Beem Odessa, User Manual

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Samowar Odessa/Rebecca/Romanov EN
BEEM - Elements of Lifestyle
Green tea
Green tea can also be brewed in the
Samovar. It should not normally be infused
with boiling water since it may then taste
slightly bitter. Depending on the type, the
ideal water temperature is between
50 °C – 70 °C. Most green teas develop
their optimum taste at around 65° C. The
higher the quality of the green tea, the
lower the optimum water temperature. The
highest quality teas are brewed with hot
water at a temperature of 65°C.
Normal green teas need to steep for ap-
proximately 1 - 3 minutes, whereas high-
quality green teas only need to steep for
approximately 1 - 1½ minutes.
NOTE
If you use tea bags, add the number ►
as specified by the manufacturer.
The amount of green tea is always less
than black tea. Use roughly 1 g per 100 ml
or 1 level teaspoon for 200 ml water. You
can specify the strength of the concentra-
tion yourself.
To brew green tea, proceed as follows:
Boil the water in the water tank (see
‹
section Heating water, page 24 ).
Warm up the cups by filling them with
‹
a little hot water (the teapot was al-
ready warmed up by placing it on the
water tank during the boiling process).
Turn the rotary knob (8) to the "W"
‹
position (according to the type of tea)
and allow the water to cool down
slightly (roughly 5 – 6 minutes).
Now pour hot water from the water
‹
tank over the tea.
Place the teapot onto the water tank
‹
as previously described so that the
tea remains hot and continue accord-
ing to the instructions for brewing
black tea (see section Black tea,
page 25) .
Herbal tea
ATTENTION
Germs in herbal tea mixtures can repre-
sent a health risk if the tea is not brewed
properly.
Always pour boiling water over ►
herbal, fruit, rooibos and spice teas
(loose and in tea bags) and allow to
steep for at least 5 - 10 minutes! This
is the only method for ensuring that
the tea is safe to drink!
Do not allow freshly brewed herbal
►
tea to stand for several hours.
In rare cases, herbal tea mixtures may
contain germs such as salmonella that
are normally killed off when heated over a
prolonged period. If not properly brewed,
they can become a health risk, particularly
for children.
Do not allow freshly brewed herbal tea
to stand for several hours. Although the
germs are killed off by the boiling water,
the spores in the tea can survive. These
can germinate in the warm water. Herbal
teas are brewed in the same way as black
tea (see section Black tea, page 25 ).