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1.
Empty the kettle, and then fill it with freshly
drawn water from the cold tap.
2.
Put the kettle on. Fill your teapot with VERY
HOT water and let sit until just before the kettle
comes to a boil. Pour this water away.
3.
Measure out one (1) teaspoon of tealeaves for
each cup [in a pot larger than 6-cups, add 1 teaspoon
for the pot] straight into the warmed pot.
(If you
are using teabags, use good ones and place one per cup
into the warmed pot as above.)
4.
Bring the pot to the kettle, which should just
be reaching a full rolling boil at this time, and pour
the boiling water over the tea leaves (or tea bags)...never
re-boil water that has been boiled*(see below). Cover the pot.
5.
Allow the tea to brew for three- (3) to six-
(6) minutes according to leaf size. [Less time for
small leaves and bags and more for large ones].
6.
Give the tea a good stir and, if serving all of
the tea at once, pour it using a strainer to catch the
leaves.
7.
If all the tea is not to be used immediately,
decant off of the leaves into another warmed pot and
cover with a tea cozy.
(Do not
allow the water to sit on the leaves and do not put
a cozy over a pot with leaves as it has a tendency to
'stew' the tea and it will become bitter to the taste.)
*To
learn more about brewing and tasting tea,
purchase the Tea-and-Roses
Tea Tasting Journalã |
