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Place again the teapot with the tea brew on the cover of the water container. The
steam from the water container will maintain the temperature of the tea brew in the
teapot at the level required for perfect brewing.
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Once the required time has elapsed remove the strainer (teabags) from the teapot.
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Pour the desired amount of the tea brew from the teapot to your cup (glass) and add
enough water from the water container. In this way you can adjust the strength or
taste of your tea to your individual preferences.
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You can leave the teapot placed on the water container and leave the appliance with
the keep-warm function on to maintain the temperature of the hot tea brew and water,
and you can help yourself to perfect tea at any time.
Green tea
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You can also prepare green tea using the Samovar. Boiling water is not recommen-
ded to prepare green tea because its taste may become bitter. Depending on tea
blends, the required water temperature ranges from 50 °C to 70 C. Most green tea
blends give the best taste at approx. 70 °C. The hi gher quality of green tean, the
lower the required temperature. High quality tea requires hot water at 50 °C - 60 °C.
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Ordinary green tea requires 1 - 3 min for steeping, while high quality green tea
only approx. 1 - 1½ min. With teabags, follow instructions of the producer.
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Generally, when preparing tea, use less green tea than black tea. Approx. 1 g per
100 ml or 1 flat teaspoon per 200 ml of water. Adjust strength of the tea according
to your taste.
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Bring water to boil in the water container. The appliance will switch off automatically.
Let the water cool down (approx 5 -6 minutes).
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Pour the hot water from the water container over the tea leaves or tea bags and
place the teapot again on the cover of the water container to allow the tea to brew.
Then, follow the instructions on how to prepare black tea.
