Steeping Tips

Follow these steeping guidelines loosely, and experiment with them until you are happy with the results.

Tea

Water
Temperature

1st Steep

2nd Steep

3rd Steep

4th Steep

White

150-160ºF

1 min

1 min

1.5 min

1.75 min

Green

170-180ºF

1 min

1 min

1.5 min

1.75 min

Oolong

190-195ºF

30 sec

30 sec

45 sec

45 sec

Black

212ºF

1 min

1 min

1.5 min

1.5 min

Pu-erh

212ºF

30 sec

30 sec

45 sec

1 min

Steeping Tips

  • Warm tea-ware before use.
  • Use 3 grams ( approximately 1tsp ) of tea for each 6 ounces ( approximately 0.75 cups ) of water.
  • Rinse tea leaves with the correct temperature water before the first steeping.
  • Loose teas can be steeped multiple times depending on the type of tea, a general rule-of-thumb is to slightly increase the steep time with each subsequent steeping.

Troubleshooting

  • Tea is bitter: reduce the water temperature or the steep time.
  • Tea is weak: use more tea or increase steep time.