u/Dredge323

Update on tea flavor from my post the other day

So I took some advice from my other post. So I'm still brewing my hong mao feng Jasmine black. First thing was I upped my leaf amount from 6g to 7g. That already made a big difference. Second, I used filtered water this time, still tap, but filtered, and I tasted a huge difference in flavor! And the last thing was I upped my steep time slightly. The difference was massive! And I ended up with no bitterness until my fourth steep! Which even that was barely there! So I'm gonna try filtered spring water from the store next, because it still tastes mineraly. So excited to try that! Thank you all for the advice!

u/Dredge323 — 4 days ago

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I'm still starting out, is the fact that I'm not tasting any really strong flavors normal?

I've done some green and some black tea so far, and I definitely taste a difference. But I still feel like the flavors aren't as strong as I was expecting them to be. Is this normal? Do I just need to ease in and learn what I'm looking for in the flavor? Or am I doing something wrong with my brewing?

*Sorry, everyone. Been a lot going on. Thank you for all the responses! And I know a lot of people were asking, I was doing Hong Mao Feng Jasmine Black Tea from yunnan sourcing. I did ~192°F water as best I could. 5g of leaves to about 3-4 oz of water in my gaiwan. I did one 10 second wash then four steps at 15, 20, 30, and 45 seconds respectively. I definitely liked the fourth steep the best, but the burned was poking through a bit.

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u/Dredge323 — 6 days ago