A plain Green Tea is the one to master, because once you can brew this well, every flavoured green follows. The rules are simple: water off the boil at around 80C, not scalding, and a short three minutes so it stays sweet and grassy rather than bitter. The bonus with a good green tea is that the leaves are not spent after one go. Brew it a touch stronger and you can often coax a gentle second cup from the same bag.
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You'll need
- 1 tea bag of Lipton Organic Green Tea
- 250ml freshly drawn water cooled to 80C
- 1 250ml mug, warmed
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Warm your mug with a little hot water and pour it away.
- Boil the kettle and let it stand a minute or two to drop to around 80C.
- Drop in the tea bag and pour the cooled water over.
- Cover with a saucer and steep for three minutes, no longer.
- Lift the bag out and drink it as it is; plain green needs nothing added.
- Tip: keep the bag and re-steep it within the hour for a lighter, softer second cup.
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Brewed with: Lipton Organic Green Tea, 20 Tea Bags 28g
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