Comment by Sarah Thomas

April 29, 2009 @ 8:33 am

I always wanted to know the difference between caffeine free and decaf. Thanks!

Comment by Billy43280

April 29, 2009 @ 8:35 am

Very informative! Thanks for being so transparent and sharing your insight. I now know what to do with my old tea before I started purchasing from you guys.

Comment by VanTeas

April 29, 2009 @ 8:37 am

I remember you sharing the decaf tea tip at our tea training at our shop! Now I can pass it on to our customers!

-Vicky
VanTeas

Comment by Steve Schwartz, Founder & CEO

April 29, 2009 @ 8:39 am

Thats great. Enjoy!

Comment by Nancy Tristein

April 29, 2009 @ 8:43 am

I store my teas in a glass jar but it is in a cupboard away from light. I hope that is ok??? Its airtight so other than being clear I am doing everything else right.

Comment by Dan Gerben

April 29, 2009 @ 8:46 am

Steve
Very cool videos. Even though we have never met, I knew you were like that. Very cool company and amazing teas. Its a great opportunity to learn from an expert like you.
Thank you for sharing the knowledge!

Cheers,

Dan Gerben

Comment by Laura G

April 29, 2009 @ 9:22 am

These are fun. I love that it is raw and real…I am a seasoned tea drinker and even though its not polished just that as a tea master blender you are sharing and opening up your knowledge is what the art of tea is about.
Just one question, what happens to the tea if I refrigerate it?

Comment by Wan Chan

April 29, 2009 @ 11:51 am

Beautiful!

Comment by Lisa Braithwaite

April 29, 2009 @ 2:34 pm

Love the videos!

I’ve been decaffeinating my teas for some time, and some teas take to it better than others, in terms of retaining flavor; my favorites are pu-erh and oolongs.

However, I find that rolled leaves (or packed leaves like in a cake of pu-erh) take more than a few seconds, and up to a minute of steeping to remove enough caffeine for me. Even though the caffeine is on the outside of the leaf, the outside of the leaf is rolled up, and until it unfurls somewhat, the caffeine remains.

So I just want to add that different teas may need different amounts of steeping in order to remove enough caffeine for your taste.

Comment by taylor

April 29, 2009 @ 2:47 pm

Hello!
Great video’s! Love that you are reaching out and teaching about tea to everyone!
I’ve known about the hot water trick to supposedly decaf tea – I just don’t think it really works!!! In your experience do you really not feel any effects of caffeine once you do this?
Would love to get people’s feedback on this!
Maybe I’m really sensitive to caffeine, but I still get the jitters!
ps: Your Teas are amazing!

Comment by Kristy Jennings

April 29, 2009 @ 4:52 pm

Very cool! Thank you! Great idea on your part! I will see you at the World Tea Expo this weekend!