How to brew tea correctly
How to brew tea correctly
Brewing tea is a special ritual, there areeven special schools and courses on the preparation of this invigorating drink. To get a fragrant and tasty tea, you need to brew it according to certain rules. The properties of the drink are determined directly by the type of dishes, the quality of water and tea, the amount of brewing, the time of infusion and the temperature of the water.
You will need
- - Clay or porcelain teapot;
- - tea;
- - Soft water.
Instructions
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The most important component necessary to obtaintea - this is welding. It should be quality, fresh and properly processed. Elite tea can easily be spoiled by bad water. Suitable for brewing fresh and clean water, it should not be too hard and contain harmful impurities. Hard water does not allow the release of essential oils of tea, as a result, the drink does not reveal a completely flavorful bouquet. It is difficult to find clean water, the filtration only partially copes with the task. The optimal solution can be the use of soft bottled water, as well as water from wells, springs.
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For brewing tea is suitable onlyfreshly prepared boiling water. Water, boiled many times, is detrimental to the aroma and tea taste. Black tea is poured with water, which is close to the boiling point (about 90-95 degrees), for brewing green tea, water should be cooled to 80 degrees, for white - about 70 degrees. Remember that in steep boiling water, tender tea leaves can be cooked, and the caffeine produced gives the drink a bitter taste.
3
The best for tea brewing is porcelain,clay and faience teapots. Recently, more and more popular in the world is buying glassware from heat-resistant glass, the main advantage is a bright visual effect. That is, we can observe in the process of brewing through the transparent walls behind the metamorphosis of colors and the graceful dance of tea leaves. The most suitable form of the teapot is spherical, in the lid there must be a hole through which tea breathes.
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Direct influence on the quality of teahas the amount of welding used. Usually a glass of water is recommended to put about three grams of dry tea. But this rule is not absolute, as the amount of tea leaves depends entirely on the type of tea and personal preferences. Be sure to warm the kettle before preparing the drink, then pour the tea leaves into it and pour immediately with water the necessary temperature. Do this as follows: first pour the kettle on a third, give a little stand, so that the leaves swell and saturated with moisture, then top up the water almost to the top. This, of course, is not a matter of principle. It is recommended to pour boiling water in a circular motion, the water evenly warms the walls of the kettle and bathes the tea leaves.
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On the surface of the water, a deposit ofwhite bubbles. This is a good sign, which indicates that the water temperature was selected correctly, and the tea quality. Black tea is brewed from three to five minutes, green - two to three minutes. The time of infusion depends entirely on the type of tea, the temperature of the water. Too hot water leads to the fact that the bitterness of caffeine will immediately prevail. Tea of good quality can be brewed several times (green tea and oolong tea, except for puer).