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How to brew green tea (Easy!!)


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We will show you how to brew Sencha (most common green tea) here. It’s easy!

Put the tea leaves in the pot and pour in hot water.

That’s all.
The process is the same as brewing English tea, but there are some extra tips for Sencha (and other teas).
Try these and enjoy!

1. Pour boiling hot water into the tea pot.
This is to warm the pot and lower the temperature of the hot water.
2. Pour the water from the tea pot to tea cups.
This is to warm up the cups, and to cool the water a little bit more. The correct water temperature is 70-80 degrees Celsius (158-175 degrees F) for Sencha. It should be higher temperature for low-grade tea and lower temperature for fine tea.
Hojicha: 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees F)
Gyokuro: 40-60 degrees Celsius (104-140 degrees F)
3. Put the tea leaves into the tea pot.
One scoop (about 3g) makes one serving.
4. Pour the water from cups to the tea pot.
Hojicha: Throw away the water in cups. Pour fresh boiling water into the tea pot.
Gyokuro: Pour the hot water into different tea cups to cool it down more. Then pour it back into the tea pot.
5. Put a lid on the tea pot and leave it for one minute.
Hojicha: 30 seconds
Gyokuro: Two minutes
6. Pour the brewed tea into cups.
Serve the tea by pouring small amounts into each cup in turns. Repeat until each cup is full. This will make each cup have an even consistency. Serve all the tea in the pot. Enjoy the rich flavor.
You can use same leaves couple times. Just refill the tea pot with boiling hot water.
Try with your favorite sweets or snacks!!
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