That's also possible Michael, but if I overbrew my greens in hot water it
still doesn't turn brown until it cools. You're right about the fine bits
though...I get a lot of the fine hairs from the leaf surface in my tea but I
figure that's a good thing. I don't actually deliberately wait until my tea
is cold to drink it, but sometimes it gets forgotten. Unless I'm making iced
green tea that is. It goes without saying that hot green tea and green tea
that's been forgotten and left to cool taste different...I definitely don't
get the depth of flavor with the cooled-off tea.

Melinda

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"Michael Plant" > wrote in message
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>
> Melinda,
>
> I would go further and guess that the color change indicates that little
> bits of stuff is floating around, continuing to brew, and ruining the
> taste
> as well as the color of your green tea. This sometimes cannot be helped.
> those bits are small enough to be unstrainable.
>
> Michael
>