I’m a tea newbie, and this was my first wild-picked sheng to try.
I feel very unqualified to judge here, as I’m still getting used to the taste in general.
Brewing as directed on the package made the tea extremely bitter for me. Next I tried pseudo- gongfu with my ingenuitea with 10 sec rinse followed by 30 sec steep. There was still a bit of bitterness, so I’m thinking a 5 sec max steep would work. I’m not giving up on this tea!!
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If you’re finding the bitterness overwhelming, you could try aging this for a few months. It ages quite fast, actually. I believe this tea is no more than 3 months old :)
You could also try dropping the temperature to 160ºF :)
Thank you so much for the tips! I was hesitant to post anything, but I really hoped that I would get some tips. I will definitely try that.
Oh no worries! I am grateful that you didn’t rate it though :)
I am actually playing around with it right now and 160º for 10 second steeps seems to produce zero bitterness…but I also have a high bitterness tolerance I’ve noticed :/ haha
Here’s a short aging guide if you decide to age it. This tea shows great promise for aging and will change quite a bit over the next 6-9 months. http://lifethroughthepines.blogspot.com/2014/03/aging.html
Thanks again! I’m getting out my thumbtacks!… But I’m going to try it at 160 in the morning
It worked! Tea tastes great this morning
Yay! :D
I haven’t tried this one yet. I was thinking about trying it today, depending on how hectic things get.
If you’re finding the bitterness overwhelming, you could try aging this for a few months. It ages quite fast, actually. I believe this tea is no more than 3 months old :)
You could also try dropping the temperature to 160ºF :)
Thank you so much for the tips! I was hesitant to post anything, but I really hoped that I would get some tips. I will definitely try that.
Oh no worries! I am grateful that you didn’t rate it though :)
I am actually playing around with it right now and 160º for 10 second steeps seems to produce zero bitterness…but I also have a high bitterness tolerance I’ve noticed :/ haha
Here’s a short aging guide if you decide to age it. This tea shows great promise for aging and will change quite a bit over the next 6-9 months. http://lifethroughthepines.blogspot.com/2014/03/aging.html
Thanks again! I’m getting out my thumbtacks!… But I’m going to try it at 160 in the morning
It worked! Tea tastes great this morning
Yay! :D
I haven’t tried this one yet. I was thinking about trying it today, depending on how hectic things get.