Loose Leaf Tea Brewing Guide
Welcome to our tea brewing and dark arts guide. Although loose leaf tea can be overwhelming in both its variety and complexity, making a great infusion is relatively simple. This guide will give a brief outline of the most common brewing recipes for our tea, but we will periodically add more information in our blog posts. As we add new origins we will update the guide. Remember, you can never drink enough tea. Never!
Loose Leaf Tea Brewing Guide
Welcome to our tea brewing and dark arts guide. Although loose leaf tea can be overwhelming in both its variety and complexity, making a great infusion is relatively simple. This guide will give a brief outline of the most common brewing recipes for our tea, but we will periodically add more information in our blog posts. As we add new origins we will update the guide. Remember, you can never drink enough tea. Never!
WHITE TEA
- Light and aromatic, our white teas are lively and complex. In fact they are far more complex than your husband who is quite frankly a simpleton and probably doesn’t appreciate all the hard work you do. Better to spend your effort on brewing a cup of tea that is worth your time. Talking of time, lets dial the temperature back and take this one slow.
- We suggest brewing our white teas for 4 minutes at 75 degrees Celsius, using a heaped teaspoon per 250ml cup.
- Good quality water is key, and if possible, use a filtered water.
GREEN TEA
- Brewing green tea can truly be said to be bitter/sweet.
- Avoid the bitterness by keeping your eye on the game and making sure you don’t over steep it.
- We suggest brewing our African green teas for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes at 80 degrees Celsius, using a heaped teaspoon per 250ml cup.
- If you crave it stronger, use more tea, not more time.
ROOIBOS TEA
- Technically not a tea, rooibos is classified as a tisane. You cannot over infuse them and because we use excellent grades you will get a rich cup, with minimal tannin
- We suggest brewing our Rooibos blends for 5+ minutes at 95 Celsius, 1 heaped teaspoon/ 250ml cup.
BLACK TEA
- As a rule of thumb, black teas release more of their brisk nature at higher brewing temperatures.
- Broken leaf teas require shorter brew times than full leaf.
- A touch of astringency can be likened to a twist of lemon, in that a little livens things up, a lot will overwhelm.
- African breakfast – Water temp : 95°Celcius. 2.5gm/ 250ml cup 3 ½ minutes infusion.
- Flavoured black teas – Water temp : 95°Celcius. 2.5gm/ 250ml cup 3 ½ minutes infusion.
- Satemwa OP – Water temp : 90°Celcius. 2.5gm/ 250ml cup 4 ½ minutes infusion. Spicy Chai Black tea – Water temp : 95°Celcius. 2.5gm/ 250ml cup 4 ½ minutes infusion.
