reduced caffeine black tea

Sep 13, 2004 1 Replies

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Recently I have wanted to cut back, but not eliminate, caffeine, and avoid caffeine spikes and jitters.

I usually drink green tea and I brew it for about 1 1/2 minutes with water at the right temperature (below boiling). It has some caffeine, but not alot, maybe about the same as a can of Coke. When I brew coffee I use half of the beans decaf (usually I do half Colombian/Brasilian decaf, half Central American/Mexican). When I brew black tea (3 minutes or so) I find the concentration of caffeine to be a stronger than the "half-caf" coffee.

So I want to brew some good black tea thas is has a bit less caffeine, maybe a little more than green tea but not much.

Is whole leaf black tea available in decaf, or just in tea bags? Also, is tea blended at all like coffee?

The black blends such as the breakfast teas can easily be diluted to reduce caffeine levels without sacrificing taste. With green teas cut the brewing time in half to reduce caffeine. You can dilute them but not as much as black. In both cases you can cut tea measure in half or even trice. Especially if you want one cup. A little tea goes a long way. You can buy decaf green and black teas on the shelves but usually only in bags. With normal bags you can count the dunks which gives you better control for your tradeoff of taste and caffeine. If you infuse with dry cup you've already given up control. It's the way I handle anykind of bag. You'll probably have to find a tea shoppe for leaf. Mine sells a FBOP decaf. Most commercial brands are blended teas. No two English breakfasts taste the same so you can carve a niche market. It's similar to that algebra problem of buying product at different price points combining them and determining cost point. I don't drink decaf tea perse but my wife likes reduced caffeine so some suggestions.

Jim

reduced caffeine black tea

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