# Anyone into tea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123 "2019-06-18T21:44:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Bobparty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobparty/32/302913_2.png) [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/102 "2023-06-15T16:44:41Z")
So maybe a dumb question. But what’s the best way to brew it? I’ve heard doing it wrong can really ruin the experience is that true? ---
**Author:** ![Owlman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/owlman/32/685308_2.png) [@Owlman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Owlman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/103 "2023-06-15T16:56:04Z")
Some people say if water too hot it changes stuff like taste, etc. I don’t usually worry too much about the temp. And the longer you steep the stronger the flavor typically ---
**Author:** ![Owlman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/owlman/32/685308_2.png) [@Owlman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Owlman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/104 "2023-06-15T16:56:58Z")
I have teas i like to short steep and some i like to long steep. You’ll figure out your own preferences once you try your teas ---
**Author:** ![dizzo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dizzo/32/1304_2.png) [@dizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dizzo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/105 "2023-06-15T23:21:27Z")
Generally, go with more leaf and shorter steeps. Play around with it. My suggestions are based on the assumption the brewer will steep to long. These are forgiving ones. Good rule of thumb, the darker the tea, the hotter the water:) ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/106 "2023-06-16T18:35:46Z")
I used to have a gardening book like this for cultivating “tomatoes” :wink: ---
**Author:** ![ConnorWilkerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@ConnorWilkerson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ConnorWilkerson)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/107 "2023-06-16T19:12:53Z")
I feel like I shouldn’t have clicked on this. I’m always in danger of going all in another hobby at any given time 😬😟 ---
**Author:** ![fradiger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fradiger/32/66850_2.png) [@fradiger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fradiger)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/108 "2023-06-16T19:17:04Z")
just be like me, buy, steep, drink i pay no attention to the process and have zero consistency and tend to oversteep every time, with a random amount of tea leaves/etc thrown in every time and it’s still good, i think the whole setup cost me under $80 (even cheaper if you don’t want to buy a kettle) and the tea i drink isnt super expensive ---
**Author:** ![ConnorWilkerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@ConnorWilkerson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ConnorWilkerson)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/109 "2023-06-16T19:19:18Z")
I usually get the caddy bundles at Tuesday morning, always go for the earl grey or chai and drink them straight ---
**Author:** ![Owlman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/owlman/32/685308_2.png) [@Owlman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Owlman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/110 "2023-06-16T19:26:54Z")
Get into Bonsai. It’s the ultimate hobby. ---
**Author:** ![Owlman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/owlman/32/685308_2.png) [@Owlman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Owlman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/111 "2023-06-16T19:28:36Z")
Especially if you’ve already gone the tea route ---
**Author:** ![pinhead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pinhead/32/123421_2.png) [@pinhead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pinhead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/112 "2023-06-16T20:50:14Z")
Don’t tempt me, I’ve already spent enough on yoyos I don’t need to spend more on soil too! Real talk. I hate Dallas because a lot of the soil is clay and I can’t even grow sweet potatoes or Daikon in it because of it. It makes me sad. ---
**Author:** ![pinhead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pinhead/32/123421_2.png) [@pinhead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pinhead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/113 "2023-06-16T20:59:21Z")
Come to the tea side, we have delicious teas just waiting for you > **[Coarse Pottery Gaiwan](https://www.teavivre.com/coarse-pottery-gaiwan.html)** > > This coarse pottery Gaiwan is made of high-quality clay and fired with high temperature. The glaze is of retro style, and the furnace transmutation generates the irregular lines, which are very distinctive. Oops, I must of dropped a link for an affordable gaiwan on a website that has samples for 2 dollars or less, my bad. ---
**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/114 "2023-06-16T21:00:09Z")
Gonna make me some puerh ---
**Author:** ![pinhead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pinhead/32/123421_2.png) [@pinhead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pinhead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/115 "2023-06-16T21:00:34Z")
Ripe or unripe? ---
**Author:** ![pinhead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pinhead/32/123421_2.png) [@pinhead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pinhead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/116 "2023-06-16T21:06:05Z")
I’ve always wanted to cultivate “tomatoes” but the state seems to have a problem with that, and it sucks. ---
**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/117 "2023-06-16T21:08:32Z")
> **[Jinggu Sheng Xiao Fangzhuan (Little Sheng Jinggu Brick) 2013](https://sevencups.com/shop/jinggu-sheng-fangzhuan-brick/)** > > A surprisingly smooth, flavorful, and affordable sheng puer that makes a great travel companion with its small size and pre-sectioned brick. Raw. ---
**Author:** ![pinhead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pinhead/32/123421_2.png) [@pinhead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pinhead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/118 "2023-06-16T21:12:26Z")
Very nice! I wish I could enjoy ripe puerh more, but it’s too strong of a flavor for me and all I get is soaked wood and nothing else. That’s why I usually stick to raw since I can enjoy all the floral notes it has. But I haven’t given up on ripe, one day I’ll find one I like! ---
**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/119 "2023-06-16T21:19:50Z")
My son calls it ‘meat tea’ :joy: ---
**Author:** ![dizzo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dizzo/32/1304_2.png) [@dizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dizzo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/120 "2023-06-16T21:50:13Z")
Meh, you aint missing much. I find shou kinda boring, and once youve had one, youve pretty much had them all unless you get into something 20+ years old. Stick with the sheng! Heres a nice 2009 7542 im about to open :wink: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/9/a/19a436998ed7f1a31073b0d993cecde5b144c098.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pinhead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pinhead/32/123421_2.png) [@pinhead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pinhead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-into-tea/304123/121 "2023-06-16T21:51:48Z")
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