To brew up a cup of nutritious
green tea, here are some tips:
Always use the highest quality
water available when brewing
tea, either bottled or filtered
tap water. While your tea
water is heating, swirl some
hot water in your ceramic tea
pot to warm it up.
Use one tea bag per cup or
about a teaspoon of loose
green tea leaves per cup
(eight ounces of water).
A good temperature for brewing green tea is just before the water comes to a boil - about 175 degrees Fahrenheit. Pour the water into your teapot and let the tea steep until it is the desired strength, anywhere from one to three minutes.
You can reuse the tea leaves to brew tea several times. For the best-tasting brew, use fresh water each time.
Making iced green tea
You can also make iced green tea by putting a tablespoon or
so of tea leaves or several tea bags into a quart of fresh,
filtered water at room temperature. Place tea and water in
the refrigerator. Sample after an hour or two and see if it's
the strength you prefer.
To avoid the caffeine in green tea:
If you want to avoid the caffeine, the “do it yourself” method is best as some decaffeinating processes reduce the amount of antioxidants found in green tea.
When brewing tea, to remove the caffeine from green tea yourself, let your tea bag or leaves steep for one minute. Throw out that water and make a fresh cup using the same bag or leaves. This way the flavor is not’ lost and you get to keep the health benefits.
Flavored green tea
If you find the taste of green tea not to your liking, experiment with brewing romantic sounding names like Macha (light and sweet), gunpowder (fresh and a little grassy) and Dragon Well (high quality, brisk taste).
It’s also easy to find green tea mixed with mint, jasmine, ginger or other flavorings with add to its appeal.
Discover for yourself the appeal of brewing and drinking a relaxing cup of green tea. Enjoy this soothing ritual while you take advantage of all the health benefits green tea adds to your diet.
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