 Gyokuro Asahi
On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:30:34 +0200, Stefan Schenk
<Ich_weiss_wer_ich_bin@gmx.de> wrote:
>Square Peg wrote:
>> I realize that the exact same parameters do not guarantee the exact
>> same experience. That's not my intent.
>
>Ok, so i misunderstood you there.
>
>
>> But the parameters do have
>> value.
>
>At least to some extent. I do not pour boiling water over my Senchas and
>some of them like lower temperatures than others. And before you ask,
>from time to time i do measure the temperature with a thermometer;-)
>
>To get a better understanding of what you do, can you tell how accurate
>you measure your parameters
I have a scale that is accurate to .1g.
I use the Pino Digital Kettle Pro to heat the water. It claims to be
accurate to +/- 3%. If I am going for 170F, I usually take it at
anywhere from about 168F to 173F.
I use the IngenuiTEA for brewing, which has no volume markings on the
side. My guess is that this is because they don't know how much tea
will be in the pot, which would affect the level. I made a few marks
on the side for thise times when I make less than the full pot
(~800mL). So that could be off by ~5%.
I use the timer on the stove, which I imagine is very accurate, but
there may be a delay of a few seconds on either end.
I do not keep track of the room temperature, outside temperature,
humidity, phase of the moon, my biorhythms, or anything having to do
with crystals or magnets.
> and how strictly you follow your optimum
>values?
I'm not sure what you mean by that. When I want to brew a pot, I check
my tea database of past brews and see what it recommends.
Here's an example. I want to make a 500 mL pot (one of my thermos
bottles). I choose a tea. The database program recommends 2.4 g/cup
for 2:00 minutes at 160F. I enter 500 mL and it tells me I need 6.7g
of tea. I decide to brew it slightly stronger so I enter 2.6 g/cup. It
then tells me that I need 7.2 g for my 500 mL pot.
I fill the kettle, set it to 160F, and turn it on. While it's heating,
I weigh the tea. When I get close to 7.2 g, I tap the container a bit
too hard and more tea comes out than I planned. The scale reads 7.5g.
I decide to leave it. When I am done, I enter 7.5g and the database
tells me that my actual brew strength was 2.7g/cup. I enter my rating
(0-100).
Over time, the database recommendations get better and better. | 
