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Does anyone else let their tea steep for an extended period of time? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/tea

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I started to use an automatic coffee maker a friend left at my house to brew my Bengal spice (chai with roasted chicory instead of black tea). I put my tea bags in the glass pot.

I began setting it so it sat for an hour. Then for my birthday my son got me a new coffee machine that keeps the pot hot for 4 hours, now I steep my tea for about 2 hours.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

You must really like bitter tea. Steeping for a long time brings out lots of tannins. No thank you says I.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not bitter, and afaik chicory does not have tannins.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You know, my eyes ran right over chicory and didn't even see it. I have no experience with chicory so ignore my remarks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh wow, me too. Just read 'chai' and started typin'.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I started drinking it vs chai because even decaf chai had too much caffeine for me.