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How to Brew a Perfect Cup of Tea
How to Brew Tea:
Black Tea,
Green Tea, Oolong (Wulong),White Tea, Herbal Tea.
Herbal
Teas:
(Infusions)
STEP 1: Start
with cold water.
STEP 2:
Preheat your teapot: Simply boil enough water to fill the teapot one and one
half time. Pour the hot water into the teapot, swish it about.
This will heat the teapot up.
Then pour the used water out. Many people do not do this. Without
doing this step your tea becomes luke warm quickly
STEP 3:
Measure into the teapot 1 tsp. of loose tea for every cup you plan to
pour,
plus one for the pot. Trust me on this, it will make a
difference.
STEP 4:
For black teas, bring the water to a full boil. Remove the teakettle from
the heat as soon as the water begins to boil. Boiling all the oxygen out
of the water will flatten the tea's flavor.
STEP 5:
For more delicate green teas, remove the teakettle from the heat before
the water begins boiling, at 165-170 degrees F (74-77 degrees C). Or you
can add 1 part cold water
to 4 parts boiling water to cool it to the ideal temperature range.
STEP 6:
Before steeping, pour a small amount of the hot water over the tea
leaves, to allow them to bloom, or open up, and release some of their
bitter tannins. Drain immediately.
STEP 7:
Fill the pot with the boiling water. Keep the spout of the kettle
close to the teapot,
so the water does not cool as you pour it in. Cover the teapot and
leave the tea to brew. In general, black teas are best brewed for 4
to 5 minutes; green teas should brew for no more than 3 minutes.
STEP 8: When the tea is ready pour. Avoid
keeping leave in contact with the hot water.
Over-brewed tea will become
bitter, and unpleasant.
The Chart below indicates Brewing Times of Green
Tea, White
Tea, Oolong
Teas and Black Teas
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DARJEELING |
North India |
3-5 minutes
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Darjeeling Delicate, slightly astringent flavor.
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ASSAM |
North India |
3-5 minutes
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Assam Full-bodied with a rich, smooth, malty
flavor. If you have never tried this tea before....you are really
missing something. |
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CEYLON |
Sri Lanka |
3-5 minutes
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Ceylon Brisk, full flavor with a bright color
A wonderful taste for the Savvy tea drinker. |
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EARL GREY |
China (sometimes a blend of China and
Darjeeling) |
3-5 minutes
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Flavored with the natural oil of citrus
bergamot fruit. Earl Grey Ah!, if you are a Star Trek fan, this is what
Captain Picard orders, from the replicater. |
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OOLONG |
China and Taiwan |
5-7 minutes
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Subtle, delicate, lightly flavored tea. Oolong
is the tea that is usually served at Chinese Restaurants. |
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GUNPOWDER |
China |
3-5 minutes |
A clear amber liquor with a sweet aroma
and a pungent taste
The reason this tea is called Gunpowder, is because the leaves are
rolled into small pellet looking balls. |
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ROOIBOS |
South Africa |
2-4 minutes |
Rooibos has captured the sun's energy and the
soil's nutrients and given them to us in the form of the vitamins,
minerals, chlorophyll, enzymes, and most especially the enzyme
superoxide dismutase, (SOD) which appears to be the prime scavenger of
free radicals. |
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Shu Mee White |
China |
1-3 minutes |
White tea is the least processed tea. The leaves are simply
withered and dried. White tea has a higher level of polyphenols
that green tea. This tea brews to a light red color has a slightly sweet
taste with no "grassy" undertones.
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Please note: Definitions of
the following forms which are products are sold in.
| Powdered Concentrates |
5:1 Ratio of an herb in
Powder form. 100 gram container size.(3.5 oz)
This has been processed, and usually has dextrin added. |
| Powdered Herb |
This is the herb, root,
berry, twig, or any form of the herb, which has been Powdered into a
fine mesh which usually can be put into capsules. Most of the Powders herbs are in a 1 pound size, unless otherwise
noted. |
| Cut and Sift |
This the herb, root,
berry, twig, or any form of herb cut into manageable pieces. In
general about 1/4 thick. Size of herbs are 1 pound containers |
| Whole |
In very rare occasion
herbs are whole, for example the Reishi Mushroom,
Noto Ginseng, Mandrake, and Marigolds. Size of herbs are 1 pound
containers. If concerned please call. |
| Teapills |
These are small pills
which have already been formulated and made into small pills.
Usually the size of small peas. The teapills are swallowed whole.
The formula is usually based on Ancient Chinese Medicine. |
| Capsules |
Are Gelatin Capsules,
unless noted as vegetarian capsules. Please see each individual
product for further information |
| Tablets |
Are a hard tablet ranging
in various sizes. Please see each individual product for further
information |
| Extracts |
An extract is produced by adding alcohol to
an herb and letting the medium activate the components
of the herbs, as well as to preserve the herbs |
| Loose Leaf |
The herb is not in a teabag. It is
loose in the packaging. Sizes of the leaf vary from 1/4 inch
to 1 inch depending on herb and brand. |
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