On 2007-04-02, Melinda > wrote:

> Aha! I knew there were esotaric secrets involved....need more pots...
>
> I'm getting 6+ steeps out of this Ah Li Shan I'm doing...if one gets 5-8
> steeps out of a tea that's...20-30 little cups of tea in a session if one
> does four teas. I guess it's do-able. Not late at night though, be running
> to the bathroom all night...

Oh yeah - if I didn't mention it in my earlier followup... I strongly
suggest using very small cups for a tasting like this - you'll end up
being able to do more infusions without everyone going into caffeine
overload. I use little cups that are probably 1 oz or so, and sometimes
don't even fill them completely. And have a waste water container (I
just use a little glass prep bowl) for people to dump in if they don't
want to finish the whole cup.

w