How much is too much?

[Ron Studd]

Was curious how much tea most of you drink each day? How many infusions will you make with the same leaves (I know this depends largely on the tea itself)? Is there a point you personally have when you think you have had too much tea? Do you drink a little at a time, or a lot at a time? Savor every drop or drink it in to satisfy your thirst for something delicious? Do you tend to drink it at one point of the day, throughout the day, or change it up?

[Eric Kientzy]

Well....I am what my wife calls a teaaholic..... I drink about 3-4 pots of tea a day. It is just about the only thing I drink anymore. I will steep about three pots with the same tea leaves depending on the tea in my Trinitea.

[Brandice]

I have not yet really delved into multiple infusions... just haven't found a tea that I like as well the second or third time around.

I make at least 3-4 cups of tea per day, mostly at work right now. I've been too tired to do a thing when I get home lately, but tea keeps me hopping during the day (or calms me down, etc.). :)

[Ron Studd]

I drink most of my tea at work, maybe 3-5 cups per day, sometimes when I'm really busy I only get one cup in the morning in. At home I may have one or two cups. Typically most of the teas I have (with the exception of the Tisane Rooibos), I'll steep two to three times, but for some teas such as Pu-erh and Lapsang Souchong I'll steep it until there's no flavor left.

[Eric Kientzy]

Yay....what he said.....LOL.

[Niromezi]

I can't put a number on how much tea I drink per day. I don't think numbers climb that high!
And I will steap my tea with the same tea leaves for as long as they still give me a good flavour. (I will lay the wet leaves out on a towel and let them dry if I want to use them again, even the following day(s).)
There isn't really a point where I've had 'too much', I think the too much comes when I can't sleep the night because of frequent bathroom visits. Ahh the diruetic aspect of tea, gets us all. After that I do tend to cut back on the next few days of tea drinkage.
I do drink quite a lot at a time.
I savour every drop, tea is art, and healthy. :)
Depends on the time of day, I drink more in the morning and at night, not so much mid-day.

[Jonas Fiers]

Well, I must admit that when it comes to tea, I'm a plain glutton. Tea is to me what water is to most people.
On a weekday, I drink about 3 pots and in the weekend around 6 pots (I'm guessing that it will be 8 today because I feel sick).
My teapot makes 4 huge cups, which is just the right amount for me (I have a smaller and a larger one, but I barely use those).
When it comes to high-quality Chinese and Japanese teas, I drink very little amounts and spend much more time enjoying it.
I've calculated that this year I will drink about 1404 pots of tea or 5616 cups! That's 15 cups a day ...
Glutton definitely is a good description.

[Brandice]

Again, as I mentioned in the "What are you drinking today?" thread... That is QUITE a lot of tea in a day!!! ;)

[Chrissy]

I drink about three to four mugs a day. I think my mug is technically TWO standard cups of tea, so I guess I'm technically drinking 6-8 cups a day.Yikes, when you put it in perspective like that, it seems a little excessive. Oh, well.

I like to switch it up during the day. Something black and rich in the morning, green or white around lunch time, herbal after dinner. I re-steep the white teas that I have, and Adagio's Pomegranate Green can bee re-steeped at least once.

I'm not sure about when I've had "too much." I hope I never find out! *shifty eyes*