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How to brew a delicious tea
Sencha
Using high temperature water to draw out the tea's well-balanced sweetness and astringency
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Pour hot water into 3 cups (for 3 people) with 80% of cup.
Water temperature should be 80～90℃
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Place green tea leaves into teapot.
2 heaping tbsp for 3 people.(8～10g)
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Pour hot water from your cups directly into your teapot, and brew for 2min.
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The tea in the cup should be same amount and same concentration.
Pour out every last drop.
Gyokuro
Brewed with lower temperature and a bit more tea leaves. Requires patience and a quite mind
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Pour boiling water to teapot.
Water temperature drops to around 50～60℃.better to use small teapot.
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Pour hot water from teapot into cups(a little more than half).
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Place green tea leaves into teapot.
Place green tea leaves into teapot.
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Pour hot water from your cups directly into your teapot, and brew for 2min.
Place green tea leaves into teapot.
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The tea in the cup should be same amount and same concentration.
Pour out every last drop.
Matcha
Set your mind at ease and prepare the tea.
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Pre-warm bowl with hot water , and then dry thoroughly. Rinse the bamboo whisk to prevent the tea powder from sticking to it.
to make bamboo whisk soft Add 1 heaping teaspoon of matcha powder.
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Add about 80ml of hot water into bowl. water temperature should be about 80℃
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Mix briskly with bamboo whisk in a "W" shape pattern until all lumps are removed and tea is smooth and creamy , with foam on top.
Houji-cha
Using hot boiling water to bring out the tea's aroma.
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Put the HoujiCha leaves into teapot.
(3tbsp for 3popsons) -
Add boiling water into teapot(about 600ml)
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Wait about 1min.
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Pour Houjicha from the teapot to cup.
The tea in the cup should be same amount and same concentration. Pour out every last drop