How To Brew (Any Given) Oolong Tea | Floating Leaves FAQ

[@Vilqq17]

As a total beginner with oolongs, this removed most of my fears of failing. Big thanks!

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Great! Let us know how it goes.

[@taylora8845]

I admire how you refuse to use a "timer" when brewing tea, reminding me of Luke Skywalker refusing to use his radar in Star Wars, using the "force" instead lol! (Perhaps it's the "Yoda" on the table.) Keep up the great work. Your channel is so helpful! 😎

[@effortlesszone]

You are wonderful, Shiuwen. You've removed my intimidation about brewing good teas.

[@floatingleavestea2891]

I'm so happy to hear that! Tea can offer an opportunity to enjoy without thinking. So I hope tea brewing doesn't become about thinking too much! May you enjoy your tea very much!!

[@territodd]

Thank you for such a good beginning video. I appreciate your practical intuitive brewing style.

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you for your support!

[@R0ulette]

I've been researching tea a lot lately and I'm hoping to start my journey soon. Of all the videos I've seen, this one is my favorite. I'm a software engineer and a perfectionist, so I often agonize over getting everything perfect. I'm glad I saw this video before I start because I bet it will be a lot more fun this way :)

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Have fun on your tea journey!

[@holg3070]

I appreciate your wisdom. Thank you very much!

[@amaturrahmanmawardi4132]

You must remember the colour to get correct taste and fragrant, i like that. Most of things we learn through observation..

[@shellystone4603]

Your tea shop is such a beautiful setting for shooting videos. I'm thinking Noah is responsible for Yoda showing up on the table...

[@floatingleavestea2891]

😆 maybe Noah did. I don’t remember what happened that day.

[@burtturdison4445]

I started my High Mountain Oolong tea journey recently. I usually only brewed Marrocan Mint Tea. Then I tried Oolong for the first time and it was amazing. It looked like liquid Honey and was so mild and smooth. I then added rock candy from the German North Sea coast to it and that made it lift off like no tea I tried before. Usually the North Germans drink a lot of dark and bitter teas because of the rough weather and they add this sugar to it but because it dissolves so slowly and sweetens the drink without changing the taste. it compliments the Oolong tea in an amazing way. This is now my favorite tea!

[@jenniem3263]

I just discovered your KZbin channel! I am so happy that you are making them, we love your teas and the videos are so informative and add additional depth and information to your teas! Makes it much easier to learn and brew along :)

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you! Have fun exploring your oolong teas!

[@inu4771]

Amazing video! i don't think i can get help with my problem, but let me just complain a little please. I have milky oolong and i wanted to cold brew it. My favourite tea shop told me to leave it in the fridge overnight, and just observe how strong it gets, and when is it good enough for me. They also told me the same leaves can be used twice. So i cold brewed it once, and decided to do it again with the same leaves. It wasn't quite ready in my opinion in the morning, so i decided to wait few hours more. When i came back to try it, the tea with leaves has fermented and i had to pour it all away. I was so sad that i got completely discouraged :(

[@elyseng7106]

Is that just a regular tea warmer your teapot is on?

[@floatingleavestea2891]

It is an infrared electric stove made for heating tea kettles.

[@starr2595]

❤ I love tea but I'm very uneducated. I am eagerly awaiting your next few videos. Thank you!!

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you for watching! If you have any questions, please let us know. We can cover them in the future videos.

[@charlesperez9976]

A great instructional,I tend to use Yixing pots ,but Gaiwan is good for first tasting. Stay strong, TAIWAN❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheIdiotsIChing]

Like the experimentation model.

[@sockbert]

Totally looking forward to more of these videos! And hopefully the documentary at some point. 😁

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you! Videos will come out biweekly so I don’t drive myself crazy. We are trying to figure out how to work on the documentary with limited time and budget. We will get it done some day!

[@cindytuisku4904]

Fantastic! I'm going to save all your videos to create a tea brewing reference library. For now, I'll rewatch this while I brew some of your delicious tea. Thank you so much for generously sharing your experience with us!

[@floatingleavestea2891]

You are so sweet🙏!

[@davecooper5128]

I can easily make a 3 cup pot and have the final cup brew for 30 mins

[@davecooper5128]

But i use less leaves

[@nikolaikachanovsingers7767]

Thanks SO MUCH Shiuwen. It's wonderfu! You answered my questions. Your video gave me joy and its fun to watch it! Thank you, Tamara

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you Tamara! Enjoy :)

[@hanb8933]

Fantastic video. Glad I found it. I just bought some Taiwanese oolong today and needed some guidance :-)))

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Great, glad to be of service :)

[@kapirk2244]

Very helpful, thank you. Also, my husband and I, both, love your GABA Oolong, it’s the best we have found, just ordered more, can’t run out.

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you for watching! There's a video coming out in about a month that will talk about about my favorite way to brew GABA.

[@mikecanniff3873]

I have learned to wash,or rinse tea before drinking. Gets rid of dirt,dust ect..

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Yes, rinsing of dirt can be a good reason for it. I used to rinse all my oolong and Puer. Then there is a period of time I don’t rinse them. Now I choose to rinse a few teas.

[@Wandar0115]

I just started my tea jorney....so much to learn and Enjoying it. Your video has helped very much. Thank you

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Wonderful to hear. Welcome 😊

[@ram_bam]

Wonderful video. You emanate pure joy! May I ask where you obtained your baby Yoda tea pet? It's adorable.

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you! As for the Yoda, it might be a toy from my son. I don’t remember where we got it😅.

[@mjbaransky]

I would love to know how you save tea for future brewing/infusions. I think I heard that this is commonly done?

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you for bringing this up. Not sure when we’ll get a chance to answer it in video so I’ll cover it here right now. After brewing, if you want to save the leaves for later, first decant as much liquid as possible. Then when you come back to it the infusion will be very short. That’s because the leaves continue to ‘sweat’ in the pot even when there’s no broth inside. Don’t place the pot in the fridge, room temp is fine. But usually good to come back to it within 24 hours. Best is to try to finish within one sitting, though.

[@mervclarke6176]

Yes!

[@THEUNSEENREPORT]

Thank you for your teachings. It helped a lot.

[@user-iw2md2gl4q]

Thank you for sharing. I recently moved to Seattle and I can't wait to visit your shop!

[@floatingleavestea2891]

I look forward to meeting you!

[@lynxlubbpeeps]

I love you!!!! Thank you so much! I see a lot of videos they have such rigid rules about how to brew tea 30 seconds 20 seconds etc. and I can't tell if I did it right. You've reassured me it's all just. Intuition and practice and most importantly preference! Thank you so much!!!

[@floatingleavestea2891]

I love you too 💖 Welcome to a beautiful journey with tea!

[@chrisobleness612]

Brewing your house oolong for the first time, thanks for the tips!

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Have fun exploring!

[@aaronsoken2796]

Thank you for the vid! I am so glad to hear that there is no set time or amount to brew Oolong. For me I just eyeball everything and learn from my mistakes. Actually, there is no mistake because I still enjoy drinking my tea just have to adjust. Adjusting is an adventure itself. Thanks again!

[@sovrintv]

I was slightly horrified when you threw away that first steep:)

[@taylora8845]

Our friends from Taiwan sent some high mountain oolong tea, so thank you so very much for this helpful video! (The tea is amazing!) 😀

[@martinquinn3382]

I love it, and no first wash to clean the dust like in many other videos, I love that way, without the first wash...

[@cynthiacidre827]

Shiuwen, if I may call you by your name, you are a masterful artist. You hold the secret, intangible, human key to art, that can never be duplicated by artificial intelligence. Thank you for sharing your art with us.

[@gamedrone]

I love the little kung fu figurine you show at the beginning of the video!

[@sarahpirkle9476]

Thanks, I just ordered my oolongs tea with some other teas,I can't wait to try them,

[@dkurukhay]

My question is , if i can brew only one tea in the morning, is it alright to use the same oolong tea the next mornig or it will go wrong/ taste worse than?

[@SeaHearts1]

Thanks this is helpful

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you for watching!

[@GP52408]

Great sense of humor!

[@Jeff05Hardy]

beatiful lady and beatiful tea

[@georgebowman1060]

She's so pleasent.

[@bmonroy101]

Thank you!!! I bought today Ginseng OoLong Tea for the first time in my life I brewed at home shared to my mother and wife. An opportunity to learn about it from you as my teacher.

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Nice, enjoy!

[@tanghingtung5897]

You are so elegant!

[@ptrck85]

Delightful video!

[@lindapestridge3073]

intuition tea

[@koponomarenko]

Excellent guide! Thank you!

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Thank you! Have fun exploring teas!

[@koponomarenko]

@@floatingleavestea2891 btw, maybe a stupid question - how to distinguish oolong from gaba oolong?

[@floatingleavestea2891]

@@koponomarenko that’s not a stupid question at all. In Taiwan , many GABA oolong is done in a HongShui style. And GABA Oolong has its own taste (which I am not good at describing the taste). I will see if I can find someone to describe that taste and get back to you.

[@elorionasons1523]

I accidentally over brewed my oolong tea, because the timer told me to brew it for 3 minutes and it tasted so bitter! Your video really helps! I’m very new to tea brewing and I think I will try your method to rely on my instincts.

[@floatingleavestea2891]

Great! Color is the best indicator. Have fun!

[@marcustulliuscicero2676]

If you overbrew, try adding some plain boiling water. Keep adding a little at a time to track improvement until the point you're happy with. Most over-brewed teas can be saved that way, with decent to great results depending on the tea. As a matter of fact, there are methods of brewing other than gongfu and the so-called Western. For example, the Russian way of brewing tea (mostly black) is to make a very concentrated brew out of loose leaf in a teapot; leaves are never removed from the pot and just sit there, giving out all they have. Then the tea is made by pouring some concentrated brew from the teapot into a cup and adding boiling water to dilute it to taste.