Tea
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Beginner's Guide to Tea
Water temperature, leaf ratio and steep time for green, black, oolong and white tea — in one simple chart.
Read the guideLeaves, water, patience.
Tea brewing
Tea rewards precision just as much as coffee. Water temperature alone can be the difference between sweet, grassy sencha and a bitter, astringent cup.
Start with the fundamentals, then explore multi-steep gongfu sessions and cold-steeped teas.
- Green
- 75–80°C
- Oolong
- 88–95°C
- Black
- 95–100°C
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Tea recipes
- TeaShizuoka, Japan · Tea4.7(96)out of 5 stars
Sweet Sencha
- Dose
- 5g
- Water
- 200ml
- Temp
- 70°C
- Time
- 1:00
Flavor notes: Sweet grass · Umami · Steamed greens
- TeaNantou, Taiwan · Tea4.9(73)out of 5 stars
Honey Oolong Gongfu
- Dose
- 7g
- Water
- 100ml
- Temp
- 95°C
- Time
- 6 × 20–60 s
Flavor notes: Honey · Apricot · Toasted rice
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Gear for better tea
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Side-Handle Kyusu
Tokoname-style clay teapot with a fine built-in strainer.
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Precision Gooseneck Kettle
Variable temperature to the degree, with hold mode and a counterbalanced handle.
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Brew Scale with Timer
0.1 g resolution, auto-timer and a heat-proof silicone pad.
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Iced gongfu oolong
Dong Ding Oolong
- Dose
- 8 g
- Water
- 120 ml
- Temp
- 95°C
- Time
- 4 × 30 s
“Brew four short infusions, combine, and pour over a big ice cube. Honey and peach.”
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- Fairness pitcher
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