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!
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
If you are making black tea, that would be about right. My inclination is to boil the kettle, then pour the kettle into a pot over the leaves and in the process the water will drop a few degrees but still stay very close to boiling.
If you're drinking oolong or green teas that would seem an excellent plan. If you're drinking black teas it would seem extra work for little gain.
--scott
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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