#teablog

[teaboyblog]

Hello!

Today is my first time properly making tea, and we have some strong Indian black tea on our menu!

How to make it!

Boil some good ol' water and warm up your tea pot with it!

You need one teaspoon of tea for one cup

Brew it with water that's at 95° celsius/205° fahrenheit. Let it sit for 5 minutes and enjoy!

If you want to make it iced and sweet, make sure to prepare some simple syrup! You can either buy it or make it yourself, it's not hard :)

That's all for today, thank you for coming to hear about my tea, have a wonderful time of the day!

#tea #blog #teablr #teabreak #tea brewing #teablog #queer community #the tism #tism posting #Spotify

[morimatea]

Feel tranquillity with your heart.

#morning tea #morimatea #tea #springtime #spring season #freshtime #peacefull #quiet place #newtea #newharvest #spring tea #green tea #yoga #tea cozy #teablog #calmmind

[teacornerchronicles]

Decoding Tea Brewing: Mastering Temperature for the Perfect Cup

“At what temperature should you brew this tea?” – one of the most frequently asked questions. Some people, seeing brewing temperatures given with an accuracy of one degree and different for each tea, feel overwhelmed and give up buying green or white teas. I would like to show that the issue of brewing temperature is not that complicated, and that it is usually not the most important parameter in brewing tea. I hope that this text will be a scientific help for many of you, and after reading it, you will not need any tips from tea sellers – because you will be able to set the brewing temperature yourself. Let’s start with the least problematic teas.

Black tea (red tea in Asian nomenclature)

Black teas can always be poured with boiling water, or rather water at a temperature of 95-96°C. Freshly boiled, but no longer boiling water has this temperature.

Exceptions: – Delicate Chinese black teas with a high content of young buds (e.g. Jin Jun Mei) can be poured with water at a temperature lowered to even 85°C. This does not mean, however, that lowering the temperature is absolutely necessary or that it will produce a better brew – it is a matter of individual preferences. – Darjeeling FF teas (from the spring harvest) can be brewed at a slightly lower temperature, approximately 85-90°C. This will help reduce their bitterness, but will reduce the aromaticity and overall richness of the infusion.

Pu-erh tea and hei cha

Boiling water. Exceptions: Young raw pu-erh brewed in a Western style (in a large teapot) or simply in a cup, without separating the leaves from the infusion. In this method of brewing, it is better to lower the temperature slightly, to about 85-90°C. However, these are not the brewing methods that I recommend.

Oolong teas

(turquoise teas, also incorrectly called blue)

Usually boiling water, especially for high-quality oolongs. For lower quality oolong teas, you can slightly lower the brewing temperature to camouflage their defects. Exception: Good results can be obtained by brewing Bai Hao Oolong at a temperature of approximately 85-90°C. To cool the water to this temperature, you only need to pour fresh boiling water into an unheated container once. Please note that this is the most oxidized of all oolongs (closest to black tea in this respect). However, this tea is plucked to the same standard as green teas, i.e. it is made from young buds and leaves. This does not mean that you cannot pour boiling water over it. Try first which version suits you better.

Yellow tea

About 85°C. It is best to brew uncovered to allow excess heat to escape from the vessel and not to “suffocate” the tea.

Yellow tea made from the buds itself is often brewed by throwing it into water. In this case, obtaining water at the ideal temperature is very simple: pour freshly boiled water into a container (preferably glass), wait a minute, add the leaves.

Green tea

It won’t be that easy here. Don’t brew it, because making tea is always easy. It won’t be that easy to describe.

If we wanted to include instructions on the brewing temperature for green tea in one sentence, it would be as follows: Brew green tea with water at a temperature of 20°C to 95°C. Not very useful, right? Therefore, some distinctions need to be made.

a) Chinese and Chinese-style green tea

Most often 75-85°C.

The higher the quality, the earlier the spring harvest date and the greater the content of tiny buds, the lower the brewing temperature. Of course, the type of tea also matters. Chinese green tea is most often brewed uncovered to allow excess heat to escape from the vessel and not to “suffocate” the tea. Tea brewed at a higher temperature but uncovered has a lower chance of scalding than tea brewed at a lower temperature but covered.

Exceptions: If the green tea is from a late harvest, the leaves are not delicate and do not have a large bud content, you can pour boiling water over it without any problems. Examples include Taiwanese green teas made from “oolong” varieties of shrubs, green teas from Assam, Nepal and Darjeeling. (We’re talking about Chinese-style processed teas)

b) Japanese green tea

– sencha Most often 65-80°C. Higher quality tea may be brewed at a lower temperature. Asamushi tea can be brewed at a lower temperature than fukamushi. A common practice is to gradually increase the temperature in subsequent brewings (e.g. 1st brewing 70°C, 2nd brewing 80°C, 3rd brewing 85°C).

Very high-quality sencha, especially temomi cha (hand-rolled), can, however, be prepared at a lower temperature, e.g. 50°C, or even in water at room temperature – and I am not talking about a long “cold brew”, just a simple pouring!

How to reach the right temperature for brewing sencha?

Pour freshly boiled water into the kettle. Pour the water into the cups. Pour the leaves into the teapot and enjoy their scent in a heated pot. Wait a while and pour the tea into the water in the cups – the temperature is 75-80°C. If you want to cool the water to an even lower temperature, an additional jug called yuzamashi, or any other jug that serves its purpose, may be useful. Pour water from the cups into it, wait a while and then pour the tea.

– gyokuro Most often 50-65°C. In terms of temperature, this is the most finicky of teas. As in the case of top-class sencha, outstanding gyokuro can be poured with water at room temperature or slightly warmer. This applies to the first or first and second brewing, because the water temperature is gradually raised for later brewing.

– bancha Most often 75-85°C. Less frequently, it is recommended to brew bancha tea at a temperature of 90°C and above. This applies to lower quality teas.

– kukicha About 80-90°C. High-quality karigane can be brewed at a lower temperature – 70, and sometimes even 60°C. This is rare, but it happens. There is also a recommendation to brew kukicha with water at a temperature close to boiling.

– hōjicha Boiling water or slightly cooled water (90°C).

– kamairicha Just like in the case of Chinese green teas.

White tea

85-95°C – according to your preferences. White tea is very forgiving, you don’t have to worry too much about its brewing temperature. I know that there are people who brew it for a long time in water at a temperature of 60°C. If it tastes better this way, go ahead! However, I do not believe that this is the optimal way to brew white tea. In China, where white tea is produced, boiling water is mainly used. Traditional white tea does not undergo the leaf rolling process, which is key to the fact that it should be brewed at the highest possible temperature.

Please note that these tips apply to traditional white teas: Yin Zhen, Bai Mu Dan, Gong Mei and Shou Mei, as well as teas made after their example. Beware of pseudo-white teas – de facto green teas that pretend to be white due to the high content of white fuzz on the leaves.

Cooking white teas has recently become popular in China. Especially in the case of aged, old white teas.

A final word

The right brewing temperature is important, but not the most important. What is more important is the time of brewing the tea, as well as the amount of leaves used.

I’m sure many people will find the values given above inappropriate. No wonder, because the perception of the taste of tea is a strictly subjective matter. I tried to provide ranges commonly accepted by specialists, mainly Asian ones.

#tea #teatime #teablog #tearecipes #teaculture #teatraditions #herbaltea #aromatictea #brewingtea #typesoftea #teadrinks #teatravel #teaadventures #teastories

[justteazen]

HOW. COOL. IS. THIS?!?! SmarTea cups from @bloomiteas What?!?! So…in the pretty little box you get 10 cups and 10 lids. Are you ready for this? The tea is in the cup! Yep! It’s tucked neatly beneath a plant based fiber filter that is sealed in the cup (without adhesive, of course). Organic tea and botanicals steeped right in the cup. Convenient! I know you’re wondering (I was too) about oversteeping. It didn’t seem to be a problem at all. You add about 1/4 cup of hot water and swirl it around. You can see the tea leaves expand and they get pretty well compacted under the filter. Top it off and you’re ready to go. This selection is was a nice flavor combo. A little grassy and vegetal green tea with just a hint of rose. It was very fresh and I enjoyed the convenience, too. I’m pretty impressed with this innovation! Check out this Green Rose Matcha and more! #tea #teareview #teablog #teablogger #teabloggersofinstagram #teasofinstagram #teadrinkersofinstagram #teaambassador #teaenthusiast #teainfluencer #tealovers #teaqueen #teageek #teanerd #teafriends #teacommunity #teaconnection #teabrewing #teatime #teapeople #teavibesonly #teavibe #teajunkie #teacollector #teahoarder https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLmtehu8Oc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tea #teareview #teablog #teablogger #teabloggersofinstagram #teasofinstagram #teadrinkersofinstagram #teaambassador #teaenthusiast #teainfluencer #tealovers #teaqueen #teageek #teanerd #teafriends #teacommunity #teaconnection #teabrewing #teatime #teapeople #teavibesonly #teavibe #teajunkie #teacollector #teahoarder

[californiateahouse-blog]

Top 10 Tea Myths: https://www.californiateahouse.com/tea-blog/top-tea-myths #myth #teablog #tea #loosetea #looseleaftea #teasnob #foodie https://www.instagram.com/p/CkIBv4PuU6v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#myth #teablog #tea #loosetea #looseleaftea #teasnob #foodie

[justinotherteablog]

When it’s hot it hits sudden Like striking Like lightning A little time spent with a cricket Crawling backward Crawling forward Wings electric between two worlds Touching green Touching yellow Like gyokuro in the shade It uplifts I’m replenished But the cricket wants no part In my loping waltz with time As I wrestle with its pace As I settle in myself So it hops and makes a sound I find similar to freedom Then it leaves me by myself The way I came The way I’ll go ——————- Gyokuro for the sixth time in as many days. From @nio_japanese_green_tea . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oh my gosh. What? Im just burying some hashtags… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . : . . . . . It’s awkward to put ‘em up there. . . . : : . : : : : . . . : . : . . Also, imo, the first of the two W’s is akward… unnecessary even. . . . . . . . . . : . : . . . : . . . Well… phonetically it’s necessary. . . . . . . . . . . . : : . . : Wouldntwannaconfuseakwardwithakmak . . : : . : : . : . : : : . : . . . . . You know, like the cracker? . . : : : . : . : . Stone ground wheat. Two sesame seeds per square inch. Never goes stale. . . . : . . : : . . . : . . I’d rather have those spelled awkmak. . . : . : : : : . : : : . : : : : : : : : Btw. Being a bottomreader is not the same as being a bottomfeeder. . . . . . : : : : : : Welcome to my brain. . . : : : . : : . . . This is just where I put the lines that don’t go in the tea raps. . . . : . : : : . . JO. OUT. . . . : : : : : : : : : I said out. . . . : : : : : : : : . Nothing to see here. . . . : : : : : : . : : : : : : : : : : : . : : : : : : : : : : .: . . : : : : . C A N T A G U Y B U R Y S O M E H A S H T A G S I N P E A C E . . . . . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . : : . . : . . : : : : : : : : : : : : #justinotherteablog #greentea #gyokuro #gyokurotea #tea #tearitual #coldbrewtea #coldbrew #chaxi #ltheanine #teadrunk #teapoetry #teastagram #teaforlife #teaforone #umami #poetsofinstagram #teablog #teaporn #tealeaves (at Cricket Zone) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChM9eteOuEe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#justinotherteablog #greentea #gyokuro #gyokurotea #tea #tearitual #coldbrewtea #coldbrew #chaxi #ltheanine #teadrunk #teapoetry #teastagram #teaforlife #teaforone #umami #poetsofinstagram #teablog #teaporn #tealeaves

[passionfortea]

Чай из акации против недугов

Ну кто не знает белую акацию? Эти огромные деревья с большими шипами на стволе и каждой ветке? А осенью на них появляется множество стручков с ароматными цветами. Так вот эту самую акацию люди с древности 

#passionfortea #passionforteablog #blogtea #страстькчаю #teablog #чайныйблог

[feytouched]

today in very neurotypical activities, i've made a spreadsheet for all my teas and two tables (one caffeinated, one decaf) i can use by rolling dice to decide which one to drink if i'm stuck

#ką sako lapė #teablogging #yknow just like my perfume spreadsheet #the way i view filing things into a spreadsheet as a fun reward after work.. #anyway that's all my tea

[archacovercosine]

tea shipment finally arrived I got some good ones. But next time I'm not sure I'll order from the uk to europe again, the import costs were a bit more that I had initially calculated from a cursory search (10 bucks extra added to shipping).

#foodblogging #teablogging?

[kiestrokes]

back to our regularly scheduled shitposting...

sorry for the blog flip 😬

just need things to match ao3, for the ease of my actual readers finding me. and for other (neurodivergent) reasons; it's just easier to start a fresh blog vs attempting to organize the 600 shitposts over on studio-multi. I was being chaotic, please accept this 🍓as an apology.

p.s. you can call me Kie again, now that I have found the troll and blocked them 😌

#le sigh #mars transmits was cute #but ill have to think of something kie related to keep my brain from being overwhelmed #and tumblr staff refused to remove the teablog so i dont want ppl finding me from that troll post #kienote #mars transmits

[teaboyblog]

Good morning people! Or evening? Or whatever it is for you! Today I'm, surprisingly, not talking about tea, but about hot chocolate with tea! Let me introduce you to...

Earl Grey hot chocolate!

It's a very nice drink for any time of the day, and it's very easy to make! All you need is milk, heavy cream, chocolate, and some earl grey! Just follow those steps if you want to make it:

Heat up milk and heavy cream (in a microwave ot on th stove) until small bubbles form or until it's hot enough!

Steep your earl grey in it!

Get your milk back on the stove if you decided to use it! If not, just put the chocolate (and sugar if needed) in the milk tea

Heat it up again and mix!

And here you go, your awesome chocolate drink with citrus notes and a breathtaking aroma is ready!

Thank you for reading this post, have a great time of day and don't forget to enjoy your tea!

#teablr #teablog #teabreak #chocolate #dark chocolate #tea #blog #choco #hot choccy #hot chocolate #Spotify

[shennong]

I love the term "fairness pitcher" because it causes me to imagine an opposite exists- an unfairness pitcher...

#emespeaks #teablr #tea #what if i changed my username to unfairnesspitcher. would that be good for teablogging.

[justteazen]

Look at these pretties from @drinksarilla Popping these in the fridge to chill. Y’all watch out for the review in the next few days! #tea #teareview #teablog #teablogger #teabloggersofinstagram #teasofinstagram #teadrinkersofinstagram #teaambassador #teaenthusiast #teainfluencer #tealovers #teaqueen #teageek #teanerd #teafriends #teacommunity #teaconnection #teabrewing #teatime #teapeople #teavibesonly #teavibe #teajunkie #teacollector #teahoarder https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLjlRQu9qB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tea #teareview #teablog #teablogger #teabloggersofinstagram #teasofinstagram #teadrinkersofinstagram #teaambassador #teaenthusiast #teainfluencer #tealovers #teaqueen #teageek #teanerd #teafriends #teacommunity #teaconnection #teabrewing #teatime #teapeople #teavibesonly #teavibe #teajunkie #teacollector #teahoarder

[californiateahouse-blog]

Want to know how to personalize you're tea flavors to your taste? Tea condiments are key! Learn how to doctor up your tea: https://www.californiateahouse.com/tea-blog/what-to-do-if-someone-offers-you-bad-tea #tea #tearecipe #loosetea #looseleaftea #teasnob #teablog #foodie https://www.instagram.com/p/CibrcB3OnyF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tea #tearecipe #loosetea #looseleaftea #teasnob #teablog #foodie

[justinotherteablog]

One of the grossest things I’ve ever tried to make is a homemade balloon. I was eleven. Hiromi San was nineteen. Eroded by time and distance, my flawed memory credits all the blame to her. For the one year that we lived together, she slept in my room I slept on the floor in the hallway by the front door. She had lots of ideas. Example: green tea ice cream with hot fudge, whipped cream, mandarin oranges and Oreos is called an “oooper” and should be eaten after dinner many times per week. Or If you copy the characters I write and send this letter to my parents they will send more than five pounds of rice from our family farm. Or This toxic colored glue stuff that you dab on the end of a straw and blow into seems fun… let’s make balloons! At the time her hair was short. Mine was long. Golden locks curling and cascading past my shoulders. Sure, the goo held air and from a distance it looked balloonish. Up close though, it was like a magnet for skin and hair. What a mess. I miss you Hiromi. You and your Milky’s and your fermented plums and your succulent short grain rice. Polished like pearl. —————————- Soft water at 60c. Counter intuitive First infusion at 120 seconds. Savory soup like a craveable mushroom broth. Even after the first three infusions were done I experimented with water temp and steep time for another four rounds. Curiosity driving me forward. Body sensations creeping warm up my neck. Head becoming planet becoming balloon. Solar systems opening. Universes welcoming. Entire worlds contained in these supple green leaves. Gyokuro Cha Meijin from @nio_japanese_green_tea #gyokuro #gyokurotea #japanesetea #japaneseteaceremony #greentealover #greentea #justinotherteablog #gongfucha #tealoversunite #tealoversclub #teajunkie #tea #tearitual #teajournal #teajourney #teablog #teatography #teapics #teapouring (at House of Balloons) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChFpx_hAqD_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#gyokuro #gyokurotea #japanesetea #japaneseteaceremony #greentealover #greentea #justinotherteablog #gongfucha #tealoversunite #tealoversclub #teajunkie #tea #tearitual #teajournal #teajourney #teablog #teatography #teapics #teapouring

[passionfortea]

Эстетика matcha girls

В Сети набирает популярность эстетика матча, в которой люди подбирают одежду, интерьер и аксессуары в цвет порошкового чая.

#страстькчаю #blogtea #teablog #passionforteablog #passionfortea #legendary post #tea #чай #worldoftea