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The Pot Is Not Neutral: What Six Teapot Materials Do to the Same Oolong

Researchers brewed one oolong in six vessels, zisha and zhuni clay, stainless steel, ceramic, glass, and plastic, then measured what actually left the leaf. Clay changed the chemistry. Here is what the pore structure explains.

Oolong Brewing

The standing method for brewing oolong, gongfu and Western, with sourced temperatures, gram ratios, steep times, and infusion counts, and how greener and roasted leaf want different heat.