🫖 Tea Brewing Guide

Perfect brewing parameters for every tea type — temperature, steeping time, leaf quantity, and a built-in countdown timer.

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Multiple Steepings Guide

Tea Type	Max Steepings	Add time per steep	Notes
Oolong (high quality)	5–8+	+15–30s per steep	Flavour evolves with each steep
Pu-erh (sheng/raw)	6–10+	+20–30s per steep	Rinse first steep (30s); improves with age
Green tea (loose)	2–3	+30s per steep	3rd steep often bitter; best at 1–2
White tea	2–3	+30–60s per steep	Delicate; 3rd steep very light
Black tea (loose)	1–2	+1 min	Good for 2 steeps; 3rd usually too thin
Herbal / Tisane	1	—	Most herbals are single-steep only
Teabag	1	—	Fine-cut dust; fully exhausted in one steep

💧 Over-steeped (too bitter)? Add a small amount of hot water to dilute. For black tea, a splash of milk neutralises tannins. Ice added immediately after steeping stops extraction.

🌡️ Don't use boiling water for green or white tea. Water at 100°C denatures the catechins and amino acids that give green tea its flavour, producing a bitter, astringent brew instead of the intended grassy sweetness.

💦 Water quality matters. Hard tap water (high mineral content) can dull delicate green and white teas. Filtered or spring water gives better results. Avoid distilled water — it tastes flat.