It only tastes like shit if you're buying garbage in a tea bag from a grocery store. Spend $20 on a gaiwan and a small cup, and buy the cheapest electric kettle you can find. Most green tea is happiest being brewed around 170-180 degrees, so you need to cool the water a bit, don't just dump boiling water on it or you'll get a cup of bitter ick. Look up "gong fu" brewing on youtube and watch some videos. You don't need to get autistic with all the different tools and accessories, just the basics will do. Good vendors for Chinese greens: yunnansourcing.us teatrekker.com/ (on the pricier side, but excellent quality) Japanese green (probably not great for beginners, the umami taste isn't for everyone): yuuki-cha.com o-cha.com/ Cheap Teaware: teaware.house/ Don't buy garbage from amazon - third party sellers are just unloading stock that's three years old and tastes like ass.
Aiden Ramirez
>buy the cheapest electric kettle you can find. buy the cheapest kettle with temp settings(still cheap)
Oliver Thompson
It tastes like shit if you brew it wrong. Remember 80°C no longer than 3 minutes. (1 litre of boiling water takes roughly 25 minutes to cool down to 80° in a room temperature space) And make sure there's no residue of the herbs in the cup, use a fine mesh sieve while pouring if necessary.
Nolan Hernandez
>>Boosts metabolism beneficial for burning fat Can we just stop fucking using the word metabolism? The actual difference of metabolism between people isn't worth mentioning, and "boosting" your metabolism is just increasing your heart rate. Can we just say that for once? It's got caffeine. It makes your heart beat faster. You burn more calories. That's it.
Also, 160 degrees actually. Similarly, you don't want to leave green tea steeped for too long for the same reasons you don't want to use too hot water, the tea oxidises and you get that crappy metallic taste. (Similarly it's why you supposedly cut the head of heinekan/amstel with a blade left in water. Although it really makes no fucking difference)
Also if you want more green, green tea, buy japanese rather than chinese, although the difference won't wow you.
Oh yeah, you might want to keep your tea in a sealed environment with as much air pressed out as possible. Leaving it to the air oxidises the leaves and can also lead to that mediocre taste.
Or start the journey down the coffee rabbithole instead.
>Does Jow Forums drink green tea? yes >Why or why not? less of a jew than coffee, caffeine at a more reasonable dose and l theanine already added to lower side effects
green tea has about 25mg per cup whereas coffee has around 75-100mg, unless you're drinking it before strenuous physical activity then it's way to much also anything under 100mg caffeine per day (i.e 3 cups of green tea) doesn't build dependence, most coffee drinkers only feel better because they're getting rid of withdrawals
Easton Turner
That's akin to drinking coffee grounds. You're a monster.
Cameron Hill
I just hate cleaning the tea leaf holding thing all the time so I just started dumping them straight into the water
I once bought a meme 'matcha latte' drink at a cafe and it literally tasted the same way that a wet dog smells. Actual green tea prepared normally is breddy gud tho.
Can anyone redpill me on oolong tea? I accidentally bought some loose recently (was in a box with chink runes on it and I thought it was black teabags) I've only used it once since then and it wasn't that great. Is there a proper way to brew it? Is it even worth drinking?
Mason Walker
>160 degrees actually Sometimes. Deep steamed senchas and other more vegetal tasting teas sometimes do better at that temp or lower. Pan roasted teas like Dragonwell I've found do better at slightly higher temps. When in doubt ask your vendor.
Jonathan Rivera
reminder that all tea probably has similar benefits, green tea is all researchers got paid to look into so extensively. also remember that drinking tea with a meal inhibits iron absorption. other than that its based
Doesnt green tea contain a lot of mercury and arsenik and other poisonous elements?
Nolan James
Oolong likes high temperatures (boiling or close to it) and short steeps. How dark is it? If it's green it'll be fairly forgiving and you can just plop some leaves in a mug and drink directly from it when it cools down. Dark oolongs get bitter and require more attention. If you can share more about it I might be able to direct you to good brewing instructions.
Parker Wright
you'll be better gong fu-ing it. more leaf shorter steeps. for example >5g leaf >90-100c >rise first with hot water >25sec brew time, with each extra brewing +5seconds. keep crewing till it just tastes like warm water. most can go for 9 cups some as many as 12
Brayden Reed
>>rise first with hot water *rinse
Ayden Thomas
youre too late i already added the yeast
Christian Wilson
It says the dosage was equivalent to 5 cups in a day for the mild group. I'd be interested to know what 1 cup a day would do. Also human studies would be helpful too
Brandon Lewis
Cheers, the leaf is pretty dark brown but the brew I made was very light coloured and mild tasting. I brewed it in a pot using water that was just off the boil and left it to brew for a while - maybe I used too much water and not enough tea? The tea product itself is 'Three Horses no.1' if you happen to know it
Blake Torres
if it's not ceremonial grade matcha green tea you might as well be drinking your own piss and you're also an retard
I'm not familiar with that particular tea - I did google it but didn't find much info. How big is your pot? I'd try using at least 4 or 5 grams of leaf per 8 ounces of water for a nice, strong brew. If it was mild and you brewed it for a long time I won't bother trying to do a short steep, brew it for as long as you want. Tea is pretty light, so you may need to put in more than you'd think if you don't have access to a scale.
Levi Rogers
Don't be a faggot. I love jasmine tea because it tastes amazing. Drinking leaf juice has little to no health benefits.