Oolongs mean I’m having a day off at home where I can really observe how the tea changes across 10+ steeps. I lost count.
I also haven’t kept proper track of temperatures, steeping times, leaf to water ratios and the like. It hasn’t been a measuring kinda mood for me, and I love that.
But I do note a vague recollection of enjoying this tea more when brewed at 85C for a few steeps, then gradually increasing to 90C, 95C and 100C later on.
Shall try it at 100C with flash steeps at some point, because I’ve read that’s the way to brew Dan Cong. And it’s my first Dan Cong, so I’m open to all suggestions.
I loved this so much after only maybe four sessions, that I’ve dedicated a clay teapot to Dan Congs already.
