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BREWING TIME
1 First step: 3 Third step:
60 seconds
90 seconds
2 Second step: 4 Fourth step:
10 to 15 seconds
120 seconds
periment, these two kinds are Japanese brewed tea and
Korean green tea.
JAPANESE BREWING TEA If you choose not to
continue brewing the third
and the last step, also if the
The leaves we use for tea brewing are the freshest buds temperature is cooling down,
from the top of the tea tree. The leaves then will be steamed, you can rise the water tem-
rolled into small pieces and lastly they will be dried. The perature for five to eight de-
finishing product will look like a pine needle. The good qual- grees higher.
ity of leaves will have a dark glossy green color, after you After brewing, we can
brew them, the leaves will become crispy with light green see bright yellowish green
color.
color in the tea. It tastes a bit
The control over the water temperature is an important bitter, but it’s normal. The tea
key for brewing tea. Normally, we need a filter to clear out has a nice aroma and long
the residue. For this experiment, we use a Japanese style lasting sweetness.
ceramic pot and the amount of leaves we put in is a bit more
than a quarter, also the water temperature is sixty degrees.
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