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Tea

Coffee

Some magical third drink that slipped my mind whilst writing this

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[nenjin]

I used to drink my tea super sweet, but as I've gotten older I've put less and less in. Now more than like, a small teaspoon and its' way too sweet for me. Goes double for ice tea.

Gotta have the half and half for my coffee though. Milk just doesn't cut it.

[G-Flex]

Question for anyone who knows tea:

Pretty often, when I steep tea, it just turns out too bitter. I'm talking black tea here, and decent enough brands (e.g. Twining's English Breakfast tea or something, especially the stronger ones like that). I use boiling water and only steep for something like 3-4 minutes, but it winds up with this back-of-the-throat bitter aspect to the flavor far too often. Am I steeping too long, or what? I don't think I am, but I could be mistaken.

[Blargityblarg]

3-4 minutes? Jesus Christ. I know I steep for about 30-60 seconds, I have no idea about the norm.

[G-Flex]

Eh, that's normally what it says on the bag. 30-60 seconds sounds way too short.

[Astral]

Tea. Preferably green; Wawa's is okay for a quick fix, though I absolutely love Arizona. Need to find a decent hot green tea, but it's starting to warm up so I'll have little use for it now.

[G-Flex]

Also this stuff, which I get from the local Trader Joe's sometimes, is absolutely delicious:

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It's a perfect outdoor drink during summer. The fact that it's unsweetened actually helps, because you don't feel like you're drinking candy. It's really refreshing.

[nenjin]

Pretty often, when I steep tea, it just turns out too bitter. I'm talking black tea here, and decent enough brands (e.g. Twining's English Breakfast tea or something, especially the stronger ones like that). I use boiling water and only steep for something like 3-4 minutes, but it winds up with this back-of-the-throat bitter aspect to the flavor far too often. Am I steeping too long, or what? I don't think I am, but I could be mistaken.

This may just be Twinnings and a lot of English-style teas. When it steeps too long it kind of dries my mouth out and leaves a metallic after taste.

Darjeehling (sp?) is a lot milder of a tea, but you can let it steep for a while so it's robust like an English tea. (Or just use two bags.) I personally prefer Darjeehling to English teas now, if I have my choice.

[G-Flex]

Yeah, it could just be a characteristic of some of the stronger teas I make. I certainly don't notice it nearly as much with Earl Grey, even from the same company. Speaking of which, Earl Grey kicks ass. Real smooth.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

Question for anyone who knows tea:

Pretty often, when I steep tea, it just turns out too bitter. I'm talking black tea here, and decent enough brands (e.g. Twining's English Breakfast tea or something, especially the stronger ones like that). I use boiling water and only steep for something like 3-4 minutes, but it winds up with this back-of-the-throat bitter aspect to the flavor far too often. Am I steeping too long, or what? I don't think I am, but I could be mistaken.

i'd say the problem is in the boiling water, let it cool down for 2 minutes after it boiled. the perfect temperature for tea i heard is 70Cº, (100 being the boiling temperature of water). i never actually measured the temperature of the water, but this way has been working for me. also i don't let it steep for any specific amount of time, i use loose leaves and leave them there, the taste may vary depending on how long they've been there but even when i leave them overnight the tea never gets bitter.

even with rooibos, i usually take the water of the stove before i add the leaves. i heard rooibos should be boiled for a few minutes, but i can't bring myself to do it, it feels like i'm making soup

and i also go with darjeeling

[Hrv123]

Coffee, 0,5 L... mug, no shugar and only tiny drop of milk. 
Three times a day minimum, use around 300g per week.

Tea... as an refreshing warm winter drink is nice but coffee is fuel for the day.