tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post6407717341558660411..comments2024-02-15T05:45:04.193-06:00Comments on Cwyn's Death By Tea: Puerh is AliveCwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-75708267767152713742016-08-11T17:19:57.611-05:002016-08-11T17:19:57.611-05:00They're not that bad. I have a cheap one on to...They're not that bad. I have a cheap one on top of my jars, and reacts well to changes in humidity. It's usually around 50% where I live, so I leave my laundry to dry near the jars, then it goes up to max 65%. (just be careful to use odorless detergents).<br /> Worked well until now, the tea is a bit on the dry side, but the smell in the jars makes me want to take a bite from the cakes.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687315862467150003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-59868227051603921462016-07-29T10:50:35.412-05:002016-07-29T10:50:35.412-05:00Ahhhh ...... The good old appliance of science eh?...Ahhhh ...... The good old appliance of science eh?! I think I will 'invest' in one of the cheap digital jobs sold on line, and hope it is a bit more reliable than the piece of seaweed tacked to the cupboard door :-)Adphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107686680929928600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-21126798695482885572016-07-28T19:24:13.306-05:002016-07-28T19:24:13.306-05:00Good! Stop the thought right there...Good! Stop the thought right there...Cwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-23076599882207484362016-07-28T19:03:16.439-05:002016-07-28T19:03:16.439-05:00I forgot to mention that funny enough, it rarely e...I forgot to mention that funny enough, it rarely ever occurs to me to worry about any of it.curlygchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976793312328578508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-25423839772632923312016-07-28T19:02:06.104-05:002016-07-28T19:02:06.104-05:00One of my favorite things to do after a long day a...One of my favorite things to do after a long day at work is sit down on the floor in front of my pu cabinet, and take out jars to sniff cakes, samples, whatever I have, pulling tea out from the back, opening a large crock and rearranging the cakes and putting it back, or a small one with a single tea in it to take a sniff, all the while thinking about what I want to drink that night: young, middle aged, aged, shou, sheng, dry stored, wet, simple or complex. This is my happy place.curlygchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976793312328578508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-74722485296195035222016-07-28T18:06:21.266-05:002016-07-28T18:06:21.266-05:00Well I used to measure with a device somebody gave...Well I used to measure with a device somebody gave me from the Weather Channel. It syncs with the satellite and is supposed to infrared with an outdoor device that I couldn't get to work for some reason. After using it about six months I kinda missed it hanging on the wall because it changes time with Daylight Savings without me needing to do anything. <br /><br />So now I use a vintage Bakelite hygrometer from the 1940s that gets stuck at 45% and won't go higher. Otherwise I just use my body which has two humidity settings, the Painful and the Miserable. Miserable is anything over 50% RH, Painful is over 60% and my tea is therefore good.Cwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-55444460791715994692016-07-28T15:09:00.361-05:002016-07-28T15:09:00.361-05:00I wonder what your thoughts are on how best to mea...I wonder what your thoughts are on how best to measure relative humidity (rh). Combined temp/rh meters can be bought cheaply, but how accurate and reliable atre they? I think the room my stash is kept in is maintained at fairly stable temp and rh levels year round, but I am guessing and perhaps should find out, given that it contains the all tea i need to see me out, and perhaps quite a bit more!Adphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107686680929928600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-67551720848213293922016-07-28T14:00:40.124-05:002016-07-28T14:00:40.124-05:00Thank you for sharing your knowledge on the subjec...Thank you for sharing your knowledge on the subject. I totally agree on how checking your aging tea can become a little pleasure. I live in a tropical area of South America, it is rain season and I do notice how my shous seem to have come more alive in the past few weeks, on the other hand my shengs don't seem to be overly fond of the "tropical winter". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com