Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

If you feel that the tea you are brewing has become tasteless and boring, you may need to buy new tea or brew existing tea longer to get stronger. There can be nothing worse than tea, which tastes like hot water. After all, tea, first of all, is a fragrant infusion with a pleasant taste, which must be enjoyed.

Steps

1. 1 Buy quality tea. Loose tea brews much better than tea bags because the water circulates freely around the tea leaves, extracting more flavor and aroma from them. Here is a list of the different teas and their properties: Orange Pekoe: Medium grade curled leaf tea. The tea leaves are relatively large and curled along the axis, such tea is harvested in Sri Lanka and South India. Flowery Orange Pekoe: Similar to Orange Pekoe, but harvested in other regions. Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe: high quality tea with buds (tips) and young leaves. Fine Quality Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe: The highest quality tea of ​​all Orange Pekoe teas.
2. 2 Boil one liter of clean water. It is recommended to use pure bottled water, free of chlorine and other impurities, and low in minerals that can affect the taste of the tea.
3. 3 Place the tea leaf in a teapot. A glass or ceramic teapot is the best choice. The amount of brewing depends on your personal preference and how strong you want the tea to be.Usually 4 tablespoons of tea leaves are enough for one liter of tea.
4. 4 Add sugar or honey if desired.
5. 5 Pour boiling water over the tea leaves and let it brew. The recommended brewing time is 4 to 7 minutes for black tea, 3 to 5 minutes for green tea.
6. 6 Strain the tea leaves if desired. Alternatively, you can leave the leaves in the teapot but pour the brewed tea into the cups. Enjoy your tea!

Tips

• Do not squeeze tea or tea bags, as this will release tannins, which add bitterness to the tea.
• Mixing different teas and flavors can be a lot of fun and exciting. You can try adding vanillin or cinnamon sticks to your tea, various types of mint (such as peppermint), and so on. You can also purchase teas in a variety of flavors.
• And although tea bags are much more convenient and easier to use, they usually use the cheapest types of teas - they are usually fanning and tea leaf crumbs, which contain practically no essential oils that give the tea taste and aroma.
• Depending on the "strength" of different teas and your own preferences, you can use different amounts of dry tea leaves for the same amount of water.

Warnings

• Never boil a tea leaf - this will not enhance its taste or aroma, but, on the contrary, will only extract all the bitterness of the tea. If you are brewing green tea, after the water has boiled, wait a minute for it to cool slightly and brew for 3-5 minutes. It is recommended to brew black tea for 4-7 minutes. Tea bags should be brewed for a shorter time: 1-3 minutes for green tea bags and 3-5 minutes for black tea bags.

What do you need

• Filtered clean water
• 1 liter teapot
• Tea
• Kettle
• Additional additives for tea