Calculate the perfect tea leaf to water ratio for any vessel size, using either Western or Gong Fu brewing methods.
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grams of tea leaves
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teaspoons (approx)
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teabags
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vessel size
Gong Fu Steeping Schedule
Standard Ratios Reference
🇨🇳 Gong Fu brewing: Uses a small vessel (gaiwan or yixing pot, ~100–150ml) with a high leaf-to-water ratio (5–8g per 100ml) and many short steeps. The small vessel concentrates the flavour and you taste how it evolves through each infusion.
💧 Hard water tip: If your tap water is very hard (chalky, mineral taste), it will interfere with delicate green and white teas, making them taste flat or bitter. Use filtered or still mineral water. Hard water is less of an issue for strong black teas.
⚖️ Grams vs teaspoons: Tea leaf density varies considerably. 1 tsp ≈ 2–3g for most loose leaf teas, but only 0.5g for matcha and 4–5g for fluffy white teas. Weighing is always more accurate.