Brewing Japanese Green Tea

Video Transcript

"Alright, now let's talk about the specific steeping instructions for green tea from China. And what we have over here is a jasmine pearl green tea. You can see that the leaves are rolled into these little balls. And basically, you're going to use a teaspoon of these pearls. And that's going to come out to be about roughly ten or twelve pearls. And I'm going to put that in my teapot. And then green tea should be steeped at a temperature of about 185 degrees, which is sub-boiling. And again, I have my water that I've boiled and then allowed to cool to the optimal temperature. So I'm going to fill up my teapot with that. Again, you can use a hot water dispenser or a thermometer to attain perfectly accurate and consistent temperatures. So I've closed the lid, and I'm going to set my timer for three minutes, and hit start. And that's going to beep an alarm in three minutes and let us know. Again, with timing, you can experiment depending on the specific tea you're brewing. But for green tea a general rule is two to three minutes. We're doing this one for three; you do some experimentation and see how long you like to steep your green tea."