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Tea & Infusions
Green, black, oolong, herbal and how to brew them.
2 drinks
4min
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Gongfu or western tea? How the leaf-to-water ratio sets the steep, with a planner
Tea does not have one right way. A mug uses little leaf and a long steep. Gongfu brewing uses many times more leaf in a small vessel and…
4 min
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Why green tea turns bitter, and the water temperature that fixes it
Green tea turns bitter mostly because the water is too hot. Catechins and caffeine, the bitter and puckering parts of the leaf, dissolve…
5 min
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