Green Tea Forum

gotheanine · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 6

Hi,
I recently bought a japanese green tea teapot, it holds 11 ounces of water. I wanted to see how much leaf people on this forum would use with this amount of water, and how much they recommend for a nice hearty brew. I ask because i did an experiment with my normal teapot( not made for green tea) where I let the leaves infuse directly into the water and then poured the results into a second teapot through a metal strainer. The result was a very weak, lightly green colored tea. I used two heaping teaspoons for 16 ounces of water. I am concerned that the same thing will happen with my new tokoname teapot. I don't want green tea flavored water, if you know what i mean....... I like it when the tea is a solid green color and has a rich taste (with littles particles floating in it), and would like to know how to get these results with my new teapot which is designed with green tea in mind. Thanks! (also i brew it around 165-170 degrees)

okimasa · Posted: Jul 08, 2008 8:34 am Post subject:

Actually, I'd say you nailed the guidelines. You have the water temp right on the money and I'd agree with you on the amount of leaf. (1 heaping teaspoon per 8 oz, or like you were doing, 2 heaping tsp per 16 oz).