Name: A Proper Pot of Everyday Brew for Four
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 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

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.

⏱ 5 min 🍽 Serves 4 📊 Easy 📚 Black Tea Recipes

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.

What you'll end up with: Four even, full strength mugs from one well judged pot, with no stewed second round. The reliable way to make tea for the table.

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Teapigs Everyday Brew, 50 Tea Bags 125g£14.00