This is the everyday brew scaled up to a pot for the whole table rather than a single mug. Brewed properly, one pot gives four people the same full-strength cup at once. Whole-leaf temple bags hold up better in a pot than dust-filled bags, so the tea stays clean rather than stewing as it sits.
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It uses Teapigs Everyday Brew, a brisk whole-leaf Black Tea. A one-litre pot, four mugs, a few minutes.
You'll need
- 3 Teapigs Everyday Brew tea temples, for a 1 litre pot
- 1 litre freshly drawn water, fully boiled
- Cold milk, to taste
- Sugar or honey, optional
Method
- Warm the teapot with a splash of hot water and tip it out, so a litre of boiling water does not drop in temperature on contact.
- Add 3 tea temples to the pot, pour over the full litre at a rolling boil and start a timer.
- Steep 4 minutes for a household builders' strength, then lift all the temples out together; left in, the next round turns stewed.
- Stir the pot once, then pour. Add milk to each mug after pouring so every cup comes out the same strength.
- For a fresh second pot, use new temples rather than topping up spent ones; spent leaf only gives a thin, stewed brew.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Everyday Brew, 50 Tea Bags 125g
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