Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

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Re: Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Andreas » Jun 24th, '20, 17:00

mutroke wrote:
HotLeafJuice wrote: I'm currently drinking some Kaboku sencha from ippodo tea, and although it's a good quality sencha, it's also VERY easy to brew wrong :mrgreen: ...

Does anyone have any tips on being consistent in brewing more "sensitive" japanese greens?
Thanks
I never had the Kaboku sencha, but i'm drinking the Ippodo Hosen sencha and their Kanro Gyokuro now. The Hosen sencha gets super bitter if the water is a bit hotter and you go past the 2 minutes steeping mark. What i do to be consistent is i always boil the same amount of water, exactly for 2 cups (240 ml total) , after it boils i set the timer to wait 6 or 7 minutes for the water to cool down (i don't use a scale thermometer) then set timer to 2 minutes for the steeping. If i wait just 4 or 5 minutes for the water to cool down and i steep longer than 3 minutes...its gonna be bitter, so the key is to use the timer and always use same amount of water for boiling (or heating) so you can keep ur waiting time the same . Some other senchas i had (from other japanese vendors) were much more forgiving, but this Ippodo Hosen (and also a bit their Kanro gyo) has no mercy for hotter water and longer steeps, it just gives you the "definition of bitterness"...i think this was the most bitter japanese sencha i ever had, but if the timing is right, its good :lol: .
temp and time are the most important things on that kind of tea
my fafourite formula for sencha/kabusecha/fukamishu is 60°,60s, 10s10s10s
with slight adaptiations this is at least a good starting point for every tea you brew for the first time
you need at least one yuzamashi and a timer
I do 2-3 steps of watercooling in the beginning, when the water is hotter and 1-2 steps after it cooled down already a bit for each round of brewing
first round of brewing: the boiled water goes into the selected kyusu for a minute
from there to the selected cup(s) for a minute
in the meantime the leaf goes into the kyusu, lid closed
from the cups to a yuzamashi for a minute
from there to the kyusu on the tea, it should have around 60-70 C then
the first step sits 50-60s most often
second round from the boiler/pot to the yuzamashi and again to the cups or the other way round and then to the kyusu
3rd should be enough to have it from the boiler to the yuzamashi and then to the kyusu
all depending on how fast you are cycling
in general they say, you may step down up to 20 degrees C within each step and the next pot is not warm

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Re: Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Andreas » Jun 25th, '20, 04:47

Hayashi Mie Tokujou Sencha from Yabukita leaves

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Re: Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Aseeb » Sep 1st, '20, 05:00

I am currently drinking Alokozay Green tea. This is the better one

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Re: Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Lyuluck » Sep 1st, '20, 22:55

Chinese LongJing Cha, and Japanese Matcha

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Re: Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Mohamed » Oct 13th, '20, 10:11

I feel better with Alokozay Green Tea https://www.alokozayshop.com/green-tea- ... -bags.html, Which is having smooth green aroma & colour and also comes with individual enveloped wrapping foil cover.

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Re: Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

by ChinesePottery » Feb 8th, '21, 05:33

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Tomaz850 » Jul 10th, '24, 21:20

NOESIS wrote: Lu An Gua Pian from Jing Tea Shop.
I know it’s been some time since you posted this but thanks! I bought some recently (May 2024) and really enjoy it. So, if you’re still around - yay you!

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