 I Bought a Scale - Now a Question About Water Quantity
On Nov 30, 2:40 pm, Janice <JaniceRSprin...@> wrote:
> Warning - be prepared for a silly question from a newbie - please
> don't mock me.
>
> After the discussion about giving scales to newbies I ended up
> ordering a scale and a thermometer from Upton teas. Now I'm obsessing
> about water quantity. The cup weight measure on the scale is
> calibrated to a 6 oz cup. When I brew tea the tea leaves absorb water
> so am I supposed to start out with 6 oz of water, or use more so that
> I end up with 6 oz of tea?
>
> TIA,
> Janice
You can vary the amount of tea, the amount of water, the temperature,
or the steeping time to achieve the optimum brew.
Scales and thermometers come into play when the tea heads are doing
comparative tastings and want to share their results via
correspondance. | 
