Over the past two years, I had 2 tea buddies complaining to me that they had a tummy upset when after a tea session. These two buddies are to me quite hardcore Chinese tea drinkers. They drink Chinese tea (mainly raw pu erh) on a daily basis and they brew their tea really strong. These two tea buddies of mine are not related; one resides in USA and the other in Malaysia. They had been drinking and brewing Chinese tea for more than 10 years.
I can understand that drinking or brewing your tea strong is nice. The aroma and taste is more pronounced. One may get very warm and may feel slightly intoxicated as well. Many Chinese tea drinkers I know are looking out for such tea and are willing to pay a handsome price to acquire such tea.
However......a few tea masters from China had already warned me not to make my Chinese tea too strong. I was told to drink the tea 'dan dan' (mild in Chinese) and still enjoy the taste and aroma of the tea. I was further told that drinking strong tea frequently is bad for the digestive system and may weaken the body in the long term.
I do not know or able to prove the points made by my teamaster friends. However, looking at the Chinese tea sets in the past, there were many Chinese tea sets that were smallish......in that the teapot and teacups were really small. Teapot size were 60-80ml with cups at 15-20ml in size. It was almost like sipping tea and I would need to drink quite a number of cups to drink the amount of tea that I am drinking using my current set up ( I drink at least 500ml per tea session).
Maybe Chinese tea should be enjoyed in smaller portions. It way be less stressful to your digestive system than if you indulged in drinking strong Chinese tea daily. You will save on your tea if you use small amounts of tea in your tea sessions.......may even last for a few generations if you use less tea leaves.
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