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4min Tea & Infusions · Picker Why does hard water make tea taste dull? A water-hardness check and blend calculator Hard water can make tea taste dull, chalky and astringent, and it leaves a film on the surface. Soft to moderately soft water lets the… 4 min 4min Parties & Batches · Recipe Why a pitcher cocktail needs water: a batch calculator for Negroni, Margarita and Daiquiri A pitcher of cocktails for a party only works if you add the water that shaking or stirring would have melted in. Skip it and the batch… 4 min 5min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Is a soda maker worth it for a home bar? A planner for fizz, drinks per week and gas cylinders A soda maker puts fresh, cold fizz on tap for highballs, spritzes and alcohol-free drinks, but the gas cylinder is the running cost people… 5 min 3 picks 3min Tea & Infusions · Picker What is tea oxidation? Why green, white, oolong and black come from one plant, with a slider Green, white, oolong and black tea all come from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. What separates them is how far the leaf is allowed to… 3 min 5min Bar & Barista Technique · Explainer 1:1 or 2:1? Simple syrup, rich syrup and how to swap between them Recipes say "simple syrup" without saying which one: equal parts sugar and water, or twice as much sugar as water, called rich syrup. Swap… 5 min 4min Low & No · Picker How to make a shrub: a fruit, sugar and vinegar builder for tart alcohol-free drinks A shrub is a drinking vinegar: fruit and sugar left together until they make a syrup, then sharpened with vinegar. Stirred into sparkling… 4 min 6min Parties & Batches · Picker How much coffee for a crowd? A planner for cups, grams and brews How much coffee should you make for a crowd? A planner turns guests, cups and cup size into litres, grams of ground coffee, the water to… 6 min 4min Parties & Batches · Picker How much coffee do you need for a crowd? A batch-brew planner for cups, grams and decaf How much coffee do you need for a crowd? Count the cups, then the grams: about 55 to 62 grams of ground coffee per litre, plus the water… 4 min 4min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Do you need a temperature-control kettle? A picker by what you brew A kettle only boils, but green tea, white tea and filter coffee all want water cooler than a full boil. So the real question is whether… 4 min 3 picks 4min Tea & Infusions · Picker How long should you steep tea? A temperature and time window for green, white, oolong, black and herbal Bitter tea is usually a hot water or long steep problem, and thin tea is the reverse. Each type has a window: green and white like water… 4 min 3min Bar & Barista Technique · Picker Shaken or stirred? What each does to chill and dilution, with a clock you can drag Shaking and stirring both chill a drink and add water from the ice. They differ in speed and texture. A shaken drink is coldest in about 12… 3 min 5min Low & No · Picker Why does tonic water taste bitter? Quinine, sugar and a mixer ratio builder Tonic water tastes bitter because of quinine, a compound from cinchona bark, and the amount in your glass depends on how you pour. This… 5 min