Basics of Brewing Tea : Brewing Chinese Green Tea

Green tea has many health benefits. Get tips for brewing the perfect cup of green tea in this free video clip about how to brew and steep tea.

Expert: Matt Graham
Bio: Matt Graham is a graduate from Texas A&M University and pursuing a Graduate degree from the University of Texas. He also has a love for cooking and not much money.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

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Howto & Style

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• tea
• brewing
• steeping
• black
• green
• oolong
• white
• red
• teapot
• teacup
• tips
• japanese
• chinese
• teas

[TheCokesnorter]

@joshryker Yeah. If you haven't smoked ganja before your cup of tea. You haven't really tasted green tea. ;P

[legobeast88]

I brewed mine incorrectly, I didn't put the alarm clock on top of the kettle.

[Butuc8]

i'm going to experiment with this bong first

[rammstein11004]

is green tea a good source of iron i have pi lo chun green tea what could you tell me about it TY

[guilio14]

i love green tea but i not only drink it i eat the tea leave's after its a good source or iron and fibre

[arsenalbwoii]

if you are trying to lose weight along with healthy eating how many cups of green tea should one consume a day

and to brew means to just leave it for 2-5 minutes with container shut ??????

[joshryker]

You also forgot to smoke six kilograms of ganja before you started, unlike this 'expert'.

[ambucias]

you don't know how to do chinese tea dude !! start by buying a yixing tea pot, at least !!

[BibFortuna4President]

I'd tried brewing green tea the past once & it tasted disgusting, but only because i didn't know about the 'don't boil the water' & 'don't over-steep' rules. I've just begun to try it again & made a few awful cups at first, tasting terribly metallic, but they're getting better at each time I make the tea. I doubt I'll move back to the black tea with milk now I've gotten a taste for green tea.

[raigekimaru]

personally I like to brew from 2-5 minutes depending on the variety of green tea and the strength I want it at (5 minutes is good if you're in the mood for stronger tea while 2 is quite delicate). also, I usually steep around 160-170 (180 burns my tongue unless I weight for like 10 minutes. within that time, the intense heat can destroy some of the antioxidants). white tea is usually better steeped from 1-3 minutes at around 160 degrees.

[tipoomaster]

how many times can you re-use tea leaves? are the health benefits lessened with more infusions?