Good procedures for better tea.

Hi, I'd like to ask you which temperature do you use to infuse tea leaves. I use to boil water and then turn off the boiler, waiting some seconds and put leaves in it, but temperature is very random (about 95 - 99 °C).

I'd like to buy a proper thermostat and take more care about this stuff but I've really no idea when infuse leaves.

What are your habits?

Thanks!

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xeiman
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d put leaves in it, but temperature is very random (about 95 - 99 °C).

ut I've really no idea when infuse leaves.

Full boil temperature for black teas. beginning to bubble temperature for g reen teas. Adjust for individual teas. But in the summer I just soak the leaves in water in the refrigerator for refrigerated tea. Toci

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toci

Putting the leaves into the boiler sounds strange. But then I don't know what kind of boiler you've got.

I have always made black tea by quickly pouring the still boiling water from the kettle into the nearby pre-warmed teapot.

Just yesterday, though, I came across a blog post claiming to report a method taught by an elderly English lady. It contradicts practically everything I know about water temperature for black tea, namely it advises to:

- turn off the heat for about 1 minute after the water has boiled, and then pour it into the 'pot;

- open the teapot mid-infusion and stir the tea leaves with a spoon (more loss of warmth!)

It does prescribe a tea cozy, so maybe that compensates.

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Dario Niedermann

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