How to brew green tea

How to brew a good pot of green tea?

Utensil picking:
Green tea such as "Long Jing" "龍井" has a very special kind of taste and smell which is very mild and soft. In order to preserve the taste and smell of such tea, we would normally use pots made of ceramic, porcelain or glass. Purple clay pots are not that suitable.

Amount:
Normally 3g of tea leaves are used to brew 200ml of tea.

Temperature:
Green tea are normally made and kept in a very fresh form to preserve the vitamins, antioxidants and taste. So when brewing such tea, it is very important that we do not use boiling hot water. Water with the temperature of around 80C is best.

Techniques:
First, choose your selection of tea pot and pitcher. It is very important to use a pitcher or another tea pot because you should never soak the tea leaves in the water for too long..

After getting ready the utensils, put your tea leaves into the tea pot. Pour the heated water into the tea pot and after a few seconds, quickly pour the tea into a pitcher or another tea pot. Try not to soak or use water that is too hot when brewing the tea because you will loose the nutrients and spoil the taste.. If you soak for too long or use water that is too hot, the tea will taste bitter. When brewing green tea, especially the very fresh ones, the first brew can be consumed. The process of washing the leaves can be omitted. Once you pour the tea into the pitcher, it is ready to be consumed.

You can make the second brew by adding water to the tea and pouring it into the pitcher. You can enjoy three up to the maximum of four brews. Do not make more than four brews.


Points to remember when brewing green tea:
1) Do not use boiling hot water.
2) Do not soak the leaves.
3) It is not necessary to wash the leaves.
4) Do not make more than 4 brews.