I just tried some. Its now in the sink.
RANK.
Maybe I made it wrong, maybe its just horrible, I don't know so any advice on where it went wrong would be appreciated.
3 minutes in the cup, fresh boiling water, a bit of sugar.
What could have gone wrong?
It can be quite tannic if brewed for too long, maybe try brewing it for half the time. Some people just don't like it, if you like sugar in tea it might not be for you.
Green tea enema's are supposed to be the best way
it tastes like s**t aready!
Green Tea?!! Red Bush for the win 
Red Bush for the win
I went out with a ginger girl many moons ago and I have to agree.
Try hot rather than boiling water and confuse for 1 minute max
Been drinking it now for about 10 years, +1 for chickenman's comment. It is an aquired taste and I prefer it to a normal brew, each to their own I suppose.
Teabag in cup. pour on water, lift teabag with spoon and rise/lower in water a few times, then discard. Any stronger and it tastes bad imho
But i've been banned from drinking it as it makes me too hyper 
Goes great with Marmite on Pumpernickel... 
I prefer it with the tea bag left in for about a minute. I don't put sugar in it and think it would be horrible but I don't take sugar in my tea or coffee.
Try hot rather than boiling water and confuse for 1 minute max
Lol how do you do that then? Show it two shovels and tell it to take its pick 
Buy some good stuff....
I like Teapigs Green Tea
I don't know so any advice on where it went wrong would be appreciated.
I suspect that you just don't like it. Why do you apparently want to like it ?
I drink it at work (never at home) because keeping milk on a building site isn't practicable - all I need is boiled water. But I quite like.
My suggestion would be that you stop drinking it, whilst I carry on drinking it........how does that sound ?
I heard that lance Armstrong after a 4 hr training ride has a pot of green tea and a bowl of miso soup.
I like it, but never tried it with sugar. green tea with lemon is also quite nice.
I don't know so any advice on where it went wrong would be appreciated.
The only thing that could have gone wrong, is you brewed it for longer than 3 min.
I put a little honey in mine 
I like Green Tea and drink a few cups a day (also still drink traditional black tea).
It is rank if you leave it too long to stew, 3 minutes would be too long (for me anyway).
It's most excellent, are your taste buds made of alabaster? Leave the bag in after pouring boiling water on it, let it stew/steep, add orange blossom honey, leave the bag in don't take it out, the stronger and sweeter the better...
Tut tut.
Love the stuff me. As bikebouy says I leave my teabag in the cup so it's well and truly stewed.
The tea pigs Mao feng stuff is lovely, but very pricy!
I have green tea without any sugar. Can be a bit hit and miss - it might be worth trying it as leaves rather than bags. I have some Chinese green tea that is like small pellets of dried leaves which expand into full leaves when you pour on boiling water - really lovely taste and much better than the stuff you get in most supermarkets.
Has anyone had this?
I've got some at the moment and I'm loving it. Not normally into anything other than Yorkshire Tea...
it might be worth trying it as leaves rather than bags
I use the leaves, which are very coarsely cut, rather than the tea bags. I find a noticeable difference. Although because I can't really take a teapot on site, I have to leave the tea leaves in. It's not a problem, when the leaves sink, it's ready, and they are coarse enough to stay at the bottom. It makes it rather strong though, but I don't mind.
There are only 4 types of Tea
Buliders/Yorkshire
Earl Grey (no milk)
Jasmine (allowable in Chinese Restaurants only)
and WRONG (everything else)
Why screw up what works with other silly flavours?
Green tea isn't a silly flavour. It's just tea which hasn't been allowed to rot.
Enough of this messing....
green tea is a foul brew.. we are being sold an industry bi-product..
that said..I am trying to replace at least half of my 15 cups of builders tea per day with green tea as TSY told me it would make look like one of Jennifer Anistons puppies..
I am adding a squeeze or two of fresh lemon juice to make it palatable enough to serve this purpose..
Enough of this messing....
Ha.
Do you remember that 'Tea vs Coffee' bit in ST magazine a bit back? Good stuff.
Definitely gives you a kick and does seem to keep the munchies at bay, can also be drunk from cup if the gourd and bombilla is a bit OTT for your sensibilities......
Ed hornby spot on mate
you have to get used to the taste, maybe even try green tea with jasmine (twinings). 3 mins is way too long, just a dab at first. as you get more used to it you can cope with stronger brews.
Oh yes... and then...
Green Tea is OK is infused for a short time to make a mild drink, else it gets very bitter. Tried White Tea? I've recently been drinking this in the evenings:
Brewed another, this time with bag in for about a minute and no mushing it. No sugar.
Much better. Still not terribly pleasant like but not as disgusting as the first one, by a long way.
I heard its good for you so thought I'd give it a try. Guessing Tesco brand 64p for 20 tea bags ain't going to be that spectacular though.
Clipper Green Tea is my favourite at the mo, not tried the fancy ones, leave the bag in the cup, but I've been drinking the stuff for years now.
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