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    "excerpt": "A strong soft water style Welsh brew: brewed hard and short, finished with milk. Adjusts for hard water with a touch longer in the cup.",
    "content_text": "A proper Welsh brew is strong and milk-friendly, and there is a real reason behind it: Glengettie is blended for the soft water of Wales, which historically drew a bolder cup. The practical upshot is useful wherever you live. Brew it hard and short, finish with milk, and if you are in a hard-water area, let it run a touch longer, because hard water dulls the extraction.\n\nSource: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the How to Brew Welsh Tea (and Why Your Water Matters) recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/black-tea/how-to-brew-welsh-tea-and-why-your-water-matters/It uses Glengettie Welsh Breakfast Tea. One mug, a few minutes, and it is the classic teatime cup, often served with bara brith.",
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                "1 Glengettie Welsh Breakfast tea bag",
                "250ml freshly drawn water, brought to a full rolling boil",
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                "Boil fresh water fully; soft-water-style blends need the full 100C to open up.",
                "Put the bag in the mug and pour the boiling water straight onto it.",
                "Steep for 3 minutes in a soft-water area, or 4 minutes in a hard-water one, to make up for hard water dulling the extraction.",
                "Press the bag firmly against the side a couple of times, then lift it out.",
                "Add the milk after the bag is out, so the brew stays hot; Welsh brews are made to take milk well.",
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