Or you could just buy a Sage Tea Maker and keep it on your desk/in your kitchen (hint: I did, it works great):<p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sage-Heston-Blumenthal-Maker-Litre/dp/B00CI32S5M/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sage-Heston-Blumenthal-Maker-Litre/d...</a><p>(They're available in the USA but in a reversal of the normal state of affairs they cost more than in the UK. Oh, and Amazon.co.uk aren't the cheapest retailer for them; just the first that came to hand.)
I'm a big tea drinker and would love to see more high quality loose teas available for grab & go. However, I would not be as likely to use TeaBOT if I couldn't use my own reusable cup. Do you have any plans to produce and/or market reusable cups to work with the machine, with the (seemingly) popular filter lid?<p>(I'd also rather be able to control the steeping time, but I get that that's hard to manage in a to go situation.)
I tried this at Coupa Cafe. It's really clever. The lid in the cup has a filter, so it can brew while staying inmediate and portable.<p>I got Earl Grey + Lavender. Cheap and great. I kept the filter lid :)
I just tested the bot at Coupa Café in Palo Alto. I'm from Colombia, and all my colombian credit cards were decined but at the end, my local CC was accepted. I took a pic: <a href="https://instagram.com/p/5h993iw_hk/" rel="nofollow">https://instagram.com/p/5h993iw_hk/</a> and I was very happy. I'm a tea geek, and I loved the concept. Wish you the best, guys !!<p>@tifis
How do you remove the tea in order to prevent over-brewing? It seems like you are highlighting tisanes, which can pretty much be brewed forever. Almost all actual tea (Camellia sinensis) needs to be brewed for a specific amount of time otherwise it can taste bitter.
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