How to Use Loose Leaf Tea With a Teaposy
A Teaposy is a brand of glass teapot made and distributed by the Teaposy company. The company also makes its own brand of tea including blooming and loose teas. Teaposy makes pots with and without brewing baskets. If you have a pot with a basket, you simply put the loose tea in the basket for brewing. If you do not have a basket, you can still brew loose tea, you just need to make a few adjustments. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Tea kettle
- Teaposy, with or without basket
- Measuring spoons
- Loose tea
- Candy thermometer
- Strainer
- Tea cups
Instructions
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Add 1 tsp.of loose tea to the Teaposy for every 6 oz. of water that you use. For example, if you have a 24 oz. capacity Teaposy, add 4 tsps of loose tea. Add one additional teaspoon of tea for the pot.
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Put the kettle on to boil. When the water comes to a boil, stick the candy thermometer in the spout to gauge the temperature. Different teas brew best at different temperatures. Black tea should brew at 206 degrees Fahrenheit, oolong at 185 to 206 degrees Fahrenheit, green tea at 180 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, and white teas at 175 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit
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Let the tea steep for the amount of time appropriate for the type of tea. Steep black and oolong teas for three to five minutes, steep green tea for two to three minutes, and steep white teas for one to three minutes.
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Remove the brewing basket to stop the brewing process and serve the tea. For a Teaposy without a basket, pour the finished tea through the strainer into each tea cup and pour any remaining tea into a separate container to stop the brewing process.
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Tips & Warnings
You can reuse oolong, green and white teas in a second and third pot -- a process known as double and triple infusing. You should only brew black leaves once.
