Re:Tips for a Better Life
by coffexx on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @09:20PM
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> 9. Steeping minutes: Green at 3, black at 4, herbal at 5. Good tea is that simple!
That just sounds incredibly bitter. I highly recommend using more tea to less water, and much, much, much lower steep times. Especially for greens as they're more delicate.
If your tea is bitter or astringent, its a combination of water that might be too hot, and long steep times.
80-90C for most green teas. The hotter you go the lower your steep times should be.
90C+ for blacks.
At the extreme you could try gong fu brewing if you're really into your tea :) steep times as short as ~10 seconds are not uncommon.
Re:Tips for a Better Life
by tdeck on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:35AM
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As a concrete guideline I steep black tea for a little over 2 minutes. That's enough to get the flavor of the tea without it becoming bitter. If you want strong tea, use multiple tea bags or more leaves, but don't increase the steeping time.
That just sounds incredibly bitter. I highly recommend using more tea to less water, and much, much, much lower steep times. Especially for greens as they're more delicate.
If your tea is bitter or astringent, its a combination of water that might be too hot, and long steep times.
80-90C for most green teas. The hotter you go the lower your steep times should be. 90C+ for blacks.
At the extreme you could try gong fu brewing if you're really into your tea :) steep times as short as ~10 seconds are not uncommon.