Guidelines for perfect tea brewing

Storing Tea

Store tea in a container that is as air-tight as possible and keep away from strong smells, such as spices, herbs, etc. When measuring the tea into the pot, use a spoon or scoop that is absolutely dry and clean.

Water

Always brew tea with water that has been filtered to remove such impurities as limescale, chlorine, dissolved heavy metals, etc. Make sure that the water contains plenty of oxygen. Tea brewed in flat water with little oxygen will taste dull and flat. If brewing with bottled water, choose a pH of 6.8-7.2. Do not choose bottled water that contains added salts.

How Much Tea?

Before deciding how much tea to use, check the capacity of the teapot or other brewing vessel, then allow 2.5 - 3grams of tea to 200ml of water. This can be varied according to personal taste or the type of tea being brewed.

Water Temperature

Different teas brew best at certain temperatures. The following is a guide and can be adjusted to suit personal taste.

White teas: 80ºC

Chinese green teas: 70º- 75ºC

Japanese green teas: 50º- 70ºC

Yellow teas: 75º- 80ºC

Oolong teas: 85º- 95ºC

Black teas: near boiling

Pu-erh teas: near boiling

Steeping Time

The following is a guide and can be adjusted to suit personal taste.

White teas: 3-5 minutes

Small-leafed green teas: 1-2 minutes

Large-leafed Chinese green teas: 3-4 minutes

Japanese green teas: 0-1 minutes

Yellow teas: 3-4 minutes

Oolong teas: 3-4 minutes

Small-leafed black teas: 1-2 minutes

Medium-leafed black teas: 2-3 minutes

Large-leafed black teas: 3-5 minutes

For each of the teas in our on-line shop we recommend the optimal time and temperature of infusion (in each product details) to enjoy it in the best possible way.

Separating the Leaf from the Liquor

As soon as the leaf has brewed for the optimum time, remove the leaves immediately from the brewed tea. If the leaves are left steeping in the water, the tea will quickly become bitter and unpleasant. To make it easier to separate the leaf from the liquor, brew tea in a pot with an infuser basket that can be lifted out.