On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 09:37:05 -0700, Eric Jorgensen wrote:

> On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 09:23:57 -0500
> Slambram > wrote:
>
>> I gave up caffeine about 3 weeks ago. Now that the withdrawals are
>> over i'm trying to figure out what the benefit is, but that's a whole
>> nother story.
>>
>> Anyway, i rediscovered tea, albeit decaffeinated. The box says
>> there's about 5mg caffeine in it, which i expected and am not really
>> concerened about. BUT, i make my tea very strong, as in i like to let
>> it steep even while i'm drinking it and will even use that tea bag
>> along with a new one in subsequet cups. I swear i'm getting a little
>> caffeine buzz. Could i be getting much more than 5mg?
>
>
> Nearly all the caffeine comes out in the first 30 seconds of the first
> steeping.

In fact, one can almost decaffeinate one's own loose leaf tea by
steeping for 30 seconds, then discarding that steep, and then steeping
normally.

> As for whether there's more than 5mg, *shrug*.

Part of the "buzz" might come from multiple cups.

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Derek

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