Brewing tea is a fairly easy and simple task that takes no more than a few min- utes to do. You put water in the tea kettle, boil it, pour it over the tea leaves or add a tea bag, let it steep for two or three minutes and it’s done. You have yourself a nice hot cup of tea. |
When it comes to brewing tea most people don’t spend much time thinking about the details. You run some tap water into the kettle and wait for it to heat. You know the water is hot when steam starts to rise, bubbles form, and it turns into a full rolling boil. Then you pour it over the leaves or add a tea bag, let it steep for what seems like the right amount of time, or until it looks about right, and you have an okay cup of tea.Alright…sometimes not even an okay cup. But you |
The Devil is in the Details – How to
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First off, use good cold water. If your tap water tastes good, then it’s fine to use. But if it has a bad taste or odor, use filtered or bottled spring water. You will be surprised at the difference this one small step makes.Second, if you don’t have a good tea kettle, invest in one. You can find a good kettle anywhere from $15 to $25, on up to $100 or more that should last forever. (See The Tea Detective’s Gift of Tea Store under the tea Now that we have good tasting water and a proper tea kettle, let’s get down to business 1. Column of Steam Steadily Rising – this For white teas, new spring green teas, and Japanese green teas, let the water cool down oolong teas.3. String of Pearls – this is when the water is nearly brewing black teas, pu-erh teas.Next comes the last…and possibly most important step of all, and that is As with water temperature, steeping times also vary for each type of Oolong teas are made to be infused many times. Large, more mature tea leaves are used to Standard green tea should be steeped for two to three minutes with several steepings. |
Lastly, pu-erh teas should be steeped for two to five minutes, with many steepings.
As with all tea preparations, there are no hard and fast rules. You should feel free to You may want to infuse it less times, but for a longer period of time for a stronger tasting Use this information as a guide and experiment with different types of water, steeping times, and number of |