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T · Black Belt Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 108

Which temperature water and how long brewing time is recommended for Uji Shincha Kirameki ?

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 916 Location: Japan

Hi,

I've been brewing it at 175 for 1.5 minutes but I notice this one isn't too fussy so I think you can brew it for 2 minutes no problem.

T · Black Belt Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 108

Cool that's what I did earlier about that same temp and time. Came out great !

T · Black Belt Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 108

Ryan · Sensei Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 475

I've had Kirameki twice so far and I find it outstanding. What strikes me about this tea is the clarity of taste. An extremely clean tasting sencha.

T · Black Belt Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 108

Chip · Posted: Jun 24, 2007 2:01 am Post subject:

Hey T, I preheat my pot and go with 168* for the Shincha Yutaka Midori for 1.5 min. I believe this temp is slightly lower than what I use for regular Yutaka. If you are not preheating your pot, then use a higher temp of around 175 or so.

Yutaka has been one of my fav sencha ever since I first tried it, but for me it is a little fussy. In fact there is a thread on brewing this tea, and several people I think noted the same thing.

But with a little care, the reward is awesome!

Interesting, I just saw Kevin's recommendation of 175 for the Kirameki. I have been going with around 168 for that too. Kevin, if you see this, is that temp for a preheated pot?

I have noticed many Japanese sites suggest a higher temp, but there is no indication of preheating the pot. I have tried this method and it does produce some interesting though somewhat varied results. I prefer heating my pot for a more consistant brew, but if I want to mix things up a little, I will use a higher temp without preheating.

T · Black Belt Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 108

Oh OK cool no I don't preheat the pot
I'll just make the Midori the same way I made the Kirameki. I just finished a bag this morning.
Thanks

Chip · Posted: Jun 24, 2007 2:10 am Post subject:

...enjoy...oh, make sure you smell the dry leaf, wow. When I put it into my preheated pot and it warms the dry leaf, the aroma rises out of the pot to meet my nose.

The second steep is like liquid jade.

Maggie45 · Posted: Jun 25, 2007 1:48 am Post subject:

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 916 Location: Japan

I thought the Kirameki had an awesome aroma similiar to Miyabi but that the Miyabi actually delivers it better when brewed. What do you think?

Chip · Posted: Jun 25, 2007 3:23 am Post subject:

...I think so, but I have not had shincha Miyabi and it has been a few months. But I think the Miyabi has a better more grassy brewed aroma.

Tea-Man · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 04 Jun 2008 Posts: 11

I made a batch today using a heaping teaspoonful of kirameki shincha in Kevin's handy teapot (about 6 ounces of water) using temperature of about 175 and steep time of about two minutes for the first steep.

I then did three more steeps of about 30 of 35 seconds each.

Since it was shincha, I was curious to see if I could get more than four steeps out of it like I can with the much stronger fukumushi shincha I bought a month or so ago. I then did a 5th steep for 30-35 seconds, and a final steep for two minutes.

Interestingly, the last two steeps were clear (except for some sparkly specks) without any green, so I was half expecting to merely taste hot water. Instead, there was a delicate, sweetish taste. Yummy!

(flashes kirameki gang sign)

Smile

Tea-Man

Chip · Posted: Jul 20, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Good to the 6th steep!