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That's interesting, I've always brewed teas (even Chinese green teas) on the order of minutes, not seconds. Perhaps I use low quality leaves or too few leaves,
by julianlam 8y ago
That's interesting, I've always brewed teas (even Chinese green teas) on the order of minutes, not seconds.
Perhaps I use low quality leaves or too few leaves, because if I steeped my tea for 20 seconds, I'd get vaguely tea-flavoured water, not tea.
- simiones 8y agoWith the Chinese method, you also have to use large amounts of tea - as in, the cup should be full of leaves, at least after they're opened from the brewing.