Japanese Tea: A Comprehensive Guide by Simona Suzuki

Author:Simona Suzuki [Suzuki, Simona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

Black tea with hard and soft water

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Tea Brewing Techniques for Japanese Tea

Most Japanese tea can be brewed several times – usually up to 3 or 4 times, depending on how strong you like it. Green tea is more sensitive to temperature as it has more catechins, that are extracted faster at a higher temperature6. So the most common way to brew Japanese green tea is to start with lower temperature and gradually increase it for the subsequent brews. For the first brew of high grade Japanese green tea water temperature between 50℃-60℃ is usually recommended. The second brew would go higher to around 70℃-80℃ and the final brew can be made with 90℃-100℃ temperature. This way the tea taste is extracted gradually and provides a different experience with each cup: sweetness and umami at first, later more some bitterness and finally more astringency. It is also a good practice to pre-warm the teaware with hot water, which helps to keep the selected temperature for longer when steeping the tea.

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