Sae Midori Sencha (fukamushi) Spring 2020 from o-cha

From vendor:

Growing Region
Kagoshima Prefecture
Year
2020
Harvest
First and/or Shincha
Breed
Sae Midori
Shading
Full Sun
Steaming
Deep

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I brewed the tea in the following way:

5-6 grams 250 mL 70-80C

45 sec / flash steep / 15 s / 1 min / 3 min

More optimal parameters for solid 3 steeps:

6.5 grams / 200 mL, 70 -75 mL

45 sec / 20 sec / 2:20

This is a relatively mild and sweet tea and appears to be a bit more lightly steamed for a fukamushi, because many of the leaves appear quite long. The vendor recommends a 79C temperature.

The first steep is quite mild and sweet with light asparagus notes. This is the only steep with stronger umami character.

The second steep is very green and thick, as expected, with heavier grassiness and vegetal sweetness. There is some dried citrus peel aftertaste with this steep.

Third and fourth steeps are very light and grassy. Fifth steep is very light.

If using the optimized method, the third steep is more robust.

A more aggressive leaf to water ratio brings out stronger citrus notes.

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