Affentitten Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Make sure you prepare that Etuipian coffee on a charcoal brazier made out of a vegetable oil jerry can. Also include sundry goats, children and other livestock wandering around the hut, the floor of which has been strewn with fresh bundles of reeds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 John D Salt It is a crime when a really good joke goes unappreciated, I had thought better of this Boards denizens. : ( 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Jack Pershing II Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 posted by Wicky: Just to add - was the pot warmed up? Maybe it was the new girl -- never warms the pot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Make sure you prepare that Etuipian coffee on a charcoal brazier made out of a vegetable oil jerry can. Also include sundry goats, children and other livestock wandering around the hut, the floor of which has been strewn with fresh bundles of reeds. I can probably manage dust and flies to lend realism - I dunno about goats and reeds. Brazier - no worries. Charcoal - now there's a thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 What tea was the man using? Don't recall. Were you in a hard water area? Yes, but I brew quite delicious tea with the same water, so I don't see that this counts. Was the teapot a brown betty, or something else? Brewed in the cup on this occasion. Did he put milk in it? Probably, although I have no clear recollection. Had he ever been in the Army? I don't know, but I tend to doubt it. Was he from Yorkshire? No, Devon. Are the Yorkies reputed to be especially inept? BTW, the best advice I ever got on the making of tea was from a former South African. He told me that, "If you brew it for 30 seconds, it is like the kiss of a young virgin. If you brew it for 60 seconds, it is like the kiss of a mature woman. But if you brew it for 3 minutes, it is like the kiss of an old hag." The figure I have settled on is 40 seconds. Young but with a little experience and eager to learn more. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Viljuri Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (snips) No, Devon. Are the Yorkies reputed to be especially inept? Not necessarily more than Scousers, for example, but Yorkshiremen are really known for their habit of sheep sh*gging. They only come second to the Kiwis in this regard, but are clearly above the Aussies. So it's a matter of perspective. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runyan99 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Cheap 100% robusta coffee made (and burnt) in a drip maker which is then put in a thermos push-top dispenser and left there for a couple hours will always taste like a watered down petroleum product. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolaman Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Runyan wins the prize for correct answer. Clearly he missed the point of the thread by introducing logic and reason. BTW, the best advice I ever got on the making of tea was from a former South African. He told me that, "If you brew it for 30 seconds, it is like the kiss of a young virgin. If you brew it for 60 seconds, it is like the kiss of a mature woman. But if you brew it for 3 minutes, it is like the kiss of an old hag." The figure I have settled on is 40 seconds. Young but with a little experience and eager to learn more. Michael 40 seconds? Are you some kind of girly man? Might as well drink a glass of warm water. Good tea should not have any old haggish tendencies after a couple of minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Cheap 100% robusta coffee made (and burnt) in a drip maker which is then put in a thermos push-top dispenser and left there for a couple hours will always taste like a watered down petroleum product. Actually Mrs Affentitten did a stint working in a business hotel and she confirms that the coffee for the morning session of a conference would often be made up to 4 hours prior. Apparently this is a Danish thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVS Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 After much experimentation, I can confirm that the correct brewing time for my large-leaf green tea is 4 minutes exactly. Unfortunately, the number of times that I manage to remember to pour the tea at the four-minute mark rates at around 50% of the time. But when I do remember, it tastes lovely. As for black tea, I have forsaken that dreck in favour of green tea. Never going back, either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 As for black tea, I have forsaken that dreck in favour of green tea. Never going back, either. Wimp. Well-fermented, fragrant black tea in all its glorious varieties is the gift of the gods. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVS Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Black tea is oaf's tea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 As for black tea, I have forsaken that dreck in favour of green tea. Never going back, either. I thought the common wisdom on tea was "once you try black, you never go back"? :confused: I, however, love both. Japanese sencha is very tasty in particular, so refreshing. Most of the time I prefer black because green tea has hardly any caffeine to temper my addiction. Just remember to prepare your tea in correct temperatures. Green tea should be prepared in less than boiling temperature, or it will taste burned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Black tea is oaf's tea. Then I would expect you to be guzzling it down by the gallon. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELZSeiTpOUw Here is something I found. It might pertain to the conversation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Sorry, but that bloke is a wasteful, ignorant fool. And I ought to know. He should be drinking RedBull - "it tastes exactly like spew!" to get his caffeine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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