Host – Brandice
Guest Co-Host – Dianah

Tea #1 – Stash Mangosteen Green (3 minutes, 180º)
Tea #2 – Stash Pomegranate Raspberry Green (3 minutes, 180º)

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Dianah is back for a second STeaP episode, with two rooibos-based tea blends. GIVEAWAY ALERT: Want a full tin of Carrot Cake, donated by Tea Guys? Email me in pirate speak and the most creative email will win the full sized tin!

Host: Brandice
Guest Co-Host: Dianah

Tea #1: SerendipiTea Buccaneer, 5 minutes, 212º
Tea #2: Tea Guys (Tease) Carrot Cake, 5 minutes, 212º

This week, STeaP will be released on Tuesday, partially because I’ve been out of town since Friday afternoon, and partially because I am very likely to start releasing the show on either Tuesday or Wednesday on a regular basis because that setup works better for my work flow and it allows for extra time in the event of failed uploads or out-of-town weekends.

I hope this doesn’t cause too many glitches in your viewing schedule, and I appreciate the patience you’ve all communicated to me while I’ve been learning and adapting to the workflow of STeaP when doing the back end of the show entirely solo.

*Note: This was scheduled to post this morning at 8:00 a.m. Gads.

Today is the first episode since Joe’s departure as a permanent co-host, which means you’ll be meeting Dianah. I’m still getting things settled in terms of filming at my apartment, so please excuse lighting and placement of tripod while I slowly figure out the best settings. Thanks to Dianah for great job, and I hope you’ll enjoy the episode, which ran a little long this week. :)

Host: Brandice
Guest Co-Host: Dianah

Tea: Tea Guys’ Tease Afternoon Apricot, 3 1/2 minutes, 212º

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Hosts – Brandice and Joe

Tea #1 – Felicitea Hibiscus Mint (4 minutes, boiling)
Tea #2 – Golden Moon Vanila Mint (4 minutes, boiling)

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Hosts – Brandice and Joe

Tea #1 – TeaSource China Black Special, 5 minutes, boiling water
Tea #2 – The Simple Leaf Dawn, 5 minutes, boiling water

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Apologies for the incorrect logo on the player… I accidentally uploaded the episode to my Viddler account rather than STeaP’s Viddler account. Will replace with the correct embed code once the video has been re-uploaded!

Hosts: Brandice and Joe

Tea: Starbucks Green Tea Latte (First with regular preparation, second with no melon syrup, and third with no melon syrup and extra matcha powder)

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This episode features two flowering teas from Stash, but we also have news about the future of the show and where it’s heading after a year’s worth of episodes. Be sure to watch the episode all the way through and contribute to the conversation about the future of the show on the STeaP community site.

Hosts – Brandice and Joe

Tea #1 – Stash Flowering Basket Flowering Green Tea, 3 minutes, 180º

Tea #2 – Stash Amaranth & Jasmine Flowering Green Tea, 4 minutes, 180º

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Hosts – Brandice and Joe

Tea #1 – Serendipitea Holiday Cheer, 5 minutes, 212, ~ 1/3 warm milk
Tea #2 – Dragonwater Black Spicy Chai, 5 minutes, 212, ~ 1/3 warm milk

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Today we are trying Firefly from The Simple Leaf and Darjeeling Makaibari Estate from Choice Organic Teas, both at 5 minutes with boiling water. It’s also Joe’s 30th birthday celebration! Are you having fun yet?

For photos from this episode, visit our Flickr pool, and for more episodes and other tea tidbits, visit STeaPtv.com. Contact Joe and Brandice via steap@steaptv.com.