do make an effort to not have any coffee after 5pm and to only have herbal tea after ~8pm.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:38:23 2014 No.12059154 tfw no $ for shincha ;_;

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:40:30 2014 No.12059156

As strange as it sounds, some people sleep better with noise in the background. That's why you see a lot of people with sleeping while the TV is still on.

Also this:

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/news/20030620/nighttime-computer-users-may-lose-sleep

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:43:14 2014 No.12059156,1 >>12058552 shift change and it's bookmarked i haven't even been spamming anywhere stop del'ing it you retard

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:45:09 2014 No.12059156,2 >>12059156,1 >i haven't even been spamming anywhere nigga u dum

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:45:27 2014 No.12059172 >>12059156 It's really hard to do that though, especially when you're in school. You're going to be on your computer at all times of the day just to get by.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:45:49 2014 No.12059172,1 >>12059156,2 you dont even know man

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:48:53 2014 No.12059172,2 >ban evasion I'm not even ban evading you retard the mod didn't ban because my is on-topic. I've also waited through two bans.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:50:53 2014 No.12059172,3 >>12059156 guys i found something out last year my room is so hot in the summer because of my computer turn the computer off before you go to sleep and it will be nice and warm when you wake up instead of hot

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:51:20 2014 No.12059172,4 >tfw the janitor declare war on tfw but not greentext

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:52:30 2014 No.12059172,5 >>12059172,2 Have you considered not spamming the same line of text over and over? Or do you not actually care about contribution, you just want to be a spiteful prick so you can brag about your trashcans on the w?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:53:34 2014 No.12059172,6 >>12059172,3 I use my computer like a space heater in the winter.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:53:55 2014 No.12059191 >>12059156 True. I cannot sleep without a music.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:53:59 2014 No.12059172,7 >>12059172,5 get a load of this casual doesn't even play for score

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:55:19 2014 No.12059191,1 [INTERNAL]

>>12059172,5
Yeah I tried not spamming the same text, instead I added replies to other people. It was del and eventually I was banned after posting like 10 times.

What's wrong with posting on-topic? Why was it deleted in the first place? Why is the janitor allowed to ban request the same post after it's ban request is declined?

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:56:18 2014 No.12059191,2 [INTERNAL]

>>12059191,1
the first deletion and ban request is for quality

the second deletion and ban request is for reposting deleted shit

it's like how if you resist an unjust arrest they can charge you with resisting arrest even if you hadn't done anything wrong before

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:57:50 2014 No.12059191,3 >>12059191,1 >>/jp/?task=search&ghost=yes&search_text=tfw+shincha nigga you REALLY dum

Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:58:34 2014 No.12059191,4 [INTERNAL]

>>12059191,2
If the quality request is declined it must be quality enough. It's no worse than whatever touhou shit OPs are most of the time.

I reckon the lazy mods think I was actually spamming out the thread and didn't look at time stamps or think about mutes.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:58:54 2014 No.12059191,5 >>12059191,3 sasuga w

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 17:59:52 2014 No.12059191,6 >>12059191,3 Wahtever dude it's not a legit request and it's still not even approved and now I'm being requested for evasion when I'm not even evading any bans. That's also all in this thread plainly to see.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:02:18 2014 No.12059191,7 >>12059191,6 Well I guess you'll just be able to post on #4chan and get it sorted right away then ;)

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:04:10 2014 No.12059225 Can anyone here identify with that feeling you get when you have no currency with which to purchase shincha?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:05:36 2014 No.12059225,1 >>12059191,7 no i cant they ignore me and ban me i guess ill just keep posting it when im unbanned until it 404s

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:06:10 2014 No.12059228 >>12059225 Poor.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:06:56 2014 No.12059228,1 >>12037348 why this del?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:07:18 2014 No.12059228,2 >>12059228,1 dicks

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:07:34 2014 No.12059228,3 >>12059228,1 It's the dick spammer/molestor's room.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:08:39 2014 No.12059231 >>12059225 Maybe you should try getting a job.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:11:08 2014 No.12059231,1 >>12059228,3 is staff playing favorites or what? its on topic so why was it deleted

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:11:43 2014 No.12059231,2 >>12059231,1 Because he's a ban evading subhuman, you should be smart enough to figure this out.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:11:51 2014 No.12059238 >>12059231 >>12059228 hi guys

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:13:28 2014 No.12059238,1 >>12059231,2 i havent seen a dick in like a month

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:15:18 2014 No.12059238,2 >>12059238,1 >>/jp/?task=search2&search_subject=hi but he does it like every 3 days so hes probably not evade banned just 3 day banned for porn

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:17:59 2014 No.12059238,3 >>12059231 >>12059228 lolling

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:18:24 2014 No.12059238,4 >>12059238,2 one on april 5th, before that march 8th, then the post here on the 12th unless there was a 7+ day ban something is not adding up here

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:21:37 2014 No.12059238,5 There's no fucking way that guy wasn't ban evading, I get 21 day bans just because of the total number of bans I've had previously. If he isn't getting one of those then they're not being added, and he's ban evading.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:23:42 2014 No.12059238,6 >There's no fucking way that guy wasn't ban evading sup jannison

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:28:41 2014 No.12059238,7 >>12059238,4 You also don't just get three day bans for spamming the same thing, they increase the amount of time the longer they spam.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:31:04 2014 No.12059238,8 >>12059238,7 ive got a lot of 3 day bans for spamming

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:34:31 2014 No.12059238,9 >>12059238,7 i'd hardly call posting something a month apart spamming. if that's spamming then this guy has been spamming tea threads with tea pictures for years

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:35:40 2014 No.12059238,10 >>12059238,9 The dickspammer is undeniably a spammer.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:36:34 2014 No.12059238,11 >>12059238,10 dickspam is /jp/ heritage

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:37:16 2014 No.12059238,12 >>12059238,10 Without even bringing into question all the other garbage that guy is behind.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:38:43 2014 No.12059238,13 >>12059238,10 obviously, but jannison, tell me how closely posts have to be posted for it to be considered spam

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:40:05 2014 No.12059238,14 >>12059238,13 I used to post those "bang I just shot you..." and I consider those spam.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 18:41:38 2014 No.12059238,15 >>12059238,14 how far apart were they though

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:00:38 2014 No.12059238,16 >>12059238,15 I gave that one as an example because I tried to only post it once a month over the duration of almost two years. You are on an archive you know, could just look this up yourself.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:01:43 2014 No.12059238,17 >>12059238,16 too much work way too much work

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:02:05 2014 No.12059238,18 Your ban was filed on April 22nd, 2014 and expires on May 22nd, 2014 at 18:47 ET, which is 29 days and 23 hours from now. not even evading tho

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:02:47 2014 No.12059238,19 >>12059238,18 Great, then go tell a mod on #4chan, you'll be unbanned immediately.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:03:04 2014 No.12059238,20 There's definitely a problem with the janitor requesting bans for ban evasion, but what can we do about it? moot won't read emails and the IRC mods are too cynical.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:03:34 2014 No.12059238,21 >>12059238,19 cant im banned but i sent them 8 emails so far maybe i shoudl email moot too for good measure

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:06:13 2014 No.12059238,22 >>12059238,21 They usually get back to me in an hour or two at their mods@4chan.org email.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:16:57 2014 No.12059238,23 >>12059238,22 no replies ill keep trying

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:27:52 2014 No.12059238,24 >>12059238,23 Remember to tell them you're a warosubro. Put "warosubro" in the subject so it goes int their priority inbox.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:31:10 2014 No.12059238,25 >>12059238,24 ok i tried it lets see if they unban me now

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 19:34:02 2014 No.12059238,26 >>12059238,25 4chan mod here. Going to unban you soon, just wait for a few minutes.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 22 20:01:41 2014 No.12059238,27 >>12059238,26 im still banned are you joshing with me

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 00:29:00 2014 No.12060061 >>12058645 I'll have to order some then, I love sencha

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 23 22:53:35 2014 No.12062798 >>12059156 flux is a program that adjusts the color temperature of your computer screen throughout the day its to help not keep you up

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 04:20:43 2014 No.12063633 >>12059124 I noticed if I overdo on caffeine, even if it's at noon or morning I can't sleep.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 04:21:55 2014 No.12063635 >>12062798 Not necessarily, it's meant to reduce eye strain in dark rooms. But if it helps you sleep, sure.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 04:22:20 2014 No.12063637 >>12058951 I quite like the taste. I'd put it on par with a nice cup of (proper) Russian caravan.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 06:30:05 2014 No.12063885 File: 331 KB, 1000x667, IMG_6710-20140424.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Square bottles are great for small refrigerators.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 12:16:00 2014 No.12064597 tea thread? noice.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 17:40:49 2014 No.12065653 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSkT77010fE Iced tea with /jp/!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 22:20:38 2014 No.12067152 tfw n o $ for shcina ;_;

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 24 23:57:09 2014 No.12067152,1 >>12065653 definitely /jp/ in the future jesus christ what the hell would someone like that even do for a living hes probably a mortician or something

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 00:02:22 2014 No.12067152,2 "my cat is dead abloobloo" -smegmir

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 02:18:43 2014 No.12067680 >>12050211 Are you asian?

>>	gigs !A7GLsxo4c. Fri Apr 25 02:23:32 2014 No.12067691 I bought a packet of Longjing tea yesterday but my kettle isn't working. Sometime this weekend I will have to go to Ikea to get a new one.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 03:39:11 2014 No.12067863 >>12067680 No, why do you ask?

Anonymous Fri Apr 25 20:32:09 2014 No.12069986
File: 679 KB, 1318x1222, piss.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

I drank this today. It's the worst tea I've ever had. It's like if I boil brewed a pot of low grade sencha and set the cup on my desk then left it there for half a week. Pours a dull browning yellow color. Astringent chalk flavor with hints of acidity. Really thin, too.

I hope none of yall weebs drink this.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 20:33:58 2014 No.12069992 >>12069986 cool place, where do you live?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 20:35:59 2014 No.12069999 >>12069992 I roam

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 20:39:11 2014 No.12070011 >>12027540 Personally I like pentaerythritol tetranitrate, the tangy sweetness makes my clit twitch every time.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 21:30:23 2014 No.12070129 >>12070011 please tell more about your clit

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 22:36:47 2014 No.12070261 >>12070129 It's big and puffy like my vulva.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 25 22:42:56 2014 No.12070278 >>12070261 clits arent supposed to be fluffy

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 26 11:42:27 2014 No.12071984 File: 41 KB, 398x480, 7pWI7hA.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12070278 Dog's clits are.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 14:09:15 2014 No.12075534 >>12037680 >>12058636 Are there any major taste differences between shincha from different regions? Should I just buy one and hope its good?

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 14:15:06 2014 No.12075547 [DELETED]

>>12075534
It's the same as sencha. Shincha is first flush sencha. Any of it from a reputable vendor will be be good.

There isn't a huge regional difference in green tea, they use mostly the same cultivars everywhere. Now with Northern teas out of the picture mostly in foreign accessible shops there's even less difference, unless you find something unique, like hand picked heritage bush blablah (read: expensive).

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 16:12:44 2014 No.12075860 File: 191 KB, 860x632, shincha_order_20140427.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12075547 first order, hope its good

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 16:28:17 2014 No.12075886 >>12075860 that's really expensive doe

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 16:44:25 2014 No.12075922 File: 295 KB, 500x430, dosh2.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12075886 I'm currently in a position where money is not an issue to me. I bought the kind that came in a nice box because I thought it'd be nice

Anonymous Sun Apr 27 16:59:58 2014 No.12075962

>>12075922
Even for good tea that's expensive. I hope you know how to brew gyokuro because that's the fancy stuff and it's brewed a little bit differently than normal sencha or kabusecha.

Also are you sure this is 2014 shincha? Because I don't think gyokuro has been harvested already.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 17:12:00 2014 No.12076007 >>12075962 >I hope you know how to brew gyokuro I haven't brewed it before, but I think its something like a 10min steep in room temperature water (at least for the first infusion). >Also are you sure this is 2014 shincha? Its an advance order

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 17:13:26 2014 No.12076014 File: 38 KB, 640x480, 6d6cd.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12076007 >but I think its something like a 10min steep in room temperature water (at least for the first infusion) best read up on that shit before you ruin your tea

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 27 17:25:46 2014 No.12076043 >>12076014 Yeah, I planned to. In not going to just run the tea

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 28 03:47:49 2014 No.12077770 >>12076043 >>12076014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx_RzAA9-BQ

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 02:59:33 2014 No.12080443 File: 61 KB, 575x800, 41976919.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Milk and sugar with your black tea?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 03:01:43 2014 No.12080444 >>12080443 Brandy please.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 03:36:07 2014 No.12080499 >>12080443 Just milk please. I'm about to have dinner, actually, so just leave the tray. You're welcome to join me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 09:25:55 2014 No.12081026 >>When your stomach becomes an acid volcano

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 10:03:59 2014 No.12081079 >>12080443 I prefer mine black

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 21:04:41 2014 No.12082372 >>12080443 Is this a spiced black tea like a rooibos or a traditional black like a breakfast tea? Soy milk with spicy tea, nothing in traditionals.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 21:20:14 2014 No.12082396 >>12082372 Rooibos is tisane, not tea, and it isn't usually spicy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 21:31:06 2014 No.12082422 File: 51 KB, 500x500, 0007752133102_500X500.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12082396 There is no distinction in most languages.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 21:44:12 2014 No.12082434 >>12082422 What I'd intended to point out was that it definitely isn't black tea. He probably meant "masala".

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 21:55:23 2014 No.12082450 >>12082396 *Chai Rooibos, I should say. The tea/spice mix.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:02:11 2014 No.12082460 File: 43 KB, 341x347, pissedincoffee.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=16706

>>	4Pq* Tue Apr 29 22:15:22 2014 No.12082490 File: 97 KB, 235x328, gv45wrebgvsrt.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Do you guys like light steamed sencha or deep steamed sencha? >>12067152 Shit's relatively expensive. Alcohol is way more expensive so that's how I justify it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:30:20 2014 No.12082523 >>12082490 Deep. Definitely deep. Then again, I've never had light steamed, but between normal and deep, I very much prefer deep. It just tastes much more intense, and I really like the color of the tea it makes.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:41:34 2014 No.12082523,1 >>12082523 Why was I banned for this post?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:47:37 2014 No.12082523,2 >>12082523,1 Replying to a ban evader.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:48:20 2014 No.12082523,3 >>12082523,1 Replying to a literal faggot.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:51:25 2014 No.12082523,4 >>12075547 dude mod bro i already changed that ip you are waaaaay late

None !4Pq7ZkSFpA Tue Apr 29 22:55:54 2014 No.12082523,5 [INTERNAL]

>>12082523
>It just tastes much more intense, and I really like the color of the tea it makes.

I always thought light-steamed meant less flavor until I tried it too. The flavor is still just as strong, it's just sweeter and less bitter/thick really, it's even stronger in some cases. I do like deep-steamed better though.

You should appeal that ban if you can by the way. The only rule you broke is global rule 18.

Remember: The use of 4chan is a privilege, not a right. The 4chan staff reserves the right to revoke access and remove content for any reason without notice.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 22:58:16 2014 No.12082523,6 Why is talking about sencha banned?

None !4Pq7ZkSFpA Tue Apr 29 23:01:10 2014 No.12082523,7 [INTERNAL]

>>12082523,6
Now that I think about it, the mod/janitor might have actually been thinking this was some "steamed" joke, and not realized it was a legitimate thing with green tea. I didn't even realize that until right now, it might be why he was mad enough to delete/ban the other guy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:05:32 2014 No.12082523,8 Things that will get you a 30+ day global ban on 4chan: 1. Capitalizing verbs 2. Use of the words "drive, driving, etc." or anything relating to the automotive industry 3. People named Josh 4. Net idols 5. Mention of the gaseous state of water

Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:07:30 2014 No.12082523,9 [INTERNAL]

>>12082523,7
God damnit, was I really banned for something like that? Janitor needs to fuck off and realize that there are different steam levels for green tea. This guy is supposed to know the content of the board to avoid shit like this.

Also for what it's worth, the ban page says I was ban evading.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:12:37 2014 No.12082523,10 >>12082523,8 people are literally talking about net idols not named milk in /jp/ right now

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:16:38 2014 No.12082523,11 >>12082523,6 talking to yourself about sencha while being trevor is against the rules

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:31:44 2014 No.12082523,12 >>12082523,7 hi 4Pq. >>12082523,11 slight chance could be because this happened. >>/jp/thread/S11719570

>>	gigs !A7GLsxo4c. Tue Apr 29 23:35:09 2014 No.12082632 I bought a new kettle from Ikea the other day and I am enjoying some egyptian roobios.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:35:21 2014 No.12082523,13 >>12082523,12 quiz time: two warosubros get into a conversation about steaming sencha one of them is trevor what are the odds that the other one is not also trevor? that's right, it's zero

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:44:29 2014 No.12082632,1 JANYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:45:24 2014 No.12082632,2 >>12082523,12 janny was 8/10 steamed that thread

>>	gigs !A7GLsxo4c. Tue Apr 29 23:47:58 2014 No.12082650 >>12080443 Are you supposed to normally put milk in black tea? I usually just pour honey in to sweeten it a bit. I still have a lot of orange pekoe that I need to go through that I have had for about a year now.

Anonymous Tue Apr 29 23:55:22 2014 No.12082672

>>12082650
Depending on who you ask you'll get different answers. My cousin in Manchester tells me you absolutely drink english teas with milk and sugar, my Japanese host told me that you drink black teas with milk and maybe honey. My irish friend told me to drink it black as the night. It's up to you.

>>	gigs !A7GLsxo4c. Wed Apr 30 00:03:44 2014 No.12082696 >>12082672 I have some almond milk in the fridge that I might try it with later. The stuff I drink just tastes plain bitter without honey or sugar but that is probably because I over boil it or whatever.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 00:06:57 2014 No.12082696,1 >>12082650 >>12082696 le epic milky trole

Anonymous Wed Apr 30 00:07:52 2014 No.12082709

>>12082696
English people will tell you to brew black tea at boiling temp. If it's too bitter, try lowering the amount of tea you use, or shortening the brew time. I think the rule is something like 1 tsp/cup + 1 "for the pot" with looseleaf.

Be careful when adding milk to your tea if it's still boiling, it could cook the milk.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 00:08:00 2014 No.12082710 >>12082650 You can use whatever you want. I usually add milk, honey, and then top it off with some sugar.

>>	gigs !A7GLsxo4c. Wed Apr 30 00:37:32 2014 No.12082771 >>12082710 >>12082709 I don't have a thermometer on my kettle and I usually just boil water until I see steam coming out for a few seconds. It seems the longer I boil it the worse the tea ends up tasting.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 01:11:05 2014 No.12082771,1 >>12082771 >steam FUCKING REPORTED

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 01:14:21 2014 No.12082771,2 lmao gigs is destroying janny's anus

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 01:35:35 2014 No.12082771,3 >>12082771,2 sup gigs

>>	gigs !A7GLsxo4c. Wed Apr 30 02:20:29 2014 No.12082903 >>12082710 I just tried using milk and honey and it worked out incredibly well. I was worried it would be too sweet and thick but I was floored over how well it tasted. Thank you for the tips!

Anonymous Wed Apr 30 03:59:22 2014 No.12083089

People seem pretty knowledgeable around here what do you guys think of this: a friend told me to put a tiny bit of boiling hot water into the tea pot initially and allow the tea leaves to steam for a few minutes (but not steep since not enough water). Then after that time period had elapsed, add the full amount of water and allow the leaves to steep.

He had said this was primarily for black tea, but I wasn't sure if it held for green tea too.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 04:00:10 2014 No.12083089,1 >>12082771,1 Is this going to become the latest thing that we're not allowed to discuss, steam and anything related to it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 04:05:30 2014 No.12083104 >>12027540 OP that is some dank-ass four twenty right there.

Anonymous Wed Apr 30 04:08:55 2014 No.12083112

>>12083089
>put a tiny bit of boiling hot water into the tea pot initially
You should do this regardless of the tea you're brewing. It's good to warm up the pot and the cups you'll be drinking out of.

>allow the tea leaves to steam for a few minutes
I've never heard of this method before, but I do know that some people like to "rinse" the tea leaves with the first infusion before they actually drink it themselves.

>>	Alex !!8EiKyWIo1jr Wed Apr 30 04:38:39 2014 No.12083170 I love talking about tea with my fellow /jp/easys but the threads move kinda slow :-( lets all post our 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕞 ids so we can make a steamgroup and chat ^_^ mine: http://steamcommunity.com/id/youkai_of_steam

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 07:33:28 2014 No.12083427 >>12083104 Some very fresh shincha opened for the first time actually smells kind of like weed.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 14:57:30 2014 No.12084190 >>12081026 Who are you quoting?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 15:57:01 2014 No.12084297 >>12083112 Well you definitely want to rinse pu-erh unless you want to drink a cup of tea that tastes like fish.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 19:17:42 2014 No.12084603 I've got my water boiler set to 180 Celsius, I've got one heaping teaspoon in my strainer... how long should I steep my gunpowder tea?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 21:27:38 2014 No.12084776 >>12084603 2 minutes max, 30 seconds min. How much water are you using?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 21:47:21 2014 No.12084806 >>12084603 What phase is the moon in? Do you have an altar prepared?

Anonymous Wed Apr 30 21:54:49 2014 No.12084814

>Nowhere near me sells leaves
>Stuck with bags
I don't really want to go through the trouble of buying online. Why even sells bags at all? I thought they were ok until I had leaves once, now I know they're shit and I feel like shit whenever I realize I can't have my damn leaves.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 21:57:20 2014 No.12084819 >>12084814 Where do you live that has no coffee shops or ethnic markets? Hell I think even Ralphs has shitty looseleaf.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 21:59:56 2014 No.12084823 >>12084819 Near Ocean City, MD. The only tea shop I know of near me sells tea but it's more like a restaurant and won't actually let you buy leaves to take with you.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:02:02 2014 No.12084830 >>12084823 Peets and even starbucks have loose leaf thats okay (peets>starbucks). Or like, those crunchy organic markets that sell overpriced everything will probably have a tea section. Next to the Yerba Mate.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:03:17 2014 No.12084834 >>12084823 Why can't you order online? It's cheaper and better quality.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:16:05 2014 No.12084859 >>12084830 >It's inside the mammoth walmart May as well give up, I'll never find it and if I do I'll never find my way outside. >>12084834 Using my card is a hassle.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:20:16 2014 No.12084870 >>12084859 You seem useless!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:20:51 2014 No.12084872 Doesn't tea give you kidney stones or something? Why not just drink coffee?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:22:52 2014 No.12084880 >>12084872 I like both

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:36:08 2014 No.12084913 How do you prepare your tea? Do you use an infuser? A tea bell? Do you grind them like a weeb? Do you put the leaves straight into the cup?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:50:15 2014 No.12084937 rooibos all day every day nigger

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 22:53:50 2014 No.12084941 >>12084913 I go full autism and put my leaves into a blender to turn them into a powder then make matcha out of them.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 23:17:26 2014 No.12084981 >>12084872 If tea gives you kidney stones coffee is even more likely to. I prefer the taste of tea. >>12084913 Infuser basket pot all the way.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 23:20:41 2014 No.12084989 File: 142 KB, 960x720, meager.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12080444 Does that taste even remotely pleasant? I haven't had a chance to try it. What was it again, Ceylon?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 30 23:25:36 2014 No.12084997 >>12082650 honestly, the original reason for using milk in tea was so it wouldnt stain the porcelain. It's up to personal preference, but for black teas I enjoy a bit of milk or cream, but no sugar.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 00:04:18 2014 No.12085079 Do I need a special water boiler for this kind of thing or can I just use a kettle?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 00:11:16 2014 No.12085089 >>12084997 Wouldn't you just get a milk stain instead?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 00:12:34 2014 No.12085091 >>12084997 >completely altering the taste of a beverage because you can't be bothered to get your maid to rinse the cups afterwards I have a hard time believing this is true.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 00:20:43 2014 No.12085104 >>12085079 >Do I need a special water boiler for this kind of thing Different teas require different temperatures. What are you going to be brewing? >can I just use a kettle? Yes. People didn't have fancy water boilers hundreds of years ago.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 00:31:24 2014 No.12085123 >>12085104 I was just thinking Genmaicha.

Anonymous Thu May 1 00:34:05 2014 No.12085130

>>12085123
Genmaicha is one of the easiest green teas to prepare. I made some lovely iced genmaicha earlier this evening. If you don't have a thermometer, you can just let the boiling water cool down for a minute or two before pouring it onto your tea leaves.

Anonymous Thu May 1 10:00:42 2014 No.12085999

>>12085091
nah, it's not a matter of washing immediately, it's more a matter of drinking multiple times a day in the same cup, even once washed. It'll eventually stain, even if you're the most dedicated of washers. And china teacups are pretty easy to stain.

Another reason was so that you could cool down the tea, thus reducing the chance you'd crack the cup on a cold day with hot tea. Either way, it started somewhere around the 1600s.

The downside, of course, is that you can no longer put lemon in the tea.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 1 13:26:04 2014 No.12086444 >>12085999 Either way, I can't believe someone would change the drink that much just to preserve their china. I think it's far more likely that they just did it because they like the taste.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 13:54:44 2014 No.12089027 >>12080443 Soy milk, please!

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 15:34:43 2014 No.12089259 Is this worth it if I'm just getting into tea and I'm the only one drinking it? http://www.hankooktea.com/ye-doh-mug-w-infuser-3pcs-cherry-blossom.html

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 16:06:13 2014 No.12089337 rooibos is nice with vaniilla

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 17:13:28 2014 No.12089523 Has anyone here tried buckwheat tea? I saw some today, but I didn't buy it.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 17:43:31 2014 No.12089568 File: 564 KB, 1152x2048, translate it, weebs.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I picked this up at the store today. How did I do?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 17:50:48 2014 No.12089584 >>12089259 Yes, especially if you'll only be brewing for yourself. I'd recommend getting one with a handle though.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 20:46:53 2014 No.12089913 >>12089259 Looks good, and it's at a decent price

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 20:47:54 2014 No.12089917 >>12089568 How much did you pay?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 20:49:46 2014 No.12089920 >>12089917 $7 CAD. I didn't realize it was genmaicha with matcha when I bought it.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 22:45:04 2014 No.12090026 >>12089584 >>12089913 Oh yeah, thw other mugs on the website have handle. That's too bad I wanted the cherry blosom one. Thanks for the reply.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 2 23:44:03 2014 No.12090159 >>12090026 You can still get that one, you'll just have to wait for the tea to cool (or use a towel or something to grab it)

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 00:42:00 2014 No.12090269 How do you appreciate and judge tea? I want to refine my palate and learn some vocab.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 01:32:54 2014 No.12090353 >>12027540 I've seen this .gif before. There's a spider that's gonna jump out of there! It's one of those trap door spiders, or something.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 03:22:01 2014 No.12090579 >>12090353 Uh, it's a .jpg...

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 13:34:41 2014 No.12091400 File: 35 KB, 278x278, 1393012885703.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12090269

Anonymous Sat May 3 14:24:09 2014 No.12091446

>>12090269
>>12091400
As for refinement and judgement, I don't think most of us are tea masters hence this thread. Just try different teas and drink your favorite. I thought I didn't like tea but I found out it was just because Lipton was so shitty. Go to an Asian supermarket and try their teas.

Anonymous Sat May 3 14:35:58 2014 No.12091457

>>12090269
Read some books, try lots of teas, learn to really taste all of the flavors in a tea. It's the same thing you'd do for wine tasting- learn to use all of your senses. Different teas have different mouthfeels, different astringency levels, different aromas, different colors.

Two sencha may taste completely different, one might be more earthy, the other might be creamy or even sweet. Different brewing temperatures could completely change them, too. Mostly, just try experimenting.

If it helps, I keep a diary of every tea I try, and try to pick out the most defining flavors, and write down what they taste like at different temperatures, what they smell like before pouring a little into a cup, and after swirling it. And also what they smell like and taste like for each brewing, for leaves that can be brewed twice or more.
Taking pictures doesn't hurt, either!

I'm excited because I have some matcha for usucha that just arrived, just waiting on my chasen and chawan to arrive.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 15:27:00 2014 No.12091567 Any tips for not getting tea leaves into the cup without using a strainer?

Anonymous Sat May 3 15:34:23 2014 No.12091577

>>12091567
honestly? Just use a strainer. You can get clay pots with the strainer built in, or buy a cheap ass 25 cent teaball. Alternatively, take a coffee filter or fine cheesecloth, fill it with the desired amount of tea, and make yourself a mock-teabag with a little bit of butcher's twine

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 15:46:31 2014 No.12091599 >>12091577 don't use teaballs, leaves are supposed to float around freely

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 15:49:57 2014 No.12091604 Good thread. Got a large stash of tea in my closet including Matcha, Gyokuro, Jasmine dragon pearls, light and dark Chinese Oolongs, Longjing Cha, Tie Guan Yin, Green Jasmine blends, loose PuErh, Bilouchun. mainly just a ton of oolong

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 15:59:39 2014 No.12091631 >>12091577 Don't use coffee filters. Tea is too delicate for the influence paper residue.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 16:42:21 2014 No.12091732 >>12091604 I haven't had any oolongs, are they close it flavor to a black tea?

Anonymous Sat May 3 21:52:08 2014 No.12092283

>>12091446
I do buy loose leaf tea, so I'm not that inexperienced with it. Thanks for responding, though!

>>12091457
Keeping a diary for tea is a fantastic idea. I think I might be putting too much thought into this. Worrying about not brewing the perfect cup of tea is affecting my enjoyment of it. This video is related:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe0idflAic4

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 23:32:30 2014 No.12092456 >>12089568 Well, this was awful. I'm used to genmaicha from an actual tea purveyor.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 3 23:53:28 2014 No.12092493 >>12092283 wabisabi is important too! It doesn't have to be perfect, sometimes accidents can end happily.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 03:24:11 2014 No.12095240 Banpu!

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 13:50:26 2014 No.12096120 >>12028114 >Empire >Japan Anon, you shouldn't have dropped third grade history

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 14:13:40 2014 No.12096159 >>12096120 Maybe you should learn how to read.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 14:55:41 2014 No.12096225 File: 45 KB, 576x353, 121.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 22:32:12 2014 No.12097391 File: 410 KB, 1536x2048, shincha_gyokuro.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12075860 It arrived

>>	Anonymous Mon May 5 22:47:53 2014 No.12097437 >>12097391 How's it taste?! I've never had gyokuro.

Anonymous Mon May 5 23:04:23 2014 No.12097476

>>12097437
It's awesome. There is a strong astringent taste for the first couple of infusions, but its really good. It is so fresh; I've never had anything like it before. The first infusion was really thick/viscous (not as thick as a syrup, but not as thin as water/tea), and had a completely different flavor from the others.

I also tried eating it after 4 infusions. It wasn't bad, but I don't have any soy/ponzu sauce, so it was kind of plain. It was almost like spinach.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 02:28:08 2014 No.12097801 >>12097476 Astringent might have been the wrong word, but it had a very strong taste.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 02:48:06 2014 No.12097828 >>12091732 The only oolong I've tried is tie guan yin, and it's more like a stronger green with a a rounder taste. I like it a lot, it's the stuff you get at Chinese restaurants.

gigs !A7GLsxo4c. Tue May 6 02:51:09 2014 No.12097832

I had masala the other day. The aroma and smell of spices was very strong but I was surprised to find that it was actually bitter. The place I bought it at left the teabag in it when I ordered it with my bagel and I am not sure if that played any part in it.

Is masala supposed to be bitter?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 16:41:54 2014 No.12098919 >>12097391 looks very nice mine should arrive in a week or so I hope

>>	Anonymous Tue May 6 22:08:42 2014 No.12099473 >>12086444 Marquise de la Sablière started it, apparently, for the porcelain.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 7 13:42:25 2014 No.12101003 could you do for me comparative analysis of puer factories mengku and haiwan?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 7 21:32:46 2014 No.12101981 hey /jp/ I want a tea set like the one in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqSTJn55ynA any idea on where to get one similar to it? what i mainly want from it is the tea pot

>>	Anonymous Wed May 7 21:44:35 2014 No.12102008 >>12101981 It looks like a chawan. It's not a teapot.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 7 21:47:12 2014 No.12102010 >>12102008 I've never seen a chawan with a lid on it.

Anonymous Thu May 8 16:57:34 2014 No.12104320

So has anyone ordered from the ITO EN E-Store? (hxxps://www.itoen.com/E-Store) They just sent me 6 two liters of Oi Ocha and it only took two days to arrive. I'm in PA so anyone else in this area might want to check it out.

Seems like their loose leaf tea comes out of Florida. So I'm waiting a little longer to see how that is, costs slightly less than Den's and has more options with regards to amount.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 8 21:40:18 2014 No.12105187 >Mother comes over >Finds my tea >Thinks it's weed I think I have retard in my blood.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 8 22:22:48 2014 No.12105355 What books would /jp/ recommend for tea?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 01:48:37 2014 No.12105730 >>12104320 I love those guys. Their bottled tea is the only brand I can find without tons of sugar in it.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 09:23:26 2014 No.12106482 >>12105730 Have you had the Oi Ocha dark? I was wondering how it is compared to the normal kind. Does it just taste stronger or different?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 22:47:03 2014 No.12107860 where is everyone getting their shincha?

Anonymous Fri May 9 23:00:02 2014 No.12107871

>>12097437
Gyokuro tastes like overly sweet sencha. The flavor is strong but there isn't much else special about it given how pricey it is. I don't think it's worth the money and I get the impression it's one of those things where its reputation is mostly built out of expectations from the expense and time involved in cultivating it.

>>12105187
That must be some pretty rancid-looking tea you have.

>>	4tran Fri May 9 23:01:37 2014 No.12107873 All of these teas are shit tier The only good tea is dragon well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longjing_tea

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 23:04:39 2014 No.12107883 They sell this where I work. Should I buy it or is it shit? Keep in mind that I've never had loose leaf tea before and I want to get into it. http://www.mayaka.com/en/mayaka-sencha-250g.aspx

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 23:05:27 2014 No.12107887 >>12107873 >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longjing_tea Nothing quite as tasty as tea grown in the loosely-regulated chemical industry heartland of the PRC.

>>	4tran Fri May 9 23:07:20 2014 No.12107893 >>12107887 Of course you're hosed if you get the fake stuff.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 23:13:23 2014 No.12107905 >>12107883 Where are they hiding the price?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 9 23:14:40 2014 No.12107908 >>12107887 after the cadmium/lead rice thing i am not buying any chinese tea

Anonymous Fri May 9 23:15:49 2014 No.12107910

>>12107893
Wikipedia says the real stuff is grown in Zhejiang.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhejiang

>The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also leads the provinces of China in tea production. (The renowned Longjing tea is a product of Hangzhou.)

>On Thursday, September 15, 2011, more than 500 people from Hongxiao Village protested over the large-scale death of fish in a nearby river. Angry protesters stormed the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles, and destroyed the offices before police came to disperse the crowd. Protests continued on the two following nights with reports of scuffles, officials said. Chen Hongming, a deputy head of Haining's environmental protection bureau, said the factory's waste disposal had failed pollution tests since April. The environmental watchdog had warned the factory, but it had not effectively controlled the pollution, Chen added.[18]

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 07:12:58 2020 No.12107910,1 did he ever get unbanned though

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