Brewing Loose Tea Tips and Tricks
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Have problems brewing loose tea? Over the years, customers have kindly shared their wisdom on how to make a perfect cup of tea. Enjoy!
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Tribute Dragon
Well Tea is easy to brew but tricky to store. The good news is that I
have already done the packaging for you.
With a
few easy-to-follow steps, it should keep well until
the end of the season.
Note: Each harvesting season starts in March and lasts for 3 weeks.
Freshly harvested tea is overwhelmingly fragrant and lively. End of
season tea is well rounded and mellow.
How to brew and store
Concise summary on how to brew and store this tea.
Brewing Dragon Well tea
Specific comments to making Dragon Well green tea.
How to make green tea
More detailed guidance for beginner loose tea drinkers on brewing loose tea.
Danica's
brewing preference
Danica brews the Dragon Well tea at low temperature (140 F) and high temperature (170 F) and found that they produce distinctly different character.
How
to admire its physical appearance
My tasting note on 1 April 2007 comparing HQ's Dragon Well with a low grade West Lake Dragon Well.
King Versus Jipin grade
Sigurd's innovative tasting tips include the use of wine glasses, chewing dry tea leaves, appreciating the roasting oil and chewing of bread to prevent carrying over.
King Versus Jipin grade again!
My tasting note on how to appreciate the King grade.
Green tea storage - Guarding against the 6 thieves
Detailed guidance on how to store gourmet green tea.
Customers
Feedback and Reviews
What do customers say about this tea?
Iron Goddess King Oolong Tea
How to brew and store
Concise summary on how to brew and store this tea.
Brewing Tieguanyin tea - gaiwan versus gongfu style
The conclusion is using gaiwan (white porcelain) or hard roasted claypot (hongni) for a green oolong such as a Baozhong or Tieguanyin tea.
Tieguanyin tea - Difference between good and bad
How to appreciate this most famous tea plant in the world.
Customers
Feedback and Reviews
What do customers say about this tea?
Brewing tip
Sigurd gets good result brewing this tea at 80 degree Celsius compared to a much more expensive tea.
Using glass kettle
Rob wouldn't let his water touches any metal.
Clay teapot - my famous five
Rob shows off his claypots and tells me how he uses different pots for different teas.
Brewing oolong tea
Andrew explains that when brewing the greener oolong tea, you need to use less leaves.
If you have any more questions, please visit the Green
Tea FAQ Forum. I usually reply within 24 hours.
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