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8. Take the teapot off the water reservoir. For precaution, use potholders or oven mitts
because the teapot can be very hot.
9. Remove the lid from the teapot and pour boiling water from the water reservoir over
the tea (see the “Operation” chapter | “Operating the Discharge Tap”).
10. Place the teapot back on the lid of the water reservoir. The steam rising up in the water
reservoir keeps the tea concentrate in the teapot at the temperature that it requires for
“infusion”.
11. After the required infusion time, cautiously remove the tea strainer from the teapot.
Remove the teapot from the water reservoir if necessary.
12. Pour the concentrate that has been created in the teapot into a tea cup or a tea glass
and top it up with hot water from the water reservoir. This enables you to vary the
strength and the
fl
avour of the tea as you wish.
Cups can also be ideally preheated by
fi
lling with warm water.
The teapot can also remain on the water reservoir after the infusion time while the
device is in operation. This keeps the tea concentrate hot.
Green Tea
Green tea can also be made using the samovar. However, it should not be brewed
using boiling water. Depending on the variety, the ideal temperature is 50 – 70 °C. The
higher quality the tea, the lower the optimum water temperature. The infusion time also
differs depending on the quality of the tea. Most varieties need to infuse for roughly 1 – 3
minutes. High-quality green tea only needs to infuse for around 1 – 1½ minutes.
In the case of tea bags, it is essential to note the manufacturer’s preparation
instructions.
Proceed as follows to make green tea:
1. Pour water into the water reservoir (
5
) (see the “Operation” chapter | “Filling the Water
Reservoir”).
2. Fill the tea strainer with tea leaves or tea bags.
Green tea generally has a lower concentration than black tea. Roughly 1 g is added
to 100 ml of water or 1 heaped teaspoon is added to 200 ml of water.
3. Set the tea strainer in the teapot (
1
) (
Picture F1
) and place the lid on the teapot
(
Picture F2
).
4. Place the teapot on the lid (
3
) of the water reservoir. This will preheat the teapot while
the water is boiling.
5. Set the On / Off switch (
9
) on the bottom of the base (
7
) to Position
I
(on) in order to
turn the device on. The operating lamp in the On / Off switch lights up.
