http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ Seven Cups Tea Forum Topic: multiple brewings en Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:04:52 +0000 http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/31#post-109 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:24:28 +0000 lucas 109@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>I have brewed the same leaves two days in a row, especially when its good tea and I haven't had time to drink it through all of its infusions. Generally though I don't like to let it sit for longer than 24hrs - wet leaves can get funky pretty quick and you really don't want to allow mold to grow especially in a yixing pot.</p> <p>For caffeine I notice that black and puerh teas have most of their kick in the first few infusions - maybe because of using hotter water to brew them. Green tea is more spread out since I use cooler water for the brew. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/31#post-108 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:30:16 +0000 admin 108@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>It is true that caffeine is water soluble and is quickly released. How fast it is released depends on tea and the leaf. It is true that a large percentage of tea is in the first infusion. It might be a little bit of a stretch to say the tea after that is decaffeinated but certainly greatly reduced. I don't know that there have been any definitive studies. </p> <p>As far as brewing goes over time, the taste of the tea will diminish with time, depending on the tea. It will happen slower with tea that is more oxidized.</p> <p>Austin </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/31#post-107 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:00:28 +0000 klughj 107@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Two questions regarding using the same tea leaves for brewing multiple cups of tea:</p> <p>1) I have heard that the caffeine in tea is released almost immediately in hot water. This was told to me in the context of letting tea steep in just a little water for 30 seconds, pouring this water out and then filling the cup for a decaffeinated cup of black tea. Is this true and if it is, does this mean that all but the first brew from tea leaves are essentially decaffeinated?</p> <p>2) How long can you go between brews. Could I use the same tea leaves two or three days in a row if I am just brewing one cup each day? </p>