Bring
fresh water to the boil. Warm
teapot by rinsing out with hot water. Put
one teaspoonful of tea per cup into the teapot
and pour immediately the boiling water into
the tea. Slightly
stir the tea after 3-5 minutes; for fruity tea,
draw 5-10 minutes, and you may
add some sugar to arouse
the flavour.
To use the appropriate
quantity of tea, the right water temperature and the proper
brewing time are the three key factors to make the best
flavour tea.
Use
1 teaspoon of loose tea for each cup or 2 to 3 teaspoons
(4-5grams) of loose tea for a 500ml
size teapot. The
size of tea leaves can be using as a guide of the time
it takes to brew. Larger
tea leaves will require longer time to brew than small
or broken tea leaves. Green
teas and black teas require different water temperature
and brewing time.
For instance, black teas require boiling water to brew
in order to bring out the aroma
and whereas green teas require lower water temperature (75
to 85 degree celsius) to
brew. The
ideal brewing time for black teas will be 2 to 5 minutes
and 1 to 3 minutes
for green teas. The brewing time will base on individual
preference.(Click Here
for Japanese Green tea brewing time). However,
to make your own flavour tea, you will still need to experiment
your own tea
to find out the ideal brewing time and what tastes good
to you.
Larger
tea leaves will require longer time to brew than small
or broken tea leaves.
