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How to Brew Chinese Tea (Multiple Steeping)
How to Brew Chinese Tea? Here are some recommendations of the Steeping Methods.
| Tea Categories | Green Tea | Yellow Tea | White Tea | Oolong Tea | Black Tea | Dark Tea |
| Tea Wares | Gaiwan | Gaiwan | Gaiwan | Gaiwan / teapot | Gaiwan / teapot | Gaiwan / teapot |
| Tea/Water Ratio |
1grams 35~50ml |
1grams 35~50ml |
1grams 25~35ml |
1grams 15~20ml |
1grams 20~35ml |
1grams 15~20ml |
| Temp | 85~95℃ | 85~95℃ | 90~95℃ | 100℃ | 90~100℃ | 100℃ |
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Green Tea Steeping Method
Curl shape: 20~30s for the 1st steep;
Half curl shape: 15s for the 1st steep;
non-curl shape: 15s for the 1st steep.
White Tea Steeping Method
New-age tea 10s for the 1st steep;
Aged, 15s for the 1st steep.
Oolong Tea Steeping Method
the first three steeps, 3~5s;
longer or shorter steeping time as per personal preference for the subsequent steeps.
Black Tea Steeping Method
Gaiwan: around 10-20s, longer steeping duration as per personal preference;
Mug or Glass:1~3mins steeping. Times of Steeps Normally, 4~5 steeps; The 2nd and 3rd steep tea soup is strongly recommended.
Dark Tea Steeping Method
Rinse: 20s for the 1st steep, compressed tea needs longer steeping duration;
or Boil: stew the rinsed tea for 2mins after the water boiled. Longer stewing not recommended.
or Thermal insulated: 10~15mins after rinsed, compressed tea for 20~30mins.
Sources: China Tea (Xiamen), Mar.2024