On Feb 18, 8:01*pm, wrote:
I've been drinking tea for some years, but never managed to
understando how to do multiple infusions of the same leaves. So, I
have the the impression that I am wasting the leaves, not withdrawing
all their potential.
As I am the only tea drinker at home, I use a mug with a Chatsford
mesh infuser.
My questions are these:
Multiple infusions must be made one immediately after another? If not,
how long can I wait before infusing the same leaves again? One hour?
12 hour? One day? a couple of days? That's an important issue, because
normally I only drink tea at night and not always like to drink
several mugs, specially if they are of the same type of tea.
If I can store used leaves for one day, I should I do it? Keep them in
the infuser?

Thanks in advance!

Joao Baptista
Lisbon - Portugal

For my greens, I brew one mug, then put the infusor in the
refrigerator (in an empty mug) for the next day. I get one mug a day
for a week this way. For my Assam fannings, I brew the first cup one
minute, then brew the second cup a couple of hours, then throw the
grounds away. I do only one mug for my Ceylon. Toci