Floating Leaves Tea

Reading Tea Leaves

This episode we get deep into 'reading' tea leaves, or watching very carefully to know what the leaves want from us as brewers. 

Let Tea Brew Itself

This episode we carry on from the previous stopping point : As we experiment with brewing new teas, how do we know if a flaw in the tea is coming from the tea or the brew

The Intention Experiment

In this episode we carry out an experiment comparing two brews that are exactly the same in all parameters except for the focus of our intention. We were absolutely floor

Tea Cups : Quality

Shiuwen, John and Noah compare grades of porcelain in gongfu tea cups, and investigate what each cup does to a tea.

Tea Cup Materials

We're back! First episode in the new Tea Studio! We're starting with an easy experiment, but also a very useful one : tasting tea out of different materials like glass, m

Drinking Old Tree White Tea from Yunnan

This is a little interim episode with no video component while John is away. We've been wanting to record a session with this tea for about a year now, and although we're

What’s Your Intention?

In this episode we explore how we go about setting our intention and adjusting for the tea in this ever changing moment.

Self Expression Through Gongfu Cha

This episode we explore ways to build understanding and express our vision of what a tea can be.

Techniques For Brewing Oriental Beauty

There's finally a tea in our lineup that we're using lower than boiling temperature water! Special Reserve Oriental Beauty. In this episode we talk about how we approach

Making Adjustments For Special Teas

This episode was inspired by (1) John's question about how to make adjustments for different teas and (2) our experience of how to get the most out of our batch of Charco

Waking Up Aged Oolong

We find aged tea is one of the more difficult styles to brew well. In this episode we explore some techniques that help to show the best side of an aged tea.

Being Present with Your Tea

We're back!! In the first episode of season three, Johnny and Shiuwen will be experimenting with the harnessing of intention to brew a better (or worse) pot of tea.

Tea Class with Shiuwen | Finale

This episode we just sit back and drink an epic puer tea harvested from 1000 year old tea tree.

Tea Class with Shiuwen | John Brews ANOTHER Pot of Tea

John's second time to switch places with Shiuwen and show off all his tea brewing techniques that we've been working on this whole season!

Tea Class with Shiuwen | Techniques for Refreshing Stale Tea

The long awaited follow up to 'Techniques for Identifying Stale Tea', this episode is all about the tools and techniques we use to push staleness out of an older tea.

Tea Class with Shiuwen | Practicing Connection While The Tea is Brewing

Recently we've been talking a lot about the 'opening movement' of tea brewing: Pouring water into the pot and the many details contained therein that effect the final bre

Tea Class with Shiuwen | Tasting for Agrochemicals

This episode we compare two high mountain oolongs, one grown with agrochemicals and one from an organic tea garden. Shiuwen teaches John, and the listeners, the tricks fo

Tea Class with Shiuwen | Deeper Techniques in Water Flow

More on water flow. We learned last time on the Waterfall vs Whirlpool episode that the way you choose to pour water into a pot of tea changes the outcome. This time we a

Tea Class with Shiuwen | Tea Tools : Sharing Pitcher / Gongdao Bei

Today we talk about a tea tool that goes by many names : sharing pitcher, fairness cup, gongdao bei, cha hai. It is used with the best intentions, to make sure everyone i

Tea Class with Shiuwen | The Hidden Parameter in Tea Brewing : Waterfall

When we talk about the parameters of tea brewing, it's not uncommon to think of water temperature, amount of tea and timing. But there is a hidden parameter that we all m