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There are many national tea traditions: Japanese tea
ceremony, Chinese Gongfucha, Russian tea ceremony,
English tea ceremony and others. In addition, there are
numerous modifications of tea traditions and ways to brew.
Universal recipe for brewing delicious teas consists of the
following stages:
• Boiling the water;
• Warming the teapot;
• Pouring tealeaves;
• Adding water and stirring;
• Steeping;
• Pouring tea into cups.
Thanks to the smooth adjustment of the temperature of
heating water, you can set the desired temperature condi -
tions for the preparation of different beverages.
Experts recommend for brewing the teas to use different
temperatures of water. Warmed teapot – is a very important
element in brewing technology. In a cold teapot, brewing
temperature may drop by 10-20 ° C, tealeaves warm un -
evenly, brewing mode is disturbed which very badly affects
the result. It is important to follow three basic rules when
warming the teapot:
The teapot should be heated evenly;
The teapot should be about the same temperature as the
water with which you intend to make tea; Warmed teapot
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE
PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES
While utilizing the kettle, the heating element
can change the color, but that will not affect
the kettle’s work.
should be dry. If you have no habit of drinking green tea,
add more tealeaves because compared with black teas
their taste seem weaker.
If you brew tea in a hard water, add more tealeaves be -
cause hard water impairs the transmission of tea taste. If
you drink a small leaf tea, you can reduced the dose for 1-2
teaspoons, as small leaf teas have a sharper flavor. If you
drink tea immediately after a hearty meal or smoking, a
standard dose of tealeaves must be increased, because
mouth feel is usually blunted.
Procedure of adding tealeaves into the teapot must be per -
formed as fast as possible: quickly open the teapot, quickly
add the required amount of tealeaves into the teapot, pour
boiling water and close. It is recommended when adding
tealeaves, to make a couple of shaking circular motions, as
if «smudging» tealeaves inside the hot teapot. Pouring boil -
ing water over the tealeaves can be done in one or more
steps. Most standard scheme for brewing black tea, to brew
it in two steps: first, the boiling water is poured on a volume
of about 1/3 of the teapot, the tea is swelling for 1-2 minutes
and then topped up with boiling water, and then you have
to wait until the tea is brewed. Black tea can withstand no
more than two infusions. Brew it once, and immediately
refill it with boiling water, the gap between the first and
second brewing, must not be more than ten minutes. White
and green teas can be refilled 3-4 times.
Infusion – is a very delicate process. Cover the teapot with
a cloth and put it in a secluded place, or directly on the
table. In any case, you should not heat the teapot or boil
tealeaves.
Black tea is brewed for 3-5 minutes. Oolong and green teas
are brewed for 1-3 minutes.
Temperature Drinks and meals Comments
Non-fermented white tea Scald the teapot with boiling water, brewing time 2-3 minutes.
Soluble (extracted) tea
Tea concentrate, the preparation of which does not require brewing.
It is enough to dissolve powder, paste or liquid extract of tea in hot or
warm water.
Chinese yellow tea
Yellow tea brews typically for 3 minutes. The Chinese say: «If the tea
is freshly brewed, then it is medicine. If the tea is left for the night -
then it is poison.»
70˚С
Yellow tea in teabags
The ideal temperature for brewing 70-75° C.
Brewing time 1-2 minutes.
White tea in teabags Brewing time 1-2 minutes.
Non-fermented green tea Scald the teapot with boiling water, brewing time 2 minutes.
80˚С
Oolong tea in teabags
The ideal temperature for brewing 80-90° C.
Brewing time 2-3 minutes.
Green tea in teabags
Green tea requires 75-80° C. Never brew with boiling water! Boiling
water kills the beneficial properties of green tea. Time 1-2 minutes.
Mate
Use a special vessel for brewing - calabash or porcelain teapot. Prior
to brewing scald the teapot with boiling water, brew time - from
30 seconds to 2 minutes.
Instant coffee Add milk, sugar and other components when the drink is ready.
Herbal tea
Buy herbals only in pharmacies or supermarkets. Follow the
instructions in the instructions for preparation.
Jasmine tea
For brewing, you need quite a bit of jasmine tea, 1 teaspoon. If you
take more, tea may have a bitter aftertaste. Jasmine tea is brewing
for about 3 minutes. It is also important to use a good quality water, it
strongly influences the quality and flavor of the tea.
60˚С