I'm very glad I stumbled upon this today. Also as a fellow avid tea drinker, I have also applied an absurd amount of home engineering to serve my tea drinking needs. Specifically on the steep time for loose leaf tea.

http://qedlaboratory.com/automatic-tea-steeper-for-perfect-a...

I am by no means a very good blogger and have really just started being a socially active engineer. Hope someone enjoys it!