https://rentry.org/tea-pastebin
I fixed the pastebin, finally, and it seems timely since the current one has been hijacked by some random namefag.
Short changelog:
Shortened the list of recommended shops and added a short description for each (most) of them. This isn't done, this is just meant to be a good starting spot for inspiration, add or remove things as necessary. I moved the full list of sellers to the end.
Adjusted the brew ratios and temperatures in the Japanese tea section and fixed the fucked g/oz ratios to be in line with the rest of the guide.
Rewrote the gongfu brewing section. The old one didn't even MENTION sniffing the leaves, you gotta sniff the leaves.
Added a section for brewing gyokuro. This is mostly correct, but I don't have any gyokuro with me right now so I'm a little iffy on the exact brew times and ratios since I don't usually write down what I do, I can fix it later.
Removed a few obvious errors in the FAQ section and adjusted the storage section for puerh to have the correct humidity.
What I didn't do:
Didn't rewrite the western brewing section, I think buying a teapot with an infuser is insane behavior but I almost never make western style tea.
Didn't check the Mate section, or Kazakhstan section, or the clay teapot section
I want to add more to the tea books section since I've read a lot of interesting ones, but I'll probably do that later. I don't have much free time so I'm not going to be in charge of this, but use this or at least an older unmolested version for threads in the future. I recommended finding asking whoever was doing it before and is still here to be in charge of it in the future. It doesn't have to be perfect, but the way it is now is extremely embarassing.