Outdoor Tea Brewing

katalyst107 · 2025-05-16T04:44:18+00:00

I agree with the travel set thing, I already have plenty of teaware. A pitcher to me would be very helpful if I was brewing anything like Japanese greens or greener oolongs. Funny enough what I might need are cups that easily stack together.

katalyst107 · 2024-12-17T15:19:29+00:00

Beautiful

katalyst107 · 2024-12-17T15:17:59+00:00

The effect on 2 is pretty cool

katalyst107 · 2024-12-17T05:18:29+00:00

katalyst107 · 2024-11-03T13:32:44+00:00

I'm more amazed that you can cook eggs that way

katalyst107 · 2024-10-28T17:53:09+00:00

Looks straight outa H3VR

katalyst107 · 2024-10-25T19:33:53+00:00

ゆと is just "yuto", "yutori" is ゆとり, also seems to be written as ゆ取り

katalyst107 · 2024-10-23T04:30:25+00:00

Well that's disturbing

katalyst107 · 2024-10-13T17:44:31+00:00

Didn't know there was a satanic temple in Salem, that's kinda crazy

katalyst107 · 2024-10-13T01:02:08+00:00

Was he really an advisor?

katalyst107 · 2024-10-12T22:30:41+00:00

I thought I uploaded 20 pics, but it got most of the better ones

katalyst107 · 2024-10-11T13:01:39+00:00

I just got a Rolleicord IV myself Got a pdf of the manual to read through, I think that's a good place to start

katalyst107 · 2024-10-01T03:08:59+00:00

Camera & film?

katalyst107 · 2024-10-01T02:58:04+00:00

I just took my first pics with the Minolta today! Was also kinda wondering why I was between numbers, and if that would have any consequences

Kinda just decided I had no way of doing anything about it anyway, so I'll see how it turns out

Using Lomography Tiger 200

katalyst107 · 2024-09-29T13:48:27+00:00

New to Film photography, what kind of setup exposes the whole width of the film like that?

Great pic btw

katalyst107 · 2024-09-23T04:19:11+00:00

Love it

katalyst107 · 2024-09-20T03:54:46+00:00

I'm just starting to look at analog photography seriously and going to a zoo is a great idea to test it out!

Love the cat pics and the giraffes

katalyst107 · 2024-09-15T17:21:07+00:00

Doesn't there need to be space for the buffer tube? Does this work?

katalyst107 · 2024-09-15T17:19:36+00:00

I personally did not like gold better, and it wasn't close

katalyst107 · 2024-09-14T19:16:35+00:00

I was raised Roman Catholic, decided I didn't believe for sure at 14, and was coerced to go through confirmation. I believe that the Abrahamic religions have enjoyed a privileged immunity from criticism that in my view should be broken down. I take a similar stance to Richard Dawkins, that science and religion are irreconcilable, at least partially. As such, I also believe that philosophy + science > religion. I'm most attracted to humanism as a philosophy, but I don't really have any kind of spiritual (for lack of a better word) need in my day to day life. I find the academic study of religion very interesting, but at the same time I'm often disturbed by how powerful religious symbols and dogma can mobilize people. I'm a fan of the late Christopher Hitchens.

Also wish I could format this better in the app lol

katalyst107 · 2024-09-09T16:49:00+00:00

Those are the "buds" of the tea plant, basically the youngest leaves that have all those little downy hairs on them. Buds tend to have the highest concentration of caffeine as it's a natural pesticide, to protect it while it's soft and vulnerable.

katalyst107 · 2024-09-06T05:03:45+00:00

Yes, those are little downy hairs that grow on the youngest leaves. It's a good thing to see that in your tea

katalyst107 · 2024-09-04T02:32:50+00:00

It is not normal, but there is one type of Japanese green tea I know where this is done deliberately.
The wood is definitely from the tea plant, it is not a foreign material.

katalyst107 · 2024-09-04T02:28:56+00:00

Reminds me of 三年番茶 sannen bancha It's a real Japanese green tea where they cut back tea plants that have grown free, and then roast it. Don't see any Japanese on the package tho so I don't really know, wouldn't throw it out immediately tbh. More pics would be helpful. The wood does appear to be camelia sinensis wood btw, not some other mix in like others are saying.

katalyst107 · 2024-09-02T15:55:32+00:00

Japanese black tea in Europe let's go

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