Comments on: Understanding Caffeine in Teas

By: admin

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:14:42 +0000

Cathye,
Take a look at this post:
http://www.heavenoftea.com/2008/05/21/making-tea-determining-water-temperature/

It explains how to determine water temperature visually (with a quick look), rather than with a thermometer. Also, Teavana sells hot water dispensers that are great for this problem if you drink a lot of tea.

By: Cathye

Cathye — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:12:54 +0000

All of the tea instructions indicate a proper brewing temperature, which varies by type of tea. In practical terms, how do you do this? I don’t have time to boil the H20 and then check it’s temperature until reaches the optimal range(!)

By: Kasey Cheng

Kasey Cheng — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:49:51 +0000

Learning a lot from this website, quick question though. I often hear that the term “fermented” and “oxidized” are easily confused. Many sources that Ive read have said that Pu-Erh is the only tea that is fermented, whereas all other teas, white through black, are simply oxidized. Could you possibly clear this up for me?

By: TEAVANA EMPLOYEE

TEAVANA EMPLOYEE — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:48:37 +0000

Frank-

to get the best possible brew you can get you should steep white teas and green teas at 175 degress f. oolong and black teas at 195 degrees f. and mate, rooibos, and herbal teas should be brewed at 208 degrees. notice ALL our teas are brewed BELOW boiling. this will give you the best taste. and be sure to watch your timing! don’t overbrew or you’ll get a bitter tannen effect. blegh!

By: veritas

veritas — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:19:09 +0000

Frank – Sure you can brew your tea at a lower temperature, although you may not get the best brew possible. It really does depend on the type of tea, and even within that parameter the exact tea could be brewed hotter or cooler than say other green teas (if we were speaking about green tea specifically)

By: frank nardi

frank nardi — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:49:51 +0000

I found your site very informative.However, I have a question about water temperature for tea. Is it OK to brew tea with hot water in the 150 degree range?
Thanks,
Frank

By: Pat Canella

Pat Canella — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:14:37 +0000

Very interesting read, enlightened me to some things I did not realize about caffeine in tea. Most of the teas I drink and review have caffeine in them (minus maybe rooibos). Keep up the great work, I love Teavana!