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    "excerpt": "How to brew a proper builders strength everyday mug with whole leaf Teapigs Everyday Brew: water, timing and milk done right.",
    "content_text": "This is the cup that matters most: a proper builder's-strength mug, done right. Teapigs Everyday Brew is a whole-leaf blend in a biodegradable temple, so it has more to give than a dusty supermarket bag, and a few small things, the water, the timing and where the milk goes, make the difference between a flat cup and a full one.\n\nSource: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the How to Make a Proper Builder's Brew recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/black-tea/how-to-make-a-proper-builders-brew/It is the everyday foundation: bright, brisk and malty. One mug, a couple of minutes.",
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                "Fill the kettle with fresh cold water and bring it to a full boil. Black tea needs the full 100C; reboiled or under-boiled water gives a flat cup.",
                "Put the tea temple in the mug and pour the boiling water straight onto it so it agitates the leaves.",
                "Steep for 3 minutes for a standard cup, up to 4 for builder's strength. Do not go past 4, or the tannin turns it bitter.",
                "Lift the bag out, press it gently against the side once, no more, then discard it.",
                "Add the milk after the bag is out, so the brew stays hot enough to extract properly; cold milk added too early stalls the steep.",
                "Sweeten if you like, stir, and drink it while it is properly hot."
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