- Harvesting tea leaf tips
1,665 points47 comments6 d ago
- Why does this always happens to me but other people never seem to have heard of it?
Picture is probably not self evident. And admittedly it doesn't happen all the time, but I think it happens most of the time. And I have no idea what causes it or why it sometimes happens and...
636 points132 comments3 d ago
- Let our daily workhorses go WAY too long without a deep clean
Soaked with a pile of baking soda and hot water for 1 hr and it still took a lot of elbow grease.
629 points66 comments5 d ago
- Tea, Earl Gray, Hot. Having a nice cup in honor of The Captain.
399 points7 comments4 d ago
- Doing it the Ostfriesen Way!
Got the super shiny teapot out and hello! Happy Sunday I am so appreciative of this sub's recommendations and shared passion about tea - I would have never known about this wonderful process of...
337 points25 comments3 d ago
- Some recent tea pets fresh from the kiln
My latest batch just finished firing and it produced these silly little guys. Dijang, seal, isopod, and horseshoe crab! I really want to find another clay to use for the slip on top. I’ve stayed...
268 points14 comments4 d ago
- Gongfu by the river
Finished making this chápán a few weeks ago and was finally able to take it on a hike to brew some dongding oolong by the river!
182 points11 comments3 d ago
- I found some “duck shit fragrance” tea. It even has an enhanced aroma. Is this a typo or is duck shit tea a thing?
181 points43 comments2 d ago
- Enjoying some Banzhang Golden Buds Shu Pu-erh.
Today I had some Banzhang Golden Buds Shu Pu-erh (aged for over 10 years). It's a 50-gram brick packed with golden buds, offering a rich aroma and a juicy, full-bodied flavor. A wonderful everyday...
172 points20 comments2 d ago
- Simply gyokuro
Shiboridashi: 6g, 50ml, 40oC 80sec; 50oC 1min; 60oC 1min; 60oC 1.5min; 70oC 1.5min; 70oC 2min; 80oC 2min; 90oC 2min
157 points11 comments6 d ago