How to Brew Green Tea Properly

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Learn how temperature makes a HUGE difference when brewing Green Tea. For all the Fahrenheit heads out there, 80 degrees celsius is 176 fahrenheit and 95 is 203.
★Our Brewing guide:
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The tea featured in the video is Huangshan Maofeng aka Misty Peak: meileaf.com/tea/misty-peak/
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[@martynbush]

I found this video after I made a cup of green tea with a teabag and boiling water. I then let it steep for 4 minutes as I do with black tea. Very bitter and not nice. I now know where I went wrong. Thank you Mr Mie Leaf, you are clearly an authority on tea making.

[@fakiirification]

the other issue with green tea from a bag is usually what they put in tea bags is the dregs left over from processing the higher end loose leaf teas, or later summer harvests where the leaves are not as tinder and desirable. like he said in the beginning, get good quality leaves. then learn what it takes to get the result you want from them.

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[@miscellanicole]

I was kept at my toes throughout the video - thanks for being so entertaining yet informative!

[@catherinemagee680]

SO AWESOME!! LOVE HOW YOU GO INTO SO MUCH DETAIL!!

[@Freeprayers444]

After watching you for a few years I rewatched this and I love how much you’ve evolved in your video techniques 😊

[@prcr]

I'm also enjoying watching the older videos and noticing the evolution. 🤓

[@kristencasto6343]

Thank you so much for this video! So helpful. Can’t wait to try this at home. Love green tea so it will be fun to see the difference. 💗

[@KyotoMelody]

I've been drinking green tea since I was teenager. I am addicted to it. Can't start my day without my green tea. Thank you for your informative videos!

[@Fittiboy]

I just got my tea set and your videos are a really helpful starting point, thank you very much for making these!

[@ryeofoatmeal]

using loose leaf green tea is such a game-changing! I start to drink green tea since I was a teen purely to lose weight lol. of course I started with the tea bag and it tastes horrid! very bitter and dark in colour. but I keep drinking for the perseverance of losing weight. then I try loose tea leaf and damn I feel like I have found a whole new world. it tastes very delicate and just how a green tea supposed to taste. I never watch how to brew green tea properly but I watch this just to gain knowledge. somehow after many years, I did it right without any guidance, I'm proud of myself! after a decade I still drink them and no more bitter taste! my friend hates it and she said she has to add sugar 😖

[@bobba515]

Get a water boiler where you can set the temp! Best money I ever spent to make my tea drinking more pleasant. Got modes for 40, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 degrees. Its neat!

[@Zoomy]

+Atwa Been tempted to get one for myself, but I've heard that a lot of them have the same problem; yes, the kettle will heat water to 80 degrees, but only a certain volume of water. Too much/not enough water and the actual temperature is different from the stated one. Have you experienced that?

[@bobba515]

+Zoomy Never experienced that, my have a real time display of the temp of the water currently inside, and even just one cup it heats up the right.

[@Zoomy]

Real time display? Seriously, I've been hunting high and low for that, not having that information is one of the things that put me off buying one. What make is it?

[@MeiLeaf]

+Zoomy Agree that a good quality water boiler is perfect for teaheads but there is varying quality out there (we wish Zojirushi was distributed in the UK). Another alternative is to get a kettle with a temperature display - there are many of them being made and they work perfectly to get the exact temperature.

[@MeiLeaf]

Yes in China they use the size of bubble - Shrimp Eye, Crab Eye, Fish Eye and Raging torrent for different water temperatures.

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This is so good! Such high quality content!

[@shawhit8155]

Seven years later and you're still helping us out. I'm practicing with an Azores green tea I picked up in Portugal. A wonderful game. :)

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Thank you for your informative videos about tea! I am becoming a fan of both your teas and your videos! Keep doing it!

[@gordie997]

Bang on. Good green tea brewing is very much about finding the right temp for the individual tea leaf. Keep the good videos coming!

[@MeiLeaf]

+Gord Henry Thanks for watching - more videos are in the pipeline!

[@RGRHarris]

I appreciate the very in depth break down! Thank you!

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I love your love for green tea. Thanks for the info.

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Hands down the most valuable video in that matter. Thank You!

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[@moderndaysurvivor91]

Very helpful, it has changed my tastebuds for green tea!

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Thanks dude, you’re the best!

[@bknsk]

This video addressed many of the questions I was beginning to have and gave me enough information to do additional research. Thank you!

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Unbelievable, this vid is great! Now I realized the differences in preparations and all the mistakes I was making! Thanks a bunch!

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[@EndPur]

Wonderful information, thank you so much!!

[@cientimberlake]

in last 6 months i starts drinking tea, and green tea is one of my favorite. but sometime i can't stand for its bitterness. thank you for guiding me to brew in 80 degrees, and use chinese way which only takes 10 seconds. now my green tea taste so good and even my friends really like it. the taste is not bitter at all. Don May you are the best on these!

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This was excellent and really informative, thanks

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Here one more. I even rewatch because lots of information and steps to make along the process. Calls for clean cut attention, like a meditation almost. Right?

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+Loorangi Haha we didn't think about that but happy that you it draws your attention like a meditation. That is a high compliment indeed so thanks!

[@williamcrawford4529]

Excellent demonstration & rudimentary directions for novice tea drinkers. I will definitely switch from tea bags to loose tea.

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Love it how he goes to so much details. 👌👌👌

[@ShareTheKey]

Wow, thank you so much! A really good video as usual and you've perfectly answered my question ^_^ Thanks to you I now know how to brew green tea (important part of my day). Big thumbs up!

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+ShareTheKey Thank you for asking the question!

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great videos, thanks for the info!

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So interesting! Thank you :)

[@MalistaChristy]

Thank u so much for sharing this..i brew greentea by wrongway! I will use this to brew my green tea..thanks!

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Excelent video!

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[@debbieclarke3164]

Thank you for teaching me how to make green tea i use to make the water boil and use right away

[@rodinoayala682]

Sounds good, looking forward to seeing if their is a difference detected on your end.

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Great Information. Thank you

[@thefairyqueen369]

Really enjoyed this video as it was well explained and I agree that this is a really important point to make with the heat of the water !

[@joanbarnaby7775]

Very interesting video and I have learnt to make tea properly!

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Thank you so much agood video for various teas

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Man you are great at explaining these techniques. I can see you are very passionate about it. It comes through in your explanation. Truly wonderful tea videos.

[@acexprt]

It makes perfect sense. One way you are over cooking the tea. I’m excited to try this

[@YagmurElinc]

Oh my god..You brew that tea about a few seconds... I actually brewing my tea for 5 minutes or so... I shall start trying this, I suppose..

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Same for me xD

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Wow.... thank you so much ... I've a problem with my gums reseeding. I hope the green tea will help with the problem...

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Very good camera and audio work makes well presented and helpful video.

[@Alex-wg7gt]

Very enjoyable to watch. I am by no means a tea expert - I drink my tea from regular "bags" or whatever they're called. But it would be nice to try tea made like this!

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Welcome!

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I see you already answer these questions in a video. That I am watching now, thanks. Cheers!

[@MeiLeaf]

Ah ok!

[@brittybelle409]

Very well explained. This is a nice tutorial for all including a beginner like me. I was just confused a little about the brewing time. I though he mentioned that the brewing time for western tea should be 2 min but I also thought I saw him brewing for 20 secs. I'm confused but I'll watch it again. I probably missed something.

[@urpoche]

I have a suggestion for a video. The different types of clay for Yixing zisha teapots.

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+urpoche Yes this is a good one!

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There are videos on it.

[@JoeyPhillipsJP]

Thank you!!!

[@lornalisa5974]

Thankyou so much for the help, I brew mine with hot water direct form the kettle and it comes out brown and bitter. Trust me this has been a blessing from God. I have very little to no stomach issues when I drink this. ill continue doing this as I am trusting the process. awesome video.

[@AmandaJYoungs]

I am delighted to have found this channel! I found it by accident when I was looking at whether or not I might be able to make iced tea using green tea, and if so, whether it should be hot (let's say 80 degrees C) or cold brewed. This heatwave we're having just made me think about having my green tea cold instead of hot. Your thoughts on this would be most appreciated - and maybe that's a subject for a video one day? (You may already have done it - I have yet to go through your back catalogue, but I've subscribed so I will keep an eye on the channel in the months to come.)

[@fakiirification]

you can certainly brew green tea cold. especially the Japanese varieties. Similar to cold brew coffee, it can take several hours vs the 20 seconds or so for hot brew. You may need to try several experiment to find the right flavor balance for your taste.

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[@energale]

Thank you for your guides to tea brewing, I find yours to be the most effective and informative. Another, imo huge, parameter of tea brewing is the water itself. Compare filtered/bottled water to tap water... I did once and never brewed with tap water again. It ruins taste and even looks. I think water should be as neutral as possible to be a medium for our good tea.

[@MeiLeaf]

+energale Absolutely agree. Water is fundamentally important and we will be doing a video on this too.

[@YoMama9021]

I was actually thinking the same. Why did he bring that up? That’s a HUGE part in good tea these days.

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Thank you so much 😊

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hi, I really appreciate your always accurate videos, is there a video on Japanese cast iron teapots, their use, strengths and weaknesses? thank you very much

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Great video

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[@MeiLeaf]

+Beauty Artista brewing Gong Fu style adds so much flavour, enjoyment and craft to tea drinking. We are so happy that you are going Gong Fu!

[@maksspiga1106]

great video as always.... In Don's world time seems to be flowing a little more slowly than it is usually XD ...that 20s were actually something around 40-45s :)

[@basartuncel]

Mind opener...

[@Leharik]

Thanks for the good video! I think this applies to most green teas, but there seems to be an exception - Longjing. I totally fell in love with Longjing after my trip to China and was astonished to realize that good quality Longjing doesn´t turn bitter if made with boiling water and long brewing time. What´s your take on that? You can get more brews if you use 80-degree water, but I enjoy the stronger taste and falling leaves that I get when I brew it with boiling water.

[@MsTTBH]

Such a nice and useful video. Thanks very much. I usually made fruit green tea such as orange green tea, lemon green tea. Can you tell me which is the best brewing time if I use the green tea for making fruit green tea?

[@SureshKumar-yi6gn]

Thank you sooo much sir

[@mdc2utube]

You entire series is excellent. Thank you for sharing you knowledge and experiences with us. I think you made a subtle but also important point toward the end of the video that perhaps you can clarify / expand? We know that people with sensitive GI tracts and inflammatory disorders will benefit from the many compounds in green tea, but apparently some do not tolerate tannins. This video implied toward the end that longer brew times and higher temperatures would be higher tannins, so might another benefit of lower temperature and lower time also be less tannins and thus more suitable for those desiring less tannin but still wanting the health benefits of green tea?

[@MeiLeaf]

Hi. Yes, brewing hotter and longer will increase tannin content in the tea and we believe that some people cannot tolerate too much tannins. So brewing can be experimented with to enjoy the taste and some of the heaqlth benefits without extracting too many tannic content and we recommend anyone that feels nausea after strong green tea to try to brew cooler and shorter.

[@luzinetegonca9551]

Great video 👏👏👏 I miss Imperial Green and Dragon Pearl tea

[@ziva1]

I've been drinking 3 quarts of iced green tea a day for a few years. I cold brew it at least 6 hours in the refrigerator, never with hot water. Cold brewing doubles the catechins and halves the tannins and caffeine. No bitterness, no Sweetener needed.

[@xtravert2012]

Very good to know...i love iced tea so this is right down my alley

[@dyii81]

Hello! Loved this video (and more from your channel). It answered most of the questions I had about green tea brewing. Just had one question - so when I have leaf tea, I enjoy it so much I tend to top up the water in the pot and brew it several times till it gets almost clear. Throwing away the tea leaves seem to be a waste, but then my Chinese friend said it may be bad for health to drink tea that has been brewed multiple times. How many brews do you normally make with one portion? Thanks!!

[@americansensei]

Brew it! Superstitious! Lol

[@jeerablade8847]

thanks

[@kimpumpkim2193]

Thanks for the class! :) I love bitter green tea, I wait small bubbles and brew for 10 min+ Do u know what tempeture is the best to have the most Vitamin C? As it loses with heat.. The more bitter the more polyphenols? Thanks!

[@rawi707]

I like the video, very informative. For a black tea drinker, my first time to do green tea. I used a lot of tea leaves; so I think I did it the Chines way, and it is a Chinese green tea as the seller told me ....

[@MathildeMontel]

I hope that one day you will make a video on the perfect Morocco tea :) gunpowder is such a bitter tea and Moroccans tend to use boiling water which does not help. As per the subject of this video a different water temperature could make a huge difference! thank you!

[@MeiLeaf]

OK thanks for your suggestion we will add to our lists.

[@paulharris5168]

Love the A-B tastings! I am teaching a research methods course this semester and am going to try this in a blind tasting comparison with my students. I will get back to you with the results from a group of 12 inexperienced palates . Is the Misty Peak closest to what you used in the video?

[@MeiLeaf]

Yes they should taste and feel a difference although if you want to A/B temperature for a clearer difference you could use a Sencha or Imperial green.

[@leonstijepic9080]

Great vid! I'm interesting if water temperature and brewing time affect the amount of theine in tea? Thanks

[@kayden8360]

I loved the new video and I really don't know much about pu erh teas and how to find good pu erh maybe you can make a video on it

[@MeiLeaf]

+Kaydens Magic We have a video about PuErh production if you are interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmOllp55q6aNp68 We will be making more about PuErh brewing!