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| It is not difficult to brew a pot
of green tea. If you know the basics and a few tips about
the brewing of tea, you can enjoy its delicate taste and aroma
much more. You will be able to make a much more delicious
tea even from the same tea leaves. The most important point
may be your sincere desire to brew delicious tea. |
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1. Put the tea leaves into the pot
Adjust the volume of tea leaves according to the number of cups. Slightly cover the bottom of the teapot or make a small pile in the teapot with tea leaves. A little more than the standard volume is preferable but do not make the tea too strong. Try to remember the most desirable basic volume, which you measure out in the teapot or the cap of the canister you always use.
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2. The importance of the water's temperature |
| Fully boil the water to remove any
smell of chlorine. Use hot boiling water for Houji-cha and
Genmai-cha to provide for their rich aromas.For premium Sencha,leave
the boiled |
| water to cool and allow a longer
brewing time, which enhances the sweetness and richness of
the tea. First, pour the hot water into the number of cups
you need, and then pour it from the cups into the pot. This
provides for the ideal temperature of approximately 70 degrees
centigrade. For Gyokuro, pour the hot water into another cup
before pouring it into the pot. This provides for a temperature
of approximately 60 degrees centigrade, which will maximize
its peculiar sweetness and thickness. |
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3. Wait until
the tea is fully brewed.
Allow the tea to steep longer if the temperature of
the hot water is low, and shorter if it is high. As a general
guideline, allow 30 seconds for Houji-cha, 60 seconds for
Sencha, and 2 to 3 minutes for Gyokuro. Open the lid of the
pot to see if the leaves are uncurled. If so, pour a small
amount into a cup and check the color. |
4. Empty the
pot to the last drop.
Pour the tea into the cups little by little, rather
than in one stroke. Move the teapot from cup to cup continually
until all the cups are filled at approximately the same time.
This is to ensure that each cup of tea tastes the same. Place
the hole on the lid of the pot in the direction of the spout
so that the air can be released from the pot, making it easier
to pour the tea. Hold the lid with your hand and fully tilt
the pot to empty it to the last drop.
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