I am new here and was just wondering, if you are making the 'perfect' cup of tea does the amount of water vary? Eg are Green teas, Breakfast Teas and Oolong Teas all about 150ml or does the size vary!
Very curious, please let me know!
Thankyou
Different Teas = Different Amounts of water?
Hello!
I am new here and was just wondering, if you are making the 'perfect' cup of tea does the amount of water vary? Eg are Green teas, Breakfast Teas and Oolong Teas all about 150ml or does the size vary!
Very curious, please let me know!
Thankyou
I am new here and was just wondering, if you are making the 'perfect' cup of tea does the amount of water vary? Eg are Green teas, Breakfast Teas and Oolong Teas all about 150ml or does the size vary!
Very curious, please let me know!
Thankyou
the amount of water you use is limited by your teaware. if you have only a 100mL gaiwan, you're not getting a 150mL tea session out of it.
but to actually answer your question, it's all personal preference and your brew style. gongfu brew style generally favoring smaller volumes of water.
over time, changing preferences in brew style changed which kinds of teaware i'd use. i started with some 200-300mL teaware and then gradually ended up at 40-60mL. since then, i've shifted up a bit to favor 80-150mL teaware. my everyday gaiwan is 80mL, and i have various teapots i use. some of my teapots are close to 200mL, but i rarely fill them up all the way.
for some black teas like darjeelings, i often enjoy it in mug form, so i'll brew up 200mL or more.
for some more expensive yancha oolongs, sometimes i break out a small 60mL teapot to use a bit less leaf.
if it's late in the evening, and i don't want to be up too late, maybe i'll use a tiny 40mL pot with only a couple of grams of tea to avoid overdoing it on the caffeine.
for sencha, i think my favorite teapot size is about 150mL.
but to actually answer your question, it's all personal preference and your brew style. gongfu brew style generally favoring smaller volumes of water.
over time, changing preferences in brew style changed which kinds of teaware i'd use. i started with some 200-300mL teaware and then gradually ended up at 40-60mL. since then, i've shifted up a bit to favor 80-150mL teaware. my everyday gaiwan is 80mL, and i have various teapots i use. some of my teapots are close to 200mL, but i rarely fill them up all the way.
for some black teas like darjeelings, i often enjoy it in mug form, so i'll brew up 200mL or more.
for some more expensive yancha oolongs, sometimes i break out a small 60mL teapot to use a bit less leaf.
if it's late in the evening, and i don't want to be up too late, maybe i'll use a tiny 40mL pot with only a couple of grams of tea to avoid overdoing it on the caffeine.
for sencha, i think my favorite teapot size is about 150mL.
Above is a good explanation of water volume. I just wanted to add that volume of water is one of three factors, the others being the amount of tea and steep time. The two ‘styles’ are gongfu and western.
Sounds like you’re early in your tea journey, which is great as there is so much to discover!
Sounds like you’re early in your tea journey, which is great as there is so much to discover!
DIfferent leaf and water depending on how much tea total I want to drink, and how much caffeine I'm prepared to take in, and how well a particular brewing vessel does with a specific tea.
I might want a particular tea but not much caffeine so infuse in a very small vessel, or use a low leaf-to-water ratio at night to minimize the impact on my sleep. I might be extra thirsty and start high leaf-to-water in a larger pot knowing I'll be making many infusions to hydrate myself (or I might just down a bunch of water first and brew up a normal session with the selected tea).
I might want a particular tea but not much caffeine so infuse in a very small vessel, or use a low leaf-to-water ratio at night to minimize the impact on my sleep. I might be extra thirsty and start high leaf-to-water in a larger pot knowing I'll be making many infusions to hydrate myself (or I might just down a bunch of water first and brew up a normal session with the selected tea).