Cup It This is the easiest way to make loose leaf tea and is especially good if you want to read your tea leaves afterward. Press It Those of you who are also coffee drinkers have a few extra options.
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Let the tea steep for minutes, remove the tea leaves, and enjoy! If you want to learn the different steeping times depending on the tea you have, keep reading! Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.
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Tips and Warnings. Things You'll Need. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Pour fresh, cold water into a saucepan or kettle. Instead, start with fresh, cool water from the tap. If your local water is especially hard i. Remove the water from its heat source once it begins to steam, simmer, or reach a rolling boil.
Use an instant-read thermometer to get the most accurate temperature. If you prefer, you can boil the water and allow it to cool down to the correct temperature before adding it to the tea leaves. Black and Puerh teas can withstand a higher temperature when the water hits a rolling boil. Weight out 2 to 3 grams of loose leaf tea for every 6 fl oz mL of water. Spoon out your desired amount of tea into a tea strainer or teapot, depending on how you plan to steep it.
A teacup holds about 6 fl oz mL of water, but since most coffee mugs hold about 10 to 12 fl oz to mL of water, you may need to double the amount of loose leaf tea you use in a larger mug. The amount of tea you decide to use is completely a matter of taste. Steep more or less to see which flavor you prefer. Steep the tea in hot water for 3 to 5 minutes.
Pour the hot water directly over the tea leaves and allow the flavors to seep out for a few minutes. Different tea varieties require slightly different steeping times, so be sure to follow the instructions on the packaging. Then add 30 more seconds for each subsequent cup until you find the perfect taste. Generally speaking, green and oolong teas can be steeped for about 3 minutes, white tea for 4 minutes, and black and Puerh teas for 5 minutes.
If you want a stronger cup, just add more tea leaves and keep the timing the same. Avoid small infusers because leaves will not have enough space to expand. Paper filters are not always the best option because they might leave a paper taste in lighter green teas such as Simple Strawberry Green or Genmaicha.
Bigger infusing basket works great for larger loose leaf tea, but not for small leaves like rooibos. Always remove the infuser before drinking to avoid over-steeping. A good teapot, a strainer and a nice tea cups are all you need for a proper tea session. Avoid old teaware with unknown residues and invest more in a piece that will last for years. Volume, material and type will make brewing tea either very easy or very difficult.
The best teapot for one person is usually around ml. If you are a beginner, avoid tea vessels without handles. Keep your teapots clean and empty the leaves after brewing. Tap water is usually not the best choice for brewing tea because it might give a muddy brew with a strong mineral flavor.
Distilled water is not suitable because it lacks minerals and gives a flat tasting tea. Always discard previously boiled water and use fresh one for every new tea session.
Re-boiled water lacks oxygen and will give a flat tasting tea too. Natural spring water is usually the best water for brewing most types of tea. There are a few ways to boil water for tea — using a stove-top kettle, electric kettle or a microwave. Out of all options, microwave is the worst, even though some studies suggest it might extract the most catechins and caffeine [1].
Worse way of brewing loose leaf tea than microwaving water is microwaving water with loose leaf already inside the mug. Use a good electric or a stove-top kettle instead and make sure they are always clean and odor-free. Every tea is different. Usually, 2 grams of tea will be enough for ml of water for western type of brewing. Eastern methods require much more leaves, sometimes even up to 10 grams, but steeping times are very short.
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