Hey, DU green tea fans, a question - Democratic Underground

liberaltrucker

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Sat Jan-10-09 12:25 AM
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Hey, DU green tea fans, a question

I is supposed to taste like hot water dripping from a haystack?

It's a complementary tea bag in my motel room. Bigelow Green Tea.

Steeped it in hot water the obligatory 10 minutes. What I got was
cup of liquid that looked like dog piss and tasted like, well, hay.

Did I do it wrong? Just askin'

:)

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Zomby Woof

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Sat Jan-10-09 12:29 AM
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1. A single bag, steep for 2 or 3 minutes tops

Especially for Bigelow and other big name teas. 10 minutes is much too long - hence your description sounds accurate.

A good green tea will not taste like you described, I swear. :-)

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Left Is Write

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Sat Jan-10-09 12:30 AM
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2. Something like that.

:)

I prefer black tea.

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liberaltrucker

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Sat Jan-10-09 12:41 AM
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3. Suggestion taken for future reference

For tonight, though, my only option is Chamomile.

:scared:

Guess I'll stick to :beer:

:)

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applegrove

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Sat Jan-10-09 08:54 PM
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4. To take the water off BEFORE it boils and then steep it for 2 minutes tops.

Otherwise it will taste bad.

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Connonym

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Sat Jan-10-09 09:03 PM
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5. Well brewed green tea is delicious

unfortunately it does horrible things to my intestines so I can't drink it :(

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Rabrrrrrr

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Sat Jan-10-09 11:42 PM
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6. You had the tea bag in WAY too long; and, green tea is tea bag is ALWAYS shitty

Edited on Sat Jan-10-09 11:43 PM by Rabrrrrrr

unless you buy actual Japanese green tea from a Japanese store that puts actual good green tea in their tea bags instead of the dregs,the broken leaves, and the dust, which is what goes into every other tea bag.

Steep the tea bag for a minute, maybe 2 if you have to, but no more or it will get really bitter and nasty.

And then throw it out the window, and just have water, because, as I said, green tea from a tea bag is SHIT, even when you make it properly.

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gblady

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Sat Jan-10-09 11:45 PM
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7. a black tea drinker here....

don't care for the green stuff....
unless it's highly jasmine or other flavored.

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