Just the right amount

What is the right amount? Normally I'm pretty good at eyeballing the correct amount of tea to make, but lately I've been having some pretty serious issues with putting in the correct amount. At first, it wasn't enough, and now, it's too much!

The other day I put in the perfect amount of Golden Monkey, and it was a rich, delicious brew. I was all about it. The other days after that, though, too strong! I have no idea what I did right, or what the right amount was, but it was just perfect. Rich is how I think of it. I cycle back and forth through the Yunnan, Golden Monkey, and the Black Gold. I did the Black Gold right the other day, too. But oddly it tasted like very weak coffee. Acidic maybe? It was really good, yet it had that flavor.

Today I made the Golden Monkey, and it was all right, but there was a powder residue in the shape of the infuser on my desk after I poured the leaves out of the bag...Maybe I should use the tiny tins I have, to keep the tea in the back from all being opened at once, and keep it from powdering so much. There's an idea...