Know what's in the cupboard and when to drink it.
Grams and brews left, drinking windows for each tea, what your tea costs per session, and a shelf for the pu-erh and other teas you're aging on purpose.
Know what's left in the cupboard.
Enter how many grams you have and Steepdial counts down as you brew. It tells you roughly how many brews are left and reminds you before you run out.
| Tea | Left | Brews left |
|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Shincha | 85 g | ~17 |
| Dong Ding | 63 g | ~10 |
| Assam Second Flush | 11 g | ~3 |
Assam is down to about three brews, so it shows up on the Today screen.
How it works
- 01
Enter grams on hand
When you add a tea, weigh the bag or enter its size.
- 02
Brew as usual
Every brew you log takes its leaf out of the stash automatically.
- 03
Restock
Bought more or weighed it again? Tap Update and the count restarts from the new amount.
The details
Brews left
Steepdial divides what's left by how much you usually use: your Perfect Brew's leaf, or the average of your last three brews.
Low-stock reminders
When about five brews or fewer remain, the tea shows up under Needs attention on your Today screen.
One list
The Stash tab lists every tea with grams left, brews left, and its drinking window, most urgent first.
Bags and tins
Bought three bags of the same tea? Add each one. Sealed bags wait; opening one starts its drinking window, and finishing it moves you on to the next.
Questions
What if I brew without logging it?
The count only knows about logged brews. Weigh the bag now and then and tap Update to correct it.
Can I add a photo?
Yes, one per tea: the dry leaf, the wrapper, or the tin. It's shrunk and kept on your device, and shows on the tea page and in your library.
Drink every tea at its best.
Some teas are best fresh, some keep well for a year or more, and some are made for long storage. Steepdial knows which is which, and how the way you store an open bag changes it.
Best fresh · Brightest in the first months after opening
Stable · Keeps well for a year or more
Suitable for aging · Designed for long storage; quality still depends on storage conditions
Typical windows for an opened bag kept airtight, cool and dark. A resealed bag or a loose tin shortens them.
How it works
- 01
Log when you open it
Add the opened date and, if you like, how you keep it: an airtight tin, a resealed bag, or loose.
- 02
See its window
The tea page and Stash tab show whether it's best fresh, keeps well, or suitable for aging, and how long it has at its brightest.
- 03
Get a reminder
A best-fresh tea in its last 30 days appears under Needs attention on your Today screen.
The details
Best fresh
Matcha about a month after opening, gyokuro and sencha two to three months, Chinese greens and lightly oxidized oolongs a few months more, first-flush Darjeeling about six.
Keeps well
Black tea, roasted oolong, white tea, and most herbal teas keep well for a year or more. Past that they're still fine to drink; the aroma just softens. Some white teas are also aged on purpose: put one on the Aging Shelf if that's your plan.
Suitable for aging
Pu-erh, Liu Bao, Fu brick, and other dark teas are designed for long storage; quality still depends on storage conditions.
Storage counts
Windows assume an airtight container somewhere cool and dark. A resealed bag or a loose tin can shorten them, especially if it's opened often. Your nose is the final judge.
Questions
Does it know when I bought it?
It only knows the opened date you enter. Unopened, well-sealed tea keeps much longer, and unopened delicate greens keep best in the fridge (let the bag warm up before opening it).
What does a session actually cost?
Add what you paid for a tea and Steepdial works out the cost per gram, per session, and per 100 ml brewed, what you brew each month, and your best value. Keep a wishlist, and see what's running low.
| Tea | Per session | Per 100 ml | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assam Second Flush | 27¢ | 9¢ | 7.4 |
| Shizuoka Shincha | $1.40 | 31¢ | 8.4 |
| Dong Ding | $2.56 | 43¢ | 7.5 |
Per 100 ml counts every steep, so a gongfu session and a mug compare fairly. Your best value weighs what you paid against how you scored it.
How it works
- 01
Add a price
When you add or edit a tea, enter what you paid and for how many grams.
- 02
See what each tea costs
Per session uses the leaf in your usual recipe. Per 100 ml adds up every steep's water, so a gaiwan and a mug compare fairly. Per steep is there too, for the curious.
- 03
Track the month
A chart shows the value of the tea you drank each month, next to what you bought.
- 04
Plan the next order
Teas you drink that are running low show up with one tap to add them to your wishlist.
The details
Your best value
The tea you score highly for what each session costs, from teas you've rated at least twice, so one lucky cup doesn't win.
The gongfu surprise
A pricey oolong can cost less per 100 ml than you'd think, because the same leaf brews six or eight times. Now you can see it.
Any currency
Set the symbol you use: $, €, £, ¥, or anything else.
Wishlist
Teas you want to try or buy again, with where to get them and a note. Tick them off when you buy.
Questions
Do I have to price every tea?
No. Unpriced teas are simply left out, and listed so you can add a price when you're ready.
A shelf for the teas you're aging.
Pu-erh, Liu Bao, Fu brick, and some white teas and oolongs can develop beautifully with appropriate storage. Log how each one is stored, taste it now and then, and Steepdial keeps the record and tells you when it's time to revisit.
How it works
- 01
Add a tea to the shelf
Mark it as a cake or loose leaf, and enter the harvest year and the pressing year; a cake is often pressed from older leaf.
- 02
Note how it's stored
Container, where it lives, sealed or breathable, and the temperature and humidity ranges if you measure them.
- 03
Taste it now and then
Log a tasting with a score and what's changed, and set the next tasting date. When it comes around, the tea is marked Time to revisit.
The details
At a glance
Age in years, grams left, what the remaining leaf cost you, how it's stored, and your last tasting for every tea.
See it change
Every tasting stays with the tea, so you can read back how a young sheng softened over the years.
Where it has lived
Add a storage history: Guangzhou from 2016 to 2020, then your own cupboard. Where a cake was kept shapes how it aged as much as how long.
No magic number
There's no single right humidity. Stable, clean-smelling conditions away from light and odors matter most, and your tastings tell you how it's going.
Works with Stash
Grams count down as you brew, just like the rest of your teas.
Questions
Is it only for pu-erh?
No. Any tea you're keeping on purpose can go on the shelf, including Liu Bao, Fu brick, white tea cakes, and roasted oolongs.
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