Bring cold, fresh water to a boil.
Preheat teacup by filling with boiling water.
Pour out before adding the tea leaves.
Fill a tea filter with 1 teaspoon of tea leaves.
Place in teacup, folding the loose flap over teacup rim.
After steeping time is complete, remove tea filter from teacup.
Add sugar, lemon, or cream to taste.
Pour boiling water over tea filter.
Steep black teas for 4-6 minutes to develop full flavor of tea.
Begin steeping for 4 minutes, increasing the minutes as needed.
Over-steeping will result in a bitter brew.
Heat water to 160°-180° “just below boiling” and pour over tea filter.
Steep green teas for only 2-3 minutes.
Green teas turn bitter quickly!
Heat water to 180°-200° "just at boiling"and pour over tea filter.
Steep 3-5 minutes.
Pour boiling water over tea filter.
Steep herbal tisanes 4-6 minutes.
Fruit tisanes may require steeping 1-2 minutes longer.
Use 1½ - 2 rounded measuring teaspoons of tea per 8 oz. cup of water. Using the following general guidelines, brew the tea for the suggested time and temperature.
TEA WATER TEMP TIME
Black tea
Green Tea
Oolong Tea
White Tea
Herbal tisane
Fruit Tisane
When the tea has finished steeping, remove the tea leaves and pour directly into a glass filled with ice. Enjoy!
Tea Filters are a wonderful way to make a quick cuppa! Disposable and heat sealable, these nifty loose tea filters have a gusseted bottom to allow tea to expand and release all of its flavor. The flap folds over the cup rim. Easy to use! Take the guesswork out of measuring tea with the sturdy "1 Cup of Perfect Tea Measuring Spoon". Both items are available on Lady Grace's Ambrosial Tea Menu.
4 min.
3 min.
5 min.
3 min.
6 min.
6+ min.
Boiling
Just below boiling
Just at Boiling
Steaming
Boiling
Boiling
Heat water to 155°-165° "steaming" and pour over tea filter.
Steep 1-3 minutes.
