Japanese Tea
How can I make Japanese tea taste better?
Its cause today was my first time making Japanese green tea and it tasted horrible. I don't know if I am doing it wrong because other people say it tastes good. I want to know how to make it taste better. Any tips on how to make Japanese tea taste that would be great.
Make sure you're not using water too hot or leaving it in too long. Japanese tea tastes horrible if mistreated.
A rough guide:
212 F - 30 sec (don't do this to good tea; do this to very cheap bancha)
180 F - 60 sec (don't do this to fukamushi tea - if it's in little bits it's likely to be fukamushi)
180 F - 40 sec (fukamushi)
140 F - 120 sec (gyokuro; you probably don't have this)
Did I tell you not to use water that's too hot? It's the number one mistake in making Japanese tea. My friend ordered Japanese tea from a famous coffee shop not called Starbucks and said it was the worst Japanese tea he'd had in his life. They put the leaves in 200 F water and left them 2 minutes. While that wouldn't destroy most teas, it destroys Japanese tea.
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