Boiling water and green tea

When I was first experimenting, blindly, with green tea, I rather liked the results I got with boiling water and a 45-second steep. In retrospect, I don't know if I was using good tea or bad (I wasn't keeping records), but I suspect it would be worth a try with some decent teas.

dmh

It's partly true, and partly false. But mostly, misguided information. Green tea is delicate for sure. If you used boiling water, that would basically zap all the vitamins out of the tea. So cooler water should be used. That's the same with baby formula - can't use boiling water.

Now some green teas can pretty much hold up to hotter temp. water - but not all can.

Low grade teas though, of course if you used boiling water would come out bitter and astrigent as heck.

who cares, try both ways, drink what tastes better to ya. There's no "right" way to enjoy tea.

Some care, get over it.

I have been told recently to boil the water, but let it cool to under boiling before steeping.

TBerk

I sense a little emotion in that statement. Why would you be even a little emotional over a post made by a guy on the internet with my silly name?

Realizing that all your time spent looking for an orthodox tea-brewing method has been a waste of time is a little disconcerting, isn't it? I understand. ;)

this asshole is cruising various groups trolling for a response

middle school is out for about 3 more weeks.

The reason one doesn't want to use boiling water on green tea is that the leaf itself has only been dried and steamed, therefore still left in its green state. Boiling water can burn the leaf and make it taste bitter. Best results would seem to be allowing your water to come to a boil then allow a cooling off period. Green tea is best steeped at temperatures ranging between 175 and 195.