How to measure tea

Michael Plant wrote:
> On the subject of temperature/time continuum, I often brew greens at room
> temperature or close to room temperature, especially in summer for travel.
> And we are *not* alone. You are quite right.
>
> Michael
>
And what would the steeping time be, then?

rgds,
ole k

Lewis Perin wrote:
>>
>>>On the subject of temperature/time continuum, I often brew greens at room
>>>temperature or close to room temperature, especially in summer for travel.
>>>And we are *not* alone. You are quite right.
>>>Michael
>>>
>>
>>And what would the steeping time be, then?
>
>
> I use 15 minutes as a starting point.
>


Thanks a lot. I'm also curious, why do you prefer using this procedure
in the summer? Is it closer to iced tea in some way, or what.

ole k

Lewis Perin wrote:

> It's simple. In the summer, I often don't feel like drinking
> something hot, but I really don't like iced tea because it's too cold
> to really taste it.

> When you brew green tea at room temperature, there's no astringency at
> all, which can give it an almost creamy texture. I don't find myself
> wanting it when the weather is cool, but try it - you might like it.
>

Thanks again. Your replies have been marked "Important" and been stored
in my Thunderbird "Food and drink" search folder. :-)

ole k