Green Tea Forum

ummaya · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject: Second and third infusion

How long do you recommend to keep the same tea leaves in the teapot for new infusions ? If I drink for example 3 cups a day, one in the morning , a second in the afternoon and the third one in the evening, do you recommend to use the same tea leaves?

Thank you

sleepyredmoo · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

With my kyusu i generally steep first 1 minute, 2nd 10-30 seconds 3rd 30-45 seconds, but all teas are different. which tea are you using? If it's one from o-cha, or one that I've tried i may be able to offer you more help.

Chip · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

For sencha, I try to do all the steeps within a few hours. And since I love sencha, the steeps fly by normally within 30 minutes or so normally. And I do 5 steeps.

Seriously, if you like it, I doubt you would want to wait that long anyway.

sleepyredmoo · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

Yeah, i would never use wet leaves after more than an hour. also i do usually use them up with in about half an hour give or take. but i expect i would be drinking more tea than you 20-40 cups a day, rarely but sometimes 50+

okimasa · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject:

greenisgood · Black Belt Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 112

I've found that you can do the use the same leaves over the course of the day thing but that really it works best to resteep within about an hour of your last one. Unless I was in a pinch and for some odd twist of fate out of tea, I think its best just to use new tea when its been a while, tea is cheap and life is short.

okimasa · Posted: Aug 14, 2008 1:25 am Post subject:

Yeah, if you let the tea sit all day, it wont be bad, but it could have tasted better if you had used it sooner.

You said you got the Yutaka Midori, which is aboslutely amazing, so like Chip said, you wont want to wait that long! However, if you think you'll only be able to have three cups a day because of a tight schedule, maybe you'd like to also try the Daily Sencha.

ummaya · Posted: Aug 14, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject:

Oni · 2nd Degree Black Belt Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 194

The yutaka midori is very good tasting tea, the best fukamushi I have ever drinked, but it is a bit difficult for beginners, be sure to brew 6-7 gramms to 200 ml (7 oz) of water for only 40 sec, 2nd pour the water and asap pour it off, remember that the second infusion is tricky, because the leaf is opened up and heated so it brewes lighting fast, I recomend instant pour, 5-10 seconds until you lift and empty the teapot, and before you pour water be sure to tap the back of your kyusu (without the lid on) so that the leaves distribute evenly, and after the first infusion be sure to empty all water and leave the leaves as dry as possible for the second infusion, and do not put the lid on, put it on sideways so that the steam can escape after each infusion or else your tea will be brewed in the steam, let it escape, the smell of the leaves is fresh with citrus notes, so must be the infusion, and the second infusion is always cloudy green, I mean very green.
Good Luck

ummaya · Posted: Aug 14, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject:

Hi Oni,

Thank you very much for the useful tips !

okimasa · Posted: Aug 14, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject:

ummaya · Posted: Aug 15, 2008 1:03 am Post subject:

Oni · 2nd Degree Black Belt Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 194

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