Whats the best way to make hot tea from a bag? When I order tea in restaraunts its weak and tasteless.?!
When brewing green tea, especially Gyokuro and Sencha, it is recommended to use soft water that contains fewer minerals.
Hard water is not suitable for Japanese green tea because it does not fully bring out the tea's flavor.
hard water will spoil Japanese green tea's sensitive taste and aroma.
recommended water:
* Volvic (France)
* S.Bernardo (Italy)
* Spa (Belgium)
* Luso (Portugal)
* Norwater (Norway)
* Viking Springwater (Norway)
* Alaskan Glacier Gold Water (United States)
* Crystal Geyser (United States)
* Rocky Mountain (United States)
* Aquator (Canada)
* Bourassa Canadian (Canada)
* Bottled water from Japan
If you brew black tea or oolong tea just use any water (it has no much difference anyway - just mind the temperature of the water to brew the tea is should be between 80 - 90 degree celcius. it is very important that tea leaves are kept in good condition. Keep the tea leaves away from heat, light, moisture, and strong odors. Keep it in room temperature (about 20c or less). And if you can put it in hermetic jar to prevent it from being oxidized (the tea wouldn't be fresh anymore if that happened)
And I recommend you (if you want a perfect cup of tea) to brew tea leaves instead of tea bags, they just tasted better (and they are better anyway)
Answers: You make a tea bag depends on the quantity. Usually 2 bags for a pot of tea. Brew after 2 minutes, and DON'T leave the tea bag inside (because the gauze paper will be fermented - and obviously will broke the pure taste of the tea), after 2 minutes remove the teabags.
When brewing green tea, especially Gyokuro and Sencha, it is recommended to use soft water that contains fewer minerals.
Hard water is not suitable for Japanese green tea because it does not fully bring out the tea's flavor.
hard water will spoil Japanese green tea's sensitive taste and aroma.
recommended water:
* Volvic (France)
* S.Bernardo (Italy)
* Spa (Belgium)
* Luso (Portugal)
* Norwater (Norway)
* Viking Springwater (Norway)
* Alaskan Glacier Gold Water (United States)
* Crystal Geyser (United States)
* Rocky Mountain (United States)
* Aquator (Canada)
* Bourassa Canadian (Canada)
* Bottled water from Japan
If you brew black tea or oolong tea just use any water (it has no much difference anyway - just mind the temperature of the water to brew the tea is should be between 80 - 90 degree celcius. it is very important that tea leaves are kept in good condition. Keep the tea leaves away from heat, light, moisture, and strong odors. Keep it in room temperature (about 20c or less). And if you can put it in hermetic jar to prevent it from being oxidized (the tea wouldn't be fresh anymore if that happened)
And I recommend you (if you want a perfect cup of tea) to brew tea leaves instead of tea bags, they just tasted better (and they are better anyway)
You could buy those individually wrapped tea bags, keep a couple in your purse and when eating out simply order hot water, add your own tea and presto you've got what you want.
The water in restaurants is probably not hot enough. Depending on what kind of tea it is, it requires either very hot water (185-190 for green teas) to boiling water (212F) for black teas.
Sometimes the quality of the tea bags aren't the greatest either. Try steeping the tea for a longer period of time if the water is a bit cooler. Or ask for boiling water and let it cool down if it's green tea.
To make good hot tea it has to seep. This means it has to sit in very hot (or boiling) water long enough for the flavors to get just right. I recommend sweetening it with honey vs. sugar.
