Brewing Guide for Yellow Tea
Tips on making the perfect pot of Chinese Tea. Teas in each category are unique. please use this is as a guide to match individual tastes.
- Tea Type Yellow Tea
- Water Temp °C/ °F 90°C / 194°F
- Tea per 250 ml water (grams) 5g (1 heaping tsp)
- 1st Infusion Steep Time (seconds) 60 sec
- + Infusions (seconds) + 60 sec
- Maximum No. of Infusions 2 to 3
- Teapot Type Recommended Glassware or Porcelain
- Always start by cleaning and washing the teapot with boiling water.
- Place the suggested amount of tealeaves in the warm pot and rinse tealeaves with hot water. This action brings out the initial flavour of tealeaves.
- Warm teacups with hot water.
- Never fill up a cup one at a time. Arrange the cups in a circle and pour the brew out in a continuous circular motion.
- In other words, pour a small amount of tea into each cup in a few rounds until they are full. This ensures the taste of the tea is perfectly balanced.