Posts Tagged ‘brewing loose leaf tea’
Coffee Tea
Have you ever had “coffee tea?” I have. Tea made in a coffee maker will taste like coffee. Bleah. The coffee taste is nearly impossible to remove so keep your coffee pots separate from your tea pots.
Read MoreBrewing a Pot of Tea
So now that you know to warm the pot and to boil only fresh water in your tea kettle what else is needed to brew the perfect pot of tea? Well, there’s any number of methods but here’s how I do it: Measure out the tea While the water in the tea kettle is coming to a boil,…
Read MoreThe Four Types of Tea
There are four types of tea all made from the same plant but processed differently. In order of strongest to weakest they are: Black Oolong Green White More on the manufacturing process later…
Read MoreSavannah Breakfast Tea review
I really like breakfast teas. They have a tendency to be stronger than your average tea and will really wake you up. I’ve never been much of a morning person so I can appreciate a good breakfast tea. This is a special blend of Chinese, Indian and Ceylon teas from the Tea Room in Savannah GA. …
Read MoreUse fresh water
When brewing tea, you will want to use fresh water in your tea kettle – don’t reuse previously boiled water. I’m all about being ecologically minded but this is one case where you will want to pour the old water out and start fresh. If you don’t want to pour it down the drain. you could use…
Read MoreWarming the pot
Before brewing tea in your dainty teapot you might want to run hot water through it first. You just pour some hot water in, swirl it around, you can even let it sit in there for a minute or two and then pour it out. This is called “warming the pot.” You want to do…
Read MoreTea infusers
I prefer loose tea. The taste is richer and fuller. But how do you brew it? You can buy yourself a “tea ball” infuser for brewing a cup. Here’s a nice picture on a wikipedia article. Or you can buy a larger infuser (sometimes called a tea basket or tea filter) that fits in the pot. Some…
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