tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post7439108833432056861..comments2024-02-16T01:19:34.964-05:00Comments on The Walk of Words: Guest Blog: How to Make the Best Cup of TeaRebekkah Nileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684711663696588263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post-67661182762267640732013-02-05T08:48:43.444-05:002013-02-05T08:48:43.444-05:00Hello, my name is Adrian, even though I might have...Hello, my name is Adrian, even though I might have more people call me badger, either one works for me. I was an astrophysics/mathematics major. When I'm not slaying Sicilian Dragons or risking everything on a King's Gambit on a chessboard to get to the princess, I'm completely random with books, games, and hobbies. Between my various activities, I do enjoy a good cup of tea.<br /><br />Many of us have started a pot of water boiling and just forgot about the water until it is boiling, which more than likely scorches the teas as they are steeping. I know I have forgotten about the water to the point where the water was evaporated from the pot? What can I say besides chess is exciting! So I applied some of my schooling (Astrophysics and Mathematics) to find how long to wait after removing the pot from the burner for better tea steeping Temperatures, since most everyone has some form of timer/alarm now.<br /><br />Assumptions: 1) boiling water in an open pot, 2) Room Temperature is ~70 degrees Fahrenheit.<br />NOTES: Temperatures for the teas were taken (read as "borrowed") from the blog on steeping teas. An open pot was assumed due to complications of a tea kettle retaining more heat than a kettle, since the only openings are the spout and the lid (or in some models, they are the same).<br />The calculated times are only approximate since they do not take into consideration the specific heat of water (how well water retains heat).<br /><br />White Teas: 170-175 degrees Fahrenheit, 6-7 minutes<br /><br />Oolong Teas: 180-190 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.5-5 minutes<br /><br />Black Teas: 190 degrees Fahrenheit or greater, no more than 3.5 minutes<br /><br />Green Teas: 140-170 degrees Fahrenheit, 7-14.25 minutes; 160 degrees Fahrenheit, 9.25 minutes.<br /><br /><br />If you have any questions about my methods, feel free to email me at fencer85math@gmail.com, and I will be more than happy to tell you about the methods I used. I will make another post with more accurate results taking into consideration the specific heat of water and then onto the TEA KETTLE!!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com