Brewing Guide
Brewing tea is an adventure, and it can be rewarding to vary the amount of leaf, water temperature, and time to suit your taste. This guide offers a starting point for Western brewing, 16 oz (475 ml) and Eastern, 6 oz (180ml).
GREEN
Long Jing (Dragonwell)
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 3 minutes
Jasmine Pearls
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 3 minutes
Sencha Kabuse
16 oz
Tea: 10 grams
Temp: 60C / 140F
Time: 1 minute
Taiping Houkui
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 3 minutes
Kamairicha
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 2 minutes
Jasmine Green (loose leaf)
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 3 minutes
Sencha Uji
16 oz
Tea: 10 grams
Temp: 60C / 140F
Time: 1 minute
Hojicha
16 oz
Tea: 10 grams
Temp: 90C / 195F
Time: 2 minutes
WHITE TEA
Bai Mudan (White Peony)
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 3 minutes
YELLOW TEA
Mending Huangya (flat needles)
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 3 minutes
Huangdacha (bug bitten)
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 80C / 175F
Time: 3 minutes
OOLONG
Dong Ding Old Master
16 oz
Tea: 8 grams
Temp: 100C / 212F
Time: 3 minutes
briefly rinse before brewing
Four Seasons
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 100C / 212F
Time: 3 minutes
Lishan
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 100C / 212F
Time: 3 minutes
Tieguanyin (Dragon's Eye Charcoal)
16 oz
Tea: 8 grams
Temp: 100C / 212F
Time: 3 minutes
briefly rinse before brewing
BLACK
Assam
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 95C / 205F
Time: 3 minutes
Jasmine Black/Red
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 90C / 195F
Time: 2 minutes
Ruby 18
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 95C / 205F
Time: 3 minute
Breakfast Blend
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 95C / 205F
Time: 3 minutes
Jin Jun Mei
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 95C / 205F
Time: 3 minutes
Earl Grey
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 85C / 185F
Time: 3 minutes
Lapsang Souchong Tongmu Village
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 95C / 205F
Time: 3 minute
Yumewakaba (bug bitten)
16 oz
Tea: 7 grams
Temp: 95C / 205F
Time: 2-3 minutes
6 oz guidelines
Phoenix Dan Cong Yashixiang
6 oz
Tea: 6 grams
Temp: 100C / 212F
Time: 20 seconds
Ripe Puerh (Wild Forest)
6 oz
Tea: 6 grams
Temp: 98C / 210F
Time: rinse then 10 seconds
Da Hong Pao (Mother Tree)
6 oz
Tea: 6 grams
Temp: 100C / 212F
Time: 1 minute
Assamica T-8
6 oz
Tea: 6 grams
Temp: 100C / 212F
Time: 1 minute
Raw Puerh 2017
6 oz
Tea: 6 grams
Temp: 98C / 210F
Time: rinse then 10 seconds
Liu Bao 2006
6 oz
Tea: 6 grams
Temp: 98C / 210
Time: rinse then 10 seconds