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Yes. For green tea, I steep for 2.5 minutes at 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Higher temperatures or longer extraction times make it taste really bitter. For the longest time I thought I didn't like green tea because I'd boil water and then leave the tea to steep until I remembered it. That method works fine earl grey and any herbal tea. But green tea is special.
Right. The other half of your question. I've always liked tea. Idk.
Are you using a pressure cooker? Or a wizard maybe?
I assume they're American, because 170F is 77C and that's a pretty reasonable temperature to steep green tea at
Oh, that would make sense. My brain just didn't make the leap there for some reason.
Yep, sorry. 170 Fahrenheit. Sorry about that.
Units matter, as my high school teacher pounded into our heads.
This was the lesson I was hoping somebody would give. Green tea shouldn’t be “really strong” if it is you’re probably over-steeping it or using scalding water.
I like tea, but I don’t really like caffeine. It’s a conundrum :(. I wish I could have my sencha every day without it making me feel like a stranger in my own mind.
Yeah I was a bit perplexed by the mention of it being the strong stuff but I think you're right.
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