Art of Making Tea
How to Make Loose Leaf Tea
How to Make Tea & Brew Tea Times
For Black teas, Oolong teas, and Flavored teas
- Pre-heat the teapot, rinsing with warm water.
- Place a teaspoon of tea per cup in the strainer and let it stand for a few moments, allowing the steam to begin developing the leaf's aroma.
- Pour simmering water on the tea so that all the leaves are covered.
- Let the tea steep
- About 2 minutes for fanning's
- About 3 minutes for broken leaf teas
- About 5 minutes for whole leaf teas
- Barely 3 minutes do the first flush Darjeeling
- It is important to remove the strainer or filter with the leaves
- The tea must then be stirred and finally poured.
- Teas from great tea gardens should not be drunk too hot; let them stand a few moments after steeping so that the palate can better appreciate the subtle tea fragrances.
White and Green teas :
- Pre-heat the teapot
- Place the appropriate amount of tea per person or cup. Let the tea leaves stand for a few moments to allow the steam to begin developing the aroma..
- Let the tea steep :
- For green tea, 1 to 3 minutes
- For the white tea Yin Zhen, 15 minutes
- For the white teas Pain Mu Tan, 7 minutes
- Remove the tea leaves, stir and serve.
Tea Steeping Cart
Tea | Amount of Tea | Water Temperature | Amount of water* | Steeping Time |
White Tea | 1.5 tsp | 160 - 170° F | 8 oz | 3 min. |
Japanese Green Tea | 1.5 tsp | 170 - 180° F | 8 oz | 3 min. |
Green Tea | 1.5 tsp | 175 - 185 ° F | 8 oz | 3 min. |
Oolong Tea | 1.5 tsp | 170 - 185° F | 8 oz | 4 min. |
Herbal Tea | 1.5 tsp | 208° F | 8 oz | 7 min. |
Darjeeling First Flush | 1.5 tsp | 194° F | 8 oz | 2 to 3 min. |
Whole leaf Black Tea | 1.5 tsp | 203° F | 8 oz | 3 min. |
Broken leaf Black Tea, BOP | 1.5 tsp | 203° F | 8 oz | 2 to 3 min. |
Black Tea in Fannings, BOPF | 1.5 tsp | 203° F | 8 oz | 2 min. |
Flavored Black Tea | 1.5 tsp | 203° F | 8 oz | 3 min. |
Flavored Green Tea | 1.5 tsp | 194° F | 8 oz | 3 min. |