Easiest ways of brewing tea

Quick Notes on Tea Brewing

You may always need to adjust brewing methods based on specific teas and your own taste preference. But here are some simple suggestions to begin with. Some of them are commonly used, while you may also find some of them contradicting brewing instructions from other sources. They always work for us. It's your decision how well they work for you. Your comments, suggestions and critics are always welcome!

About Water:

Unless otherwise specified, hottest, newly boiled water is our by-default preference, for all tea categories. Generally speaking, we do NOT believe Chinese green tea or white tea should use significantly low water temperature.

About Brewing Vessels:

1a. Oolong, ball-shaped dry tea leaves

1b. Oolong, Wuyi Yan Cha (Rock Tea) with strip-shaped dry tea leaves

1c. Oolong, Feng Huang (Phoenix) Dan Cong (Single Bush)

1d. Oolong, Go easy...

(recommended if you would like to go easy; not recommended if the tea is expensive to you and you expect very strong flavor in every sip.)

* Estimate how much oolong tea leaves to use in Gong Fu style:

2a. Chinese Green Tea (except for all-bud varieties)

    When using a teapot, leave the lid OFF and steep for 1 minute for each of the first 2 infusions.

2b. Chinese early spring Green Tea with mostly leaf buds

Method (1):

Method (2):

 

3. Chinese Red Tea

    Same as "2a". When using a teapot, leave the lid OFF and steep for 1 minute for each of the first 2 infusions.