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[Grand]Papa Pot Brewing

What is the Papa Pot?

Reason for the Name

Papa pots are large tea pots, in which people put small amounts of tea and leave them to steep for a long period of time. Originally, the Tea Tavern keeper was given the name "grandpa pot", for these types of large tea pot brewing methods. Keeper's father would always use the tea pot method of brewing, or asking his children to do the a gaiwan method for him. Thus, the name was locally adjusted to "papa pot", as it is papa's preferred method of tea brewing.

How it is brewed for Tea Tavern descriptions?

The pots are generally brewed with 2.5g to 3g of tea per 2 liters. Assume the water reaches the maximum temperature, then the tea pot maintains a temperature around 150 degrees Fahrenheit as the "keep warm" setting.

Chart for Current Brewing Values

tea tea type amount of leaf quantity of water tempurature maximum time steeping time till flavor alters
Generic white white 3 grams 2 liters 195°F 15-30 minutes Maximum of 24 hours
Generic green green 3 grams 2 liters 170°F 30 minutes Unknown
Generic yellow yellow 3 grams Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Generic oolong oolong 3 grams 2 liters 195°F 30 minutes At least 24 hours
Generic black black 3 grams 2 liters 210°F 30+ minutes
Unknown Maximum
Generic shu pu-erh shu 3 grams 2 liters 210°F 30+ minutes Unknown Maximum
Generic Sheng pu-erh sheng 3 grams 2 liters Unknown °F
Unknown Unknown

Heicha

Heicha 4 grams 2 liters 210°F indefinite Unknown