What is it about tea....?

[natenaaron]

No matter my mood, it hits the spot.

 

[OldGnome]

Started drinking tea about 18 months ago after 45 years of “coffee, black.”

I still have a cup of coffee now and again, but I make a pot of tea every morning.


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[Lightcs1776]

Stash Tea makes some very good whole leaf teas.

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[Ad Astra]

Read a really good book about tea, and gain a new appreciation.

There's a lot to it ... every type has a lengthy story.


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[Toothpick]

I prefer tea in the winter. To warm the bones in the evening. Still need my coffee in the mornings.

Tea is way more flavorful though.

 

[Proinsias]

Yeah, I live on the stuff.

 

[TexLaw]

I tend to go back and forth between periods where I'm all about coffee and periods where I'm all about tea. I enjoy the heck out of both.

 

[bberg100]

Coffee to start the day, iced tea, no sweet, the rest of the day. Hot tea now and then is a treat.

 

[shavefan]

I tend to go back and forth between periods where I'm all about coffee and periods where I'm all about tea. I enjoy the heck out of both.

Me too. I'm currently in my coffee phase

 

[ajkel64]

I normally only drink tea when I feel sick, for some reason it makes me feel better. Otherwise I hardly ever drink the stuff.

 

[H4nk]

I used to drink it religiously, ordering it from Upton. The Dept got a Kuerig and I switched to coffee but lately I have been switching back to tea. Tea is so much easier on you.

 

[craigM]

Tea is pretty much like shaving supplies for me. Always looking for something new that is economical. Frequently have 2-3 different loose leaf teas, and even tea bags on hand. Had a cup of Matcha earlier this morning and now having a cup of green tea from tea bags.

 

[emwolf]

I normally only drink tea when I feel sick, for some reason it makes me feel better. Otherwise I hardly ever drink the stuff.

I always drink it during the flu, colds or bad congestion issues. I gave up drinking sweetened soda a while ago so I drink a lot of iced tea at restaurants.

 

[TexLaw]

I'm enjoying a very nice cup of Chinese green & jasmine curls at the moment. Quite lovely.

 

[craigM]

How many steeps do you normally get out of your tea? I generally get two cups. If I get hot tea at Starbucks, I save / bring home the bags to use a second time.

 

[TexLaw]

@craigM, it depends on the tea. For most of the green teas I drink, two or three steepings usually are very good. However, only a couple of the black teas I enjoy are worth a second steeping.

 

[natenaaron]

How many steeps do you normally get out of your tea? I generally get two cups. If I get hot tea at Starbucks, I save / bring home the bags to use a second time.

Depends on the tea, the size of the mug I’m using, whether I’m using a basket or inginuitea, and my mood. I will do two brews usually.

 

[Proinsias]

I usually get a fair number of infusions but tend to pack a lot of leaf into a tiny space. 8-10 grams of tea in a 120ml pot is fairly standard.
Even using my little Tovolo TeaGo infuser in a mug at work I have multiple steeps of the oolong and black tea I have just now.

 

[CurtisB81]

I use a tsp to 1.5 tsp and get 3 cups of tea..After that it gets to watery for me..

 

[TinyTim]

I'm a tea-totaler. For those who may be interested in the basics of tea, I recommend Tony Gebely's fine book,
Tea: A User's Guide, available at a reasonable price as an e-book on Kindle or BN Nook book. The quality and variety of teas available nowadays is unprecedented. And you can make a cup of the finest tea for a fraction of the price of a fine coffee. I recently brewed a cup of Spring Flush green tea from Japan (they only export about 2% of their harvest)
Elixir of the angels!