r/puer

Hi everyone,

I've just launched my Instagram page showcasing the handcrafted tea tables I create here in Australia.

Each table is individually made from carefully selected timber, with a focus on bringing out the natural beauty and character of the wood. If you appreciate fine craftsmanship, natural materials, and the art of slow living, I'd love for you to follow along and support my journey.

Thank you so much—it truly means a lot. ❤️

https://www.instagram.com/wabi\\\_sabi\\\_au?igsh=MTRvdzBveWtvbXdhcg==

Hi everyone,

I've just launched my Instagram page showcasing the handcrafted tea tables I create here in Australia.

Each table is individually made from carefully selected timber, with a focus on bringing out the natural beauty and character of the wood. If you appreciate fine craftsmanship, natural materials, and the art of slow living, I'd love for you to follow along and support my journey.

Thank you so much—it truly means a lot. ❤️

https://www.instagram.com/wabi\_sabi\_au?igsh=MTRvdzBveWtvbXdhcg==

new tea in da house. i already tried the golden pu'erh from the white bag, and it tastes very pleasant. There will be some tea tasting during the next days :)

I blind bought a cake because apparently/maybe Farmerleaf can finally send to Hawaii again, so, yay. I’m not sure animal fragrance is something I’m going to like, or what exactly that means but, they said it’s of their favorites this year so I‘m throwing caution to the wind.

Cold brewing tea can be controversial for some, but as we bake in a karmic heat dome here in the Midwest US, I am on a mission to try to make the best cold brew possible.

I wanted to share an important warning: if you cold brew tea over 24 hours, even in a fridge, it will oxidize and potentially spoil from mold or bacteria. To help with this, I needed to scrub the oxygen from the tea, and double check that everything is clean/sanitized/sealed up extra well.

To scrub oxygen, we could pour some co2 into our cold brew vessel before filling (only an option if you have access to co2 gas). You could potentially ferment, but this would be kombucha and need a skilled hand. Finally, and most convenient, you can add ascorbic acid, or vitamin C. This scrubs the oxygen, lowers the pH increasing shelf life, and unfortunately prevents color absorption as well as bitter forming compounds. I ordered some ascorbic acid (not citric acid) to dial in the ratio, but in the interim I just squeezed some lemon into my cold brew vessel before filling up with water.

Lemons have a ton of ascorbic acid, it helps your brew stay safe, it’s refreshing, and it’s convenient. I highly recommend squeezing some fresh lemon juice in your tea if you plan on brewing for more than 24 hours. I used 1/4 of a lemon, I think 1/8 would be better unless you love that sour tang.

This cold brew was a blend of sheng from the five famous LBZ villages. It’s good, but I think dialing in the amount of ascorbic acid will improve the process and hopefully retain more character from the leaves.

Brewing parameters:
-1000mL glass pitcher, cold tap water
-9g rivers and lakes Yunnan field trip sheng, washed in gaiwan w/boiling water
-squeezed juice of 1/4 fresh cut lemon
-double wrapped with plastic at spout
-brewed in fridge for 36 hours

Wow. You guys are so hostile. I never said I was getting sick from it. Just tried to share my background in brewing beer and apply it to something I thought was worth sharing. I was wrong.

My first leap into factory teas… up until this point I have been heavy on young shengs/shou and older whites. Couldn’t resist breaking into the Green Big Tree on arrival, and it’s a whole different experience than what I’ve had before… I fear for my wallet.

Any tips on storage for older puers?

Thanks Quiche Teas!

2005 Xiaguan T8653 iron cake
2006 Zhongcha Yiwu Zhengshan Wild Green Big Tree
2007 Dayi 701 V93 Ripe

My boyfriend makes high end swords/knives (mostly) for a living. He mentioned to a Chinese client that I’ve become somewhat obsessed with tea, and now I have these! I don’t know Mandarin and don’t know much about puer (I believe these are all puer). Can anyone tell me a bit more about them? I haven’t opened any yet but I am excited to try them!

Has anyone else tried Cacao 80 from White2tea? I tried it for the first time this morning and it is completely different from any other shou I have had before. It is exactly like a high percentage cocoa dark chocolate, super bitter and astringent, which I have yet to experience in a shou before. I'm curious how the processing of the tea causes such a result. Also, my girlfriend and I both noticed an immediate heavy cha qi just after 2 cups. I'm not sure I like this one or not, to say it is overwhelmingly unique is an understatement in my opinion. For those that have tried it, What are yalls thoughts?

I got this cake more than a month ago from ktm. And I’ve been drinking it almost every day since. For the price (18$) the tea has been amazing.
It has some bitter chocolate notes followed by classic Dayi ripe vibe and some hints of raspberry (but almost like artificial raspberry like as in sodas). Overall all the taste profile is simple but absolutely hits hard in the morning of a rainy day.
The texture is quite nice, creamy. One thing that I’ve noticed is that when using more leaf than usual (like 1 part tea: 15 parts of water) is that it becomes even creamier, so definitely try doing this.
Aftertaste is faint but nice, buttery and sweet.
The only downside of this tea is its longevity, it only lasts for about 5 steeps (including the wash) and then just tastes like depressed water.
Overall i still have a great time with this tea and counting the price it’s 100% worth it. Try it.

From Ali again, lets see how the new EU madness goes. Can I even keep ordering stuff from China. Shows what EU in the end is, a market union for the rich. Guess we had too much of a good thing going, skipping the middlemen and ordering stuff directly from China. Most of us were ordering stuff we cant get locally, finally the possibilities were open to develop new businesses, prototyping etc. Its like i had access to wholesaler with infinitely variable stock. All taken out by short sighted stupidity to keep the rich rich.

Other than that, the tea is really nice. I prefer this over the 9978. You can get a really strong, almost like chocolate tasting brew out of this.

Paid 14.5€ for this including VAT & shipping. This was 2023 production.