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Water quality and temperature<\/h3>\n

Before we talk about water temperature – here are some general thoughts about water quality: Tea can only be as good as the water that is used to brew it.\u00a0 The more delicate the tea, the more important the water quality becomes.\u00a0 A simple way to qualify tea water is: “If you like the taste of your plain water, it will most likely be fine for tea”.\u00a0 We recommend using a good, bottled spring water.\u00a0 When using regular tap water, it is recommended that you filter out the added chlorine which harms the flavour of tea.\u00a0 The Brita household filters have proved to do a good job and are reasonably priced.\u00a0 Do not use distilled water.\u00a0 It lacks the minerals that are necessary to bring out the flavour of tea and will make the infusion flat and almost soapy.<\/p>\n

Finding just the right water temperature is an important secret to preparing many fine teas. Most black and oolong teas should be infused with water that has just reached the boiling point.\u00a0 The boiling is important because it increases the amount of oxygen in the water which will make for a fresher tasting tea.\u00a0 If the water continues to boil, it becomes de-aerated and flat.\u00a0 An easy way to ensure just the right boiling time is to use an electric water kettle that automatically switches off when the full boiling point is reached.<\/p>\n

Green<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0white tea<\/a>\u00a0must be brewed at lower temperatures of 90*C, depending on the tea. The general guideline is: the finer the tea, the lower the water temperature.\u00a0 If the water temperature is too high, green tea will quickly start tasting bitter.\u00a0 Please refer to the chart below for a summary of water temperatures, or to the recommendations in our tea list for the suggested temperatures listed individually.<\/p>\n

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Summary of brewing temperatures:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tea<\/td>\nTemp in \u00b0C<\/td>\nVisual Evaluation of Temperature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black teas<\/a><\/td>\n95\u00b0C<\/td>\nFull boil with full bubbles developed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top grade green teas<\/a>
\nJapan Gyokuro Top grade
\nLung Chin BiLouChun<\/td>\n		60\u00b0C<\/td>\nSlightest sign of bubbles and steam;
\nwater not too hot to touch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Superior grade green<\/a>\u00a0teas
\nSuperior Sencha\u00a0Jasmine Pearl tea<\/a><\/td>\n		70\u00b0C<\/td>\nSmall bubbles developed,
\nslow steam starts to rise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green tea
\nWhite tea<\/a><\/td>\n		90\u00b0C<\/td>\nFull bubbles developed, brisk steam rising<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Steeping Time<\/h3>\n

The often-quoted 3 -5 minutes of steeping time is a good guideline for most\u00a0sturdy black teas<\/a>. Generally speaking, the smaller the particle size, the shorter the steeping time.\u00a0 Variations of the steeping time will produce equally good cups with different levels of flavour and aroma.
\nThe more\u00a0delicate black teas<\/a>\u00a0as well as all\u00a0green, oolong and white teas<\/a>\u00a0require different steeping times to bring out the subtle characteristics.\u00a0 Here are some examples:<\/p>\n