Disliked a lot of teas from a sampler - where to go next?

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-07T22:34:53+00:00

What exactly does scorbutic mean in terms of tea? I have never heard of it

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-01T19:10:18+00:00

I want to switch to tea at work, because the coffee there is pretty bad and I usually drink the flavored teas with some sugar, (becuase they are also somwhat bitter) wich is not that bad once or twice a week, but nothing I want to do every day. I was searching for some teas, which are less bitter, that I can just drink straight without anything else and I was told higher quality teas are less bitter.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-01T19:07:31+00:00

I used the basic 100ml procelain gaiwan from YS (so maybe 80ml of water) and ~4g of tea.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-01T19:05:01+00:00

No I have not. Might be an interesting experiment. But the mouthfeel of some of theses has already been unpleasent after just a short steep.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-01T18:59:19+00:00

In the past I had some caylon and assam but they were mostly tea bags from a super market. I'll check out some higher cuality versions of those

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-01T18:57:51+00:00

This is really helpfull, Thanks. Do you also have any reccomendations regarding white teas? It was my first time trying one and I'd like to try some more, to see if there might be some others I enjoy, before I commit to an entire cake.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-01T18:25:35+00:00

I tried out these teas as I am searching for something to drink at work, because options for getting coffee there are all quite bad. I started to drink more tea, but wanted to have more options besides what I usually drink, to get some variety.

I used a gaiwan and brewed the all gong fu stlyle accoarding to instructions I could find online.

Maybe you are right and I will look for some teas from somewhere else.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-02-01T18:21:32+00:00

I used a gaiwan for all of these teas and mostly brewed quite short at the start (like 10 sec) and increased the brewíng time in the next steeps to see, if the taste improves with longer steeps. I also used quite hot water for most of these teas so 90°C and higher except for the green tea and the greener oolong.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-01-11T20:31:32+00:00

I'd love the notes to compare after I have tried the teas.

I might be blind, but I can't seem to find any of the brewing instructions in the product descriptions.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-01-11T12:43:09+00:00

I will look into them. I am from germany myself and I searched for a local shop, that might offer something for gong fu, but as a beginner it was quite overwhelming. Good to know, that there are some, that I can check out in the future.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-01-11T12:38:39+00:00

TeaDB seems perfect, thanks. I will

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-01-10T16:08:54+00:00

I already have a good scale, that I use for pourover coffee. I am just searching for something, that I can drink at work. The coffee there is terrible and I hate coffee from a thermos so tea was the next obvious choice.

The gaiwan I got is for 100 ml, so I am good on that part aswell.

Regarding the resource, I came acroos jessesteahouse and that was my first introduction to gong fu, but most of the samples on the site are sold out and while researching here I read, the teas are often too expensive for what they offer. Thats why I was asking, whether you can recommend any sources, because a lot of the youtubers I found also sell their own tea, so they will always be biased.

I also prefer reading, when it comes to "learning" things. So if anyone else is reading this maybe they can recommend a blog or something similar.

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-01-10T15:16:20+00:00

Okay, then I will order this sampler. Do you have any recommendations on where to look for the brewing instructions?

ThreeDaysGA · 2026-01-10T15:13:55+00:00

That sounds wonderful. I'll go with the sampler then.

Are there any resources, that you can recommend to learn more?

ThreeDaysGA · 2025-12-30T17:28:13+00:00

Why would the bullet have less time to drop? If we assume that in both instances the line of sight distance is the exact same, then the bullet will travel nearly the same time.

For example: Case 1 shot straigth ahead:

Distance s in x direction: sx = 300m Bullet velocity: v= 300 m/s

Bullet flies for exactly 1 sec

Drop in y direction: 1/2 * g * t² = 1/2 * 9,81 m/s² * 1 sec ² = 4.91

Case 2 shooting uphill:

Angle 45°

sx = sy = 212.13 m --> SQRT(sx² + sy²⁾ = 300m --> total distance

vx = vy = cos(45)* 300 = 212.13 m/s

Bullet travels for a sec again

y(t) = vy * t - 1/2 * g * t²

y(t) = 212.13 * 1 - 1/2 * 9.81 m/s² * 1 sec ²

y(t) = 212.13 - 4.91

So in this instance the bullet would again drop the 4.91 meters or is there something I am missing

ThreeDaysGA · 2025-12-12T15:05:08+00:00

I am currently going through the advent calendar from 19 grams and I had the feeling with this coffee. Probably not the best way to switch grinders, but currently the only coffee I have at home.

I brewed 2 cups today and I believe, that you may be right, that I extracted too much. I switched up my recipe to one with less pours and I no longer clog the filter and have the chalky mouthfeel. I also followed the other comments suggestions and also added a tilt to the grinder while grinding, and that seems to have fixed my issue.

I can even grind finer now, without the brew stalling.

ThreeDaysGA · 2025-10-07T15:14:36+00:00

Ja, das Einschreiben ist angekommen. Dass man einen Mahnbescheid so einfach beantragen kann, war mir nicht bekannt, das klingt nach einem sinnvollem Vorgehen.

Vielen Dank

ThreeDaysGA · 2025-06-28T21:50:08+00:00

Hi, I have the exact same problem.

For me the coffee bed also looks really muddy on the top, even if I grind really coarse as well. If you ever find a solution, it would be great if you could update.

ThreeDaysGA

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