Green Tea Forum

itrickski · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 2

Hi,
i brew 20 ozs of daily sencha in a clay pot once a day. i have left the leaves in pot overnight and brewed 2nd pot the next day. the flavor seems fine to me. is this ok to do? i mostly worry about mold/bacteria growing in dark,damp teapot. have considered putting the pot in the fridge overnight, but am afraid this will ruin effect of tea. Should i just brew a new pot each day?

thanks
tea novice

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 928 Location: Japan

Oh yeah, you are waiting way too long between the infusions. The leaves start to oxydize within hours. Use half as much and brew it twice - it would be better.

Chip · Posted: Apr 09, 2007 6:36 am Post subject:

...not to mention the gunky mess this will make of your clay pot over time.

I try to use the leaves up within a couple hours after the first steeping whenever possible. Many of the higher grade sencha will resteep 4-5 times with practice.

If you follow Kevin's advise, you may find you enjoy the second steep more than the first one, although the everyday sencha is one of the only sencha I have not tried from O-Cha.

itrickski · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 2

ok. i drink 20 ozs at one time, but generally only drink that amount once/day. i will just use fresh leaves each day. thanks for the input.

Photiou · Posted: May 02, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject:

thinkingtea · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

I think it's best to brew new leaves each day. The dried tea leaves alone can absorb moisture very fast, in the long term the leave will be rotten. In your case, it's simialar because the leaves are submerged into the water for more than 12 hours. It probably is safer not do to it. You can make the 2ng brew within 2-3 hours, more than 12 hours is too long.