Brewing great tea is simple if you begin with tasty water, good tea, and an open mind. 

Use these ratios and steep times as a starting point to explore how you like your tea! Wish it were stronger? Increase leaves or steep time. Too much for you? Reduce tea or time! There's no one right way to enjoy tea :)

Green Tea · Oolong Gaiwan · Oolong Mug · Oolong Cold Brew

GREEN TEA MUG + KYUSU BREWING

1. Heat water to: 170°F for sencha // 180°F for hojicha // 135°F for gyokuro.
2. Use ~4g tea for ~8 oz of water in an infuser mug or kyusu.
3. Pour hot water over tea leaves.
4. Cover and steep for 90 seconds for sencha // 1 min for hojicha // 4 mins for gyokuro.
5. Remove infuser basket and set aside until your next steep. Enjoy this round!
6. Repeat until tea is too light for your taste.

OOLONG GAIWAN BREWING

1. Heat water to 205°F.
2. Use ~5g tea for ~100ml (~3 oz) of water. With our gaiwan, that means filling about 3/4 of the way up, which also helps protect your fingers from the heat!
3. Pour hot water over tea leaves.
4. Steep for 10 seconds.
5. Use lid to strain tea into fairness pitcher or directly into teacups. If using fairness pitcher, distribute among cups. Enjoy!
6. Repeat, adding ~5 seconds to each additional steep until tea is too light for your taste.

OOLONG MUG BREWING

1. Heat water to 205°F.
2. Use ~2.5g tea for an ~8-12 oz mug. (We like infuser baskets since they let the tea leaves fully expand!)
3. Pour hot water over tea leaves.
4. Steep for 2 minutes (or longer if you prefer your tea strong).
5. If using basket, remove and enjoy. Otherwise, strain into another mug and enjoy.
6. Repeat until tea is too light for your taste.

OOLONG COLD BREWING

Wait, I don't have a scale. How much tea is 5g?

• 5g of our ball oolong (Bamboo Peak, Golden Osmanthus) measures about 1 tablespoon.
• 5g of our ribbon oolongs (Bug-Bitten White Tip, Duck Shit, Lightning Strike, Midnight Blossom, Smoked Cassia) measures just shy of 1/4 cup.