About Tea

BREWING TEA

One should start with freshly drawn water brought to the boiling point but no higher so as to avoid the flatness of deoxygenated water. The common guide, a teaspoon for each cup and one for the pot, is OK but cup size and method of infusion adjust the formula. 1/3 up to 1 teaspoon per 6oz serving is our recommended range. Steep green tea less than black and broken leaf tea less than full leaf tea. A time of 3 to 5 minutes to 6 or 7 minutes is the range. The brewing aroma reveals how to steep between an underdose on one end and a heavy "stewed" pot of malingering leaves on the other end.