Exact quantities, then the method.
Loose-leaf green tea rewards a gentle hand. A heaped teaspoon of these Ceylon green leaves in an infuser, water kept off the boil at around 80C, and three minutes is all it takes. Too hot or too long and green tea turns bitter; brewed gently it stays clean and grassy.
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Makes one mug.
You'll need
- 1 teaspoon Dilmah Ceylon Pure Green Loose Leaf Tea
- 200ml water heated to 80C
Equipment
- 1 220ml mug, 1 small infuser
Method
- Warm the loose leaf mug with hot water; tip it out.
- Boil the kettle, then cool it to about 80C for loose leaf green tea, which scalds and turns bitter at boiling point; a thermometer or variable kettle helps.
- Put a heaped teaspoon of leaves in an infuser and lower it into the mug.
- Pour the 80C water over, cover, and steep for three minutes.
- Lift the infuser out; do not leave the leaves sitting in the water, or it will over-brew and turn bitter.
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Brewed with: Dilmah Ceylon Pure Green Loose Leaf Tea, 100g
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