Last 2 days i spent on Planet Jingmai by Crimson Lotus Tea. I think its my 3rd orb since i got it last April. its developing nicely. its thicker,leaves are getting darker. so sweet,almost no astringency, just barely. i used off boil water, that what i do for any sheng, young or middle aged. It was opening slowly and i was patient. ive had some other teas in between. it made me very mellow and relaxed.
i started in 90ml shiboridashi and ended up in 150ml yixing pot. i had to give a room for the leaves explosion!
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shiboridashi? what is that? :)
its basically a japanese gaiwan….
Or easy Gaiwan
I still have the two balls I got in the summer. I’m thinking this weekend I’ll finally have one…
@Brian, awesome!
I’ve spent the last three days on one ball in a Jianshui teapot. They’ve got some long legs. I mistakenly started one ball in a 50ml yixing. It just fit so cute in there. Big mistake! :-)
@ Crimson Lotus Tea its still in my Hanwa, its spilling out of it and its 150ml lol
I had two cups in the morning and had to go to bed for a nap ;P
So do I need to find a bigger teapot for it, boychik? How does 18oz sound?
OMGsrsly lol that’s extremely big. 6-8oz pot is fine. If you don’t have that size fill your 18oz in half. Otherwise it will be thin
@Crimson Lotus Tea, what is the gram amount per ball?
Hahaha. :D Yeah, I know. It’s thermos size. I think I have something ~200ml. :)
does anyone know the gram amount?
@kirkoneill 1988. I think they are about 6g more or less.
@Boychik, hmm… weird that it could get so bitter :/
@kirkoneill it’s not bitter, I didn’t say that. Have you tried it and was it bitter for you?
I really appreciate your advice! I have my 4oz porcelain gaiwan, but also a 6oz glass tea pot. Those should be fine, right?
@Kirkoneill1988 they’re about 8g per ball. It varies, but the average is around there.
@ KiwiDelight yes, start in smallest vessel. Then you will have to transfer, leaves would just explode. Like oolong.
@Crimson Lotus I never weighted them. You are right they are bigger than 6g
@boychik, i must have misread it somewhere :/ i apologize
@Crimson Lotus Tea, i see :)
@ Kirkoneill1988 cool , apology not needed . I thought you’ve tried and it was bitter for you. Misunderstanding
:)
shiboridashi? what is that? :)
its basically a japanese gaiwan….
Or easy Gaiwan
I still have the two balls I got in the summer. I’m thinking this weekend I’ll finally have one…
@Brian, awesome!
I’ve spent the last three days on one ball in a Jianshui teapot. They’ve got some long legs. I mistakenly started one ball in a 50ml yixing. It just fit so cute in there. Big mistake! :-)
@ Crimson Lotus Tea its still in my Hanwa, its spilling out of it and its 150ml lol
I had two cups in the morning and had to go to bed for a nap ;P
So do I need to find a bigger teapot for it, boychik? How does 18oz sound?
OMGsrsly lol that’s extremely big. 6-8oz pot is fine. If you don’t have that size fill your 18oz in half. Otherwise it will be thin
@Crimson Lotus Tea, what is the gram amount per ball?
Hahaha. :D Yeah, I know. It’s thermos size. I think I have something ~200ml. :)
does anyone know the gram amount?
@kirkoneill 1988. I think they are about 6g more or less.
@Boychik, hmm… weird that it could get so bitter :/
@kirkoneill it’s not bitter, I didn’t say that. Have you tried it and was it bitter for you?
I really appreciate your advice! I have my 4oz porcelain gaiwan, but also a 6oz glass tea pot. Those should be fine, right?
@Kirkoneill1988 they’re about 8g per ball. It varies, but the average is around there.
@ KiwiDelight yes, start in smallest vessel. Then you will have to transfer, leaves would just explode. Like oolong.
@Crimson Lotus I never weighted them. You are right they are bigger than 6g
@boychik, i must have misread it somewhere :/ i apologize
@Crimson Lotus Tea, i see :)
@ Kirkoneill1988 cool , apology not needed . I thought you’ve tried and it was bitter for you. Misunderstanding
:)