Making an international standard cup of tea

[@TomScottGo]

Quietly edited out of this video: two minutes of waiting for the kettle to boil because I forgot to push the button to start it.

[@lcbrme138]

Many times I've waited for my toast only to realize the toaster wasn't plugged in.

[@moritzd9677]

Tom Scott wie

[@joshwalker8984]

Spoiler!

[@moritzd9677]

vor 1 tag

[@caitthenerd7470]

We have a stove-top kettle in my house. The amount of times I've forgotten to turn on the stove is too many to count!

[@comradegarrett1202]

when he said "specialty equipment that most people haven't even heard of" I thought he was going to be doing some kind of interferometry or mass spectrometry on it. instead it was weird special equipment that I hadn't heard of.

[@IllidanS4]

I feel there are more people who've heard of interferometry or mass spectrometry equipment compared to those.

[@shy_dodecahedron]

¡¡¿¿Why do you need mass-spectrometer for tea‽‽

[@DamienDarkside]

@@shy_dodecahedron Because expectations of "specialist equipment you've never heard of" immediately brings about images of analyzers, graphs, precise equipment, and fractions of a decimal measurements by someone with a university diploma. Not "ceramic cup with an angry edge and a lid".

[@Iamafishproductions]

My expectations were along the same lines: "The way it functioned was very interesting. When the Drink button was pressed it made an instant but highly detailed examination of the subject's taste buds, a spectroscopic analysis of the subject's metabolism and then sent tiny experimental signals down the neural pathways to the taste centers of the subject's brain to see what was likely to go down well. However, no one knew quite why it did this because it invariably delivered a cupful of liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.”

[@bookreaderman6715]

@@Iamafishproductions ah yes, a perfectly relevant quote to a very entertaining series

[@KrebsLovesFiesh]

This video is technically outdated because the ISO revised the standard in 2019.

[@ryledra6372]

Seems we need an update :D

[@KrebsLovesFiesh]

@@ryledra6372 also means that in the official list for countries that officially supports and are against the standard, the Soviet Union is no longer there. (In the previous version the Soviet Union supported the standard.)

[@yutahkotomi5156]

But is the milk put before or after? Seriously, what did they change?

[@zlfqqr]

@@yutahkotomi5156 well, *standard is standard*

[@safe-keeper1042]

Tom Scott must make a new version every time the ISO is updated.

[@marvin19966]

i like to freeze my tea months in advance and chisel the required amounts out

[@TheMijman]

Isn't it weird to do anything BUT that?

[@adamstephenson14]

Only months? I leave mine for years perfectly preserved in a vacuum chamber for the most complete tea experience possible

[@KuntaKinteToby]

I boil my water and then freeze it to save time in my morning routine.

[@aurelia8028]

@Virgil Fabre nice

[@Cheater357]

Eskimo tea?

[@bengrace8808]

"...I don't actually like tea." Next Video: What Happens to You When the UK Revokes Your Citizenship?

[@watsinurfreezer8789]

Hahafa

[@thetntsheep4075]

This made me laugh too much

[@StevoE7]

You can find out by asking Jihadi Jack

[@codygarland6365]

I don’t like tea either don’t take my citizenship please I like crumpets

[@andotus7637]

tom where is your pipe and top hat

[@mrbrian826]

Never before have i heard the words "I dont like tea" said in the English accent.

[@TiberianFiend]

I think ashens doesn't like tea either.

[@Hello-yr1ux]

No one of my friends only drinks coffee, i looked at them like they had killed my family

[@naimurrahman5889]

I got aTea ad before the video. Coincidence? I think not

[@SteviePonder123]

I don't like it, It tastes of warm water.

[@lucasmucas9072]

I like iced tea

[@KurosakiYukigo]

"Make your tea days in advance then warm it in the microwave" Ah I see you've met my father.

[@jochi7585]

blalo'u brother?!

[@JOE-hu9qk]

I do that

[@IrvingIV]

@@JOE-hu9qk And we found papa.

[@GANCHO1997]

That should be a crime.

[@jacobscrackers98]

za'a jbopre

[@jeffirwin7862]

"No Photography of Computer Screens" Rebel Tom Scott is about to get banned from the library.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Technically it was a video and not a photo.

[@katherinegaymes]

but technically video is just a long series of photos played in sequence at a certain framerate

[@ihathtelekinesis]

What would you expect from someone who flew a kite in a public place and handled salmon in suspicious circumstances?

[@OrangeC7]

@@bosstowndynamics5488 It's actually quite ingenious

[@Yotanido]

@@bosstowndynamics5488 Right... but chances are, one of those keyframes contain the screen.

[@thewebspinner]

Drinking tea without even liking it is about as british as it gets. "I wouldn't want to be impolite or cause a fuss."

[@traveldavid6085]

Hahahahaha

[@DarkShadows713]

I love tea in general but I haves been served absolutely terrible cups of tea and drank the whole cups because I don't want to be rude or waste anything.

[@myladycasagrande863]

Doesn't even like tea, but still makes a cuppa for the internet, because someone has to.

[@pommiebears]

If you don’t like tea…. I don’t trust you, or the family that bred you 😂!

[@peterclarke7240]

"Is this your country? Oh, what a dreadful shame. I wouldn't want to cause a fuss, only, I couldn't see your flag from behind my massive navy." 😂

[@Kortexual]

"I don't actually like tea." *Local U.K. KZbinr is Found Dead Inside Home*

[@joshuahadams]

The S.A.S. makes no comment.

[@mattlenn100]

-Local U.K.- *KZbinr is Found Dead Inside Home

[@SpiritOfHugs]

two shots to the back of the head, likely a suicide, says police.

[@renjithjoseph7135]

Epstein'd and McAffee'd

[@piggynatorcool668]

@@renjithjoseph7135 your mome'd

[@stuart124]

Anarchy in the UK; "Would you like some tea?" "No, thank you."

[@guymadgesam24]

Anarchy for Miss Doyle

[@mirzaahmed6589]

"More tea, vicar?" "No thanks. Tea makes me fart."

[@Milamberinx]

"Anarchy in the UK", the title of a punk track by a punk band from the country that invented punk. It's certainly not about tea!

[@Jamesi03]

@@Milamberinx You coulda just said sex pistols, since thats their track although the UK didn't invent punk, punk derrives from NYC and originated as a garage rock revival in the northeastern United States whilst It would come to London shortly after.

[@carbon1255]

Mistaking the UK for Ireland there, AHH GOWAN!!! GOWAN GOWAN GOWAN!

[@InfernalBanana]

A quote from The Whiskey Tribe comes to mind: “The definition of good whiskey is whiskey you like to drink, and the right way to drink whiskey is the way you want to.”

[@shifty3453]

"If the drink you like is in the glass you did it right" - Greg from htd

[@rickard7031]

@@shifty3453 Not really, you need to drink it too. The drink doesn't do you a lot of good if it is just sitting in the glass.

[@autumnleaf2976]

If someone likes to drink single malt scotch with cola, he's doing it wrong and there is no two ways about it. But again, that's his way of doing things, so whatever.

[@osco4311]

It reminds me of the best quote I've ever seen about alcohol: _Your favorite kind of beer is "free". Your second favorite kind of beer is "cold". Don't nit-pick a gift because you prefer an ale to the lager you were offered.

[@shockedcurve453]

@@shifty3453 You mean this whole time I've been drinking my whiskey off the table I've been doing it wrong

[@AppleAssassin]

"I don't actually like tea" TO THE TOWER WITH YOU

[@cinquine1]

@@musheerhashmi2702 What are you french?!

[@frankteng]

Im Chinese and don’t like tea, you can go ahead and execute me.

[@vladdythebear5872]

AppleAssassin 8 years on the stretching board should teach him

[@mpacker]

off with his head

[@scythal]

@@frankteng Winnie Jinping is disappointed with you.

[@MunkEMann]

I can't believe Tom just rejected his english citizenship like that

[@Zraknul]

Does English citizenship even exist anymore?

[@DanielsPolitics1]

@@Zraknul by the time we had proper citizenship, England had occupied Wales, so it never existed. Back then, being a subject, or just a person in the realm who didn’t enjoy exceptional status as an alien, was what you were.

[@cerdic6305]

@@Zraknul No, but unfortunately a lot of people even in Britain refer to the entire UK as just England

[@xWHITExEAGLEx]

@@cerdic6305 Only very uneducated people in England would do that. It isn't people from all over Britain who would make that mistake.

[@Aeronaut1975]

@@cerdic6305 Only English people.

[@polashisu4641]

"Inspect the tea leaves" *Ah yes, the leaves are made of moist*

[@inihccecb1924]

Moisn't

[@TheElvisnator]

*_Ｍ　Ｏ　Ｉ　Ｓ　Ｔ_*

[@aFadingStar]

This floor is made of floor

[@WaffleCake]

Best comment^^

[@hoola_amigos]

**M O I S T**

[@nicolle2126]

me: this is the most quintessential british thing i've ever se- tom: i don't actually like tea me: stop making me question my preconceived notions about the world tom

[@cymraegpunk1420]

I come from wales so maybe not really what you think of when you think of when you think of a stereotypical British person anyway, but neither I nor anyone in my friendship group drink tea, and my family all absolutely live for coffee.

[@kscdisappointment2404]

I drink a concerning amount of tea each day Normally about 5+ cups

[@heysaucemikehere1804]

god, _t o m_

[@seanocallaghan48]

@@kscdisappointment2404 those are rookie numbers

[@JoshNunnyt]

I drink tea and coffee and like my coffee straight from the bean.

[@TonksMoriarty]

"I don't actually like tea." *Internet explodes*

[@GilesBathgate]

ISO coffee?

[@blindleader42]

Maybe Tom would prefer a liquid which is almost - but not quite - entirely unlike tea.

[@hellterminator]

Calm down, he probably only said that because his tea-liking license had expired.

[@Fabelaz]

That was the punchline alright!

[@dansattah]

Maybe he should make a collaboration with rewboss then.

[@InventorZahran]

Tom: "I don't actually like tea..." Also Tom: "I think British tanks are superior because they all have onboard kettles, so the crew can have tea whenever they want!"

[@eekee6034]

I've caught myself uttering the same kind of contradiction. :) I think it's a very British thing to do. ;)

[@combatepistemologist8382]

If it were an American tank the kettle would cost $10,000 and be able to withstand a direct nuclear hit.

[@snykyninja5632]

It's not about whether you want to, it's about the fact that if you want to you can.

[@dillonvandergriff4124]

​@@combatepistemologist8382 Nah, if it was an American tank, it would have an icecream machine!

[@さおり-i4u]

For tea tasting usually you use a "Tasting Spoon" instead of directly slurping from the cup, which is another criteria for "International Standard" of tea tasting

[@watchableraven3517]

Just, don't think about it too hard.

[@firepower7017]

Why not have the Imperial Standard?

[@233kosta]

*criterion "Criteria" is the plural form

[@jonavanderpal]

@@233kosta According to the Latin language, the singular should be "criterium".

[@233kosta]

@@jonavanderpal S'pose. Either way, "criteria" is plural. Like "data".

[@grumpy989]

3 minutes of expensive and carefully prepared video about standards and their use cases Comment section is full about an off handed comment about Tom being British and not liking tea.

[@OrigamiMarie]

He had to know this would be the result. On the plus side, it's a complete distraction away from almost anything else that people might complain about, so it could even be strategic :-)

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Is there a real time video on it. I mean it takes 6 minutes to make the tea but the video is only 3:33

[@dannywhite132]

In my last company i was an ISO17025 auditor and its amazing how the standard is the way almost no one actually does anything, but its an absolute standard that if followed the process will be completed correctly, just not to a high standard or particularly efficiently

[@ShellShock794]

I'm American so I bring my water to a roaring boil for EXACTLY 2 minutes, pour it into the mug with a tea bag already in place at the exact 12 o'clock position and let it steep for no less than 5 minutes and 12 seconds and no more than 5 minutes and 18 seconds and then I dump it down the sink and grab a gas station coffee and a 2 day old doughnut

[@floorpuncher3280]

I just boil the water until it becomes steam and eat the tea bag while inhaling the steam

[@danielvaldez9946]

I hear youve read the instructions on the back of the US passport.

[@anandvidekar1325]

Hahahaha

[@IrvingIV]

Tea is perfectly fine for warming up on a cold day. But since tea is often mostly aromatic anyway, if you don't like drinking it, just buy the cheapest one you like the smell of. Grab a cup with an insulation level you like, and if your hands ever get cold during the winter months, brew some nice smelling water to hold for a while. It can be quite heavenly, sitting with a warm cup by the window and gazing out at the snow.

[@keyonastring]

As a true American, I have my tea, steeped for eternity, in cold harbor water

[@Zeihara]

"I don't actually like tea" The Queen: So you've chosen death

[@carbon5362]

So you've chosen THE TOWER

[@TheZombyHamster]

Alas, Thou hast chosen Thine lot at the Tower.

[@KesSharann]

Tom casts Protego.

[@grantflippin7808]

Tom has officially outlasted the queen

[@tOSdude]

Reverse card

[@josephboen178]

From his "I don't like tea" As a Brit now I know how it feels for the Canadians to view their fellow countrymen who said they don't like maple syrup

[@secheltfishmarket6419]

Now you can just SHUT THE FRONT DOOR with that comment. We need to replenish the blood levels as they are depleted. Our lumberjack hearts burn fresh conifer scented air and No2 Amber Maple Syrup.

[@jur4x]

It's OK if they don't like maple syrup, as long as they politely inform you about it and apologize afterwards.

[@josephboen178]

@@jur4x ah yes.. another treat of Canadians

[@CrushedParagon]

This is how I feel for not liking Tim Hortons (except Timbits)

[@almostfm]

Anybody from any country who doesn't like maple syrup is a godless communist.

[@BlankPicketSign]

_(comments explode with iridescent loathing as they challenge Tom Scott's British citizenship for not liking tea)_

[@recklessroges]

Don't worry, the tea-police will become embroiled in a citizen vs subject debate.

[@jhfdhgvnbjm75]

I think you mean emboiled XD

[@jhfdhgvnbjm75]

They'll be charging around blowing their wistles and everyone will think the kettle's ready XD

[@teedee9393]

There is no English citisenship. It's all British.

[@BlankPicketSign]

Edited and fixed! Thanks ♥

[@timothyp873]

"I don't actually like tea" *Thousands of tea cup shatter on the ground in shock.*

[@quintensarn4595]

3:23 did I just hear Tom Scott renounce his British nationality?!

[@timskza]

This "Standard Cup of Tea" is used for professional tea tasting, not for personal use. The reason it is brewed so strong is to brew out all the nuances presented in the tea. Whenever someone conducts a professional tea tasting, there are normally a couple tea sets used to compare various teas. This is not at all meant for personal use, but it is great if you want to explore professional tea tasting. The best cup of tea is the one you enjoy the most!

[@alistairwall5470]

I've been waiting for someone to do this since HAI did ISO 3103

[@ezekiel0606]

Alistair Wall how'd he do? it's a recommended video for this

[@QuantumLeclerc]

He just described international standards in his video. Didn't make it but bought the copy of ISO 3103

[@adenlamb9916]

Yup

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

did a video on*

[@thehh5118]

"I don't actually like tea." *And on that bombshell...*

[@WeldinMike27]

That's how Tom Scott became the stig.

[@rufusconnolly8489]

@@WeldinMike27 you were supposed to say "it's time to end" :D

[@BlakjeKaas]

It's SCoTT! Standard Cup of Tea Time

[@AnarchistMetalhead]

Test Tea not Tea Time

[@higherquality]

It's SCoTT! Severly Ctoo late oto Treact to this comment Tbut I don't care

[@ryanstanley5734]

@@higherquality haha

[@BreatheHydrogen]

Tom SCoTT even. Tom Originates Making ...

[@zach7482]

That was one great SCoTT

[@tensevo]

UK Customs: Passport sir Tom: I don't have my passport with me, but here is my kit for making an International Standard Cup of Tea. UK Customs: Go through sir, many apologies

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

"I don't actually like tea."

[@alexharrison2743]

​@@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2"Excuse me, sir, stop right there. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave the country."

[@hyperactivehyena]

It seems like the kind of standard you'd need for carefully tasting a variety of teas, as opposed to drinking a whole cup

[@jakubnowak649]

like cupping in coffee world, it's used to assess your coffee in a reproducable way

[@brandongaines1731]

He did put that in banner form in the video as he was getting ready to pour the tea :-)

[@tonycolle8699]

I believe the standard is there so different teas can be compared under identical (or as close as possible) situations. Their chemical components can be measured for toxins or carcinogens, for example. Does your green tea have 30 or 50 mg of caffeine per cup? Brands vary so your band can be compared with other brands by using the standard cup of tea. Use it at home? Nah. Use it in the lab. Yes.

[@jur4x]

Also, this way they can observe how different people across the world do something after drinking tea.

[@CableFlame]

What I find interesting is there was no mention of temperature for the water, or even a mention of different temperatures for different types of tea. Temp differences can make a huge difference in what you get in the end.

[@TooFewSecrets]

+Cable Flame Water always boils at 100 C. It's already standardized.

[@jur4x]

Depends on outside pressure. Boils at much lower temps at high altitudes

[@darthvader907]

either way it's boiling water. It just requires less energy to boil it.

[@Tehom1]

Glad you explained why at the end. Most of the video, I was just wondering who it was that needed to drink a cup of tea made to exact specifications, but didn't actually know what they liked and therefore needed to consult the international standard.

[@aligallaton3978]

"Make your tea weeks in advance and heat it up in a microwave" *The gravest war crime possible*

[@yinan02]

“I don’t actually like tea.” is identical to saying “I would like my British citizenship revoked immediately.”

[@Celery296]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@stadtrepublikmulhausen4121]

I didn't like tea in when i was in France but when I moved to britain I immediately started loving tea. And now that I am back in france I only drink coffee.

[@ritamtripathi2038]

"There is no perfect cup of tea, there is only the right one for you" -Tom Scott

[@rufusconnolly8489]

You might enjoy The Whiskey Tribe

[@TheBretay]

*likes video* "I don't actually like tea." *reverses course*

[@SuperVstech]

Ha! “I don’t actually like tea” Tom Scott’s new tag line.

[@DevCasey]

"I actually don't like tea" :O

[@patsonical]

But... but... you're British! /s

[@stephfh]

Are Britons even allowed to say that?

[@marcosvg406]

@Leo Lundby Murigu obscure reference

[@hg_sarlude4232]

Tom: I don’t actually like tea. Also Tom: I got in trouble with the government again.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

Yeah i drink liquor. Prety hard core stuff

[@lptomtom]

Whatcha doin' here?

[@GroxEmpire]

Hey, get back to work. You haven't uploaded for a couple weeks.

[@mufinman1987]

They put liquor on pie and mash in London.

[@jipo92]

Wazzawazzawazzaaaaaap armeniaaaaaaaan!!!

[@thesharanaithal]

lmfao ded

[@ElagabalusRex]

Up next on Binging with Babish: Tom Scott's Tea from "Making an International Standard Cup of Tea"

[@grassyfield5209]

Tom: Make your tea days in advance then warm it up again in the microwave- don't, don't do that. Me, listening to the slow hum of the microwave: >:(

[@estherhannes2483]

But... why?

[@Yuukon_]

Disgusting

[@SFVYachtClub]

why not just add ice and sugar instead of being nasty like that

[@nibs7252]

Please tell me you are making tea from tea concentrate. If not, may the Lord have mercy on your soul.

[@kitbarrows3874]

Microwaved tea is actually not that bad.

[@Red15]

Also remember that most National Standards Bodies (BSI/AFNOR/DIN/DS/NEN/NBN) are obliged by law to give you free insight into any standard they distribute for free if you are prepared to travel to their designated reading location (usually their headquarters or an archiving site). However nowadays most of them have all these document in a digital archive and will either providing reading facilities close to you or an online time limited digital reading room (YMMV). Source: Used to provide these services and the infrastructure around it.

[@circuit10]

Can you not just screenshot them?

[@Red15]

@@circuit10 most of them do implement some DRM measures but in the end you can always just take a picture of it or manually jot down numbers or minor details, but there is little value in standards for end users/consumers other than curiosity. The business value for companies is not having screenshot access to them, it's owning them, implementing them, and getting certified you have done so (which requires having purchased a copy for audting reasons, how can you implement something you don't own...)

[@jeremyzorek]

I'm still amazed there's an ISO standard for a cup of tea. And that Tom has the dedication to actually make it! Edit: I was also very happy to see this video, as the Half as Interesting video about it piqued my interest before Tom actually made the cup of tea!

[@pieter1102]

There is a standard for virtually everything, so it is no surprise that there is one for making tea. And it is no surprise that most people not involved in that topic do not actually read the standard and therefore have no idea what the standard is actually about. That Tom has the dedication? No surprise there!

[@DarthBiomech]

British people take their tea *VERY* seriously.

[@PrograError]

but he said he didn't like it...

[@jeremyzorek]

Making it is a different story than _liking_ it.

[@Charky_Creations]

doesn't matter if you like it, you still have to know how to make it!

[@erebos42]

Way late to the party, but I didn't see anyone else mention it, so here's the way tea is made in the southern US: -Boil about a quart (about 0.95 liters) of water -Add about 4 tea bags -Steep for as long as you feel is right, usually between 15 minutes and a few hours -add the desired amount of sugar or artificial sweetener to the bottom of a gallon (3.79 liter) pitcher (optional) -Pour steeped tea into pitcher -Mix in fresh water until pitcher is full -Refrigerate -Serve in a glass with ice Yes, I am aware that this will probably frustrate many of the very few of you who read this, but that's the way it works over here

[@violagreene4643]

Only 4 bags? WEAK! We use 12 in my house. And 2 to 2 1/2 cups of sugar.

[@aariyanmahmud301]

add about 4 tea bags more like add about 342 chests of tea bags into boston harbour

[@Aeronaut1975]

Don't bother even attempting to come to the UK, you'll never get in.

[@amoureux6502]

​@@violagreene4643 I've seen large bags made specifically for brewing quarts of iced tea so this commenter could be using those

[@TryinaD]

Indonesia 🤝 the American South SUGAR ICED TEA

[@taylorcasale680]

“I don’t actually like tea” b-but... you’re British?

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodwh752]

@@fantasticfox175 "You don't, like, understand that it's, like, a meme."

[@hesterclapp9717]

So? Not all Brits have to like tea.

[@janohrca8875]

I never thought a tea making video could take such a dramatic turn of events. I’m speechless.

[@BLanger37]

shoutout to Tom for going back and changing all his old thumbnails to fit the new format

[@NoSlaying]

No my dear Tom, We're not mad at the tea preparation methods, we're mad about the fact that you do not like tea~

[@compechdev]

..." I don't actually like tea" Wait, that's illegal!

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

Ya'll each need to learn a second joke.

[@forbiddenfursona]

When a Brit actually doesn't like tea: "Something's wrong. I can feel it."

[@ShannonWare]

I am so glad to type these words: Thank you Tom Scott for detailing the International Standard for a Cup of Tea. This is what is RIGHT with the world.

[@GarethPW]

And now we know that Tom isn't actually British.

[@doc.rankin577]

Tom: Most people in Britain make their tea by putting their tea in a teabag, and then pouring boiling water on it. Me: oh.. here in America we make our tea by dumping it in the harbor

[@user-wc7fh3iy5h]

And killing the fish

[@o_o............]

@@user-wc7fh3iy5h you won the prestigious *Dumb comment award*

[@limediamond4595]

*dumps tea in the harbor* *dumps milk in the harbor* *dumps sugar in the harbor*

[@highlighterjelly]

did you just-

[@jozenne0018]

That was back in 12/16/1773, during the Boston "tea party" since they did not like the tea tax.

[@BenM2291]

His kitchen is the most Tom Scott kitchen ever. Manufacturing safety equipment, clamp stands, screw organisers... love this

[@dolfinsbizou]

"I don't actually like tea" *outraged british noises in the distance*

[@taeliantalittia612]

In Myanmar, when you order "tea" you'll get chai which you need to specify how you like it. The ISO 3103 tea is free and called "yä-nway-jaan" which literally means "roughly boiled water".

[@Badficwriter]

😄

[@McNair1952]

Tom, did you know that there's a plant outside your kitchen window waving to be let inside?

[@Kukkakukko]

argyll1952 Haha, with both of its leaves!

[@Thermalions]

Isn't it inside on the table behind him? Regardless, I'd be wary, could be a baby triffid.

[@TheCptCoy]

Its one of those solar powered desk toys

[@shenlongyang4278]

More westerners should try out the gong fu way of tea brewing! Basically, (a lot) more leaves, less water and steep time, controlled temperature(~80C), but much more rounds. It leaves a full flavor with no astringent taste if done right.

[@noob19087]

Gong fu brewing rocks! I'm glad I wasn't the only one here who's into gong fu brewing. I was introduced to it around a year ago, and ever since I started it, brewing tea western style just feels like a waste. It really is a shame how rare it is over here. I guess the reason is because of all the equipment you need, and because you can't really do it with poor quality tea like tea bags.

[@curtmacquarrie]

is that the one with the neat unfired clay pots?

[@shadowxxe]

True but this standard isn't supposed to make a good cup of tea its just meant to make a cup of tea that is reproduceable and not variable. so companies can use it to test tea blends

[@Badficwriter]

I tried an uncommon tea (for the US) that had those standards. I think it was instructed that you could rebrew 3 times before it was too weak. I also think it had the potential to act like alcohol..

[@Pluveus]

There are at least two very good reasons why you might want to brew tea in the international standard way. 1. Getting very consistent flavor profiles of tea so that you can develop a new tea blend. 2. Getting consistent flavor profiles of different brands of the same tea blend to decide which you prefer.

[@billymonkey111]

I love it when one of your random videos is something I already know all about. This standard has been a running joke at my (design engineering) job for a while, there is a 'technical drawing' of a cup of tea, with "must conform to BS 6008" kicking about somewhere.

[@DarkMatterX1]

"I don't actually like tea." Translated: 'caauuuuusssssse Iiiiiiiiiii wannnnaaaa beeee AN-AR-CHY!!!

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Wow, my mum has a few of those tea tasting pot things with serrations, I’ve always wondered what they were and now I know!

[@michaelbianchi22]

As an American, I have 4 British friends. I can honestly say I enjoy tea way more than 3 of them. The one who enjoys it as much as I do is a bit older, an ex RAF pilot and a radio engineer.

[@MatthewBaka]

"No Photography of Computer Screens" Well I see someone's a budding anarchist.

[@mokongthe3856]

Tom: "I don't actually like tea" Queen of england: "ahh yes, a new and fresh life time to consume"

[@ManderSeis]

I guess Tom wasn't available

[@Aeronaut1975]

There hasn't been a "Queen of England" since 1603.

[@win5128]

*MI5! OPEN UP!* Edit: you saw nothing

[@hebbejebbe]

W1NT3CH MI5 bro. MI6 is foreign intelligence only. Yeah I’m the party pooper

[@FalloutNewNarwhal]

We hear don't like Tea. Were here to remove you from the country.

[@thewolfin]

Is this because of the digital scale?

[@ChannelCzarovski]

would they be that rude?... or maybe i'm confusing brits for canucks?

[@Vee_H.]

FBI!!!

[@felixthecrazy]

Reminds me of when I had Kopi Luwak coffee, one of the most expensive coffee in the world. It was fresh ground, prepared with a french press, etc and it was about as good as the stuff I drink from my daily cup of drip coffee I make at home.

[@tzoninghard2425]

southern sweet ice tea. boil tea bags in water, chill in fridge. Add simple syrup (1:1 ratio of water and sugar boiled) to about a 1:13 ratio, or adjust to your liking.

[@henryyuill1382]

"I don't actually like tea"

[@jozeperson]

Great video You're my favourite KZbinr, not because you're playing all the latest games or something, but because your content is educational and because you have a very likeable personality.. But I can't believe you don't like tea. Aaaaand the best way to make it is in a pot and add in the milk afterwards... Greetings from Germany and keep up the good work.

[@tomhowell8398]

To be fair nobody likes their favorite youtuber just because they play the latest games. After all, there are more youtubers doing that you could possibly watch. The value doesn't come from the games any more than the value in this video comes from the kettle. Its what they do with and say about the subject matter that counts.

[@tirvine9102]

Me, a North American: Wow, a tea video from my favorite English KZbinr! This opens a world of exciting possible nuanced cultural topics Tom could cover in his unique way. Tom Scott: "I don't actually like tea." ....well that doesn't rule anything out.

[@ze_rubenator]

I love the smell of tea, but I'm always disappointed when I have a sip because... Well, it tastes like tea.

[@MaakaSakuranbo]

Haha, I'm a kind of the same. Especially Black Tea has such a nice fragrance, but doesn't taste anywhere close to as nice as it smells.

[@paulsengupta971]

More so with coffee.

[@gfr97]

What the hell do you even mean by "I don't actually like tea". The British crown ordered you at the stake!

[@cat-.-]

A Brit who doesn’t like tea, an American who doesn’t like cheeseburger, and a Canadian who doesn’t like maple syrup, had a three-way and out comes a baby who refuses to drink milk

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

The baby has genetic material from all three?

[@xykeal3739]

"There is no perfect cup of tea, only the right one for you"

[@hamishwoodland7424]

I know Tom diplomatically avoided it but can we agree milk goes in second?

[@orangegouice]

Use the milk as water

[@hamzahsajjad7952]

@@orangegouice get out

[@guytorie]

@@hamzahsajjad7952 Well hold on, I have whole milk, chamomile, a microwave, and a mighty thirst right this second

[@professormudkip702]

Agreed

[@professormudkip702]

@@orangegouice Absolutley barbaric!

[@klasing]

Tom: You need special equipment to run this experiment Also Tom: Uses those little pots from Gu deserts to store his tea.

[@HannesEgli]

Tom can make everything interesting

[@SonySMRTLim]

Hannes Egli I found it only half as interesting.

[@mistclick3899]

Wwwwwwwwwait. Sterеotypes.exe stopped working! Brittish people have to fall in love with tea.

[@josvah]

They do, dumbass.

[@FuzzyBunny28]

Your joke.exe stopped working huh?

[@pengfeidong5268]

British person: "I don't actually like tea." British government: constructs -concentration- reeducation camps.

[@mayne42]

Peng, you might not know this but a British association with tea is fairly recent. Coffee use in Britain is much older. The devastation of a seaborne coffee trade (the main area/island traded with was devastated by a coffee plant bug/ fungus) was the impetus toward finding a new national source of tea. The upper class took in green tea from China, and black tea from Ceylon, amongst other places. It took 40 odd years for its usage to take off. The crown enjoyed a per cup small over ride, which helped in its adoption. The older, more traditional teas were much less easily taxed (as cultivation was local) and therefore not encouraged... Later on this tea trade helped keep Ceylon and china British, of course.

[@mayne42]

Although the opium trade was a much larger reason to keep China in the British imperial fold.

[@iamthinking2252_]

Erstwhile camps

[@JuliaC-sp5qk]

I think you mean "teaeducation camps"

[@matthewsanders9229]

"I don't actually like tea." That's treason, then.

[@mcseedat]

I don't actually like tea.. I love it.. I'm sure they cut off the last part

[@Mirokuofnite]

The most sensible cup of tea.

[@Weeblee]

"I don't actually like tea." I need to turn that into an alert tone for my phone.

[@5.7moy]

“I don’t actually like tea” Next video: how to avoid being hanged by the British authorities

[@johnlee750]

Same with coffee cupping! Just a way of making the beverage to taste multiple varieties at once and taste the differences while removing as much “skill” required to create the brew as possible. That way any differences can more accurately be ascribed to the tea than to the quality with which someone brewed the tea

[@JakubWaniek]

Tom is like the most English person ever, how does he not like tea???

[@spuggym8986]

Living in a multicultural flat I've been having English breakfast tea, no milk, with a clove, cracked cardomom pod, small hunk of cinnamon stick, notch of ginger and a spoon of sugar, genuinely very nice

[@jamke6170]

This is like a GCSE required practical because of its high level of precision and instructiveness.

[@RezaXGWB]

Me: *try to make standard cup of tea* A couple seconds later: it taste like PISS

[@pgre]

it looks like piss too

[@aadipandey8237]

The question is how do you guys know the taste of piss ??

[@thecapacitor1395]

Live life on the edge, do what I do... Add two teabags to the one cup for a stronger brew.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

I read a magazine article about a ridiculously stingy bloke who used to make three cups from each bag. The universe now feels a bit more in balance after reading that you (more or less) do the opposite.

[@dallos8946]

In russian prisons we make chafir. We pour 20 something bags of tea into the toilet, boil it and drink it. It's strong enough to be drunk/get hallucinations

[@kevintrang3007]

@@dallos8946 wat

[@dallos8946]

@@kevintrang3007 It's probably stronger than any over the counter vodka

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

I get this impulse, but honestly just steep a Yorkshire if you want it to have legs!

[@DavidLinn]

"i don't actually like tea" is the best line in the video. plus his facial expression at the end seals the deal of funny

[@lennonmclean]

"There is no perfect cup of tea: there's only the right one for you." -Tom Scott, 2018

[@RickP2012]

"I don't actually like tea!" Next episode: Tom does Things you didn't know about the Tower of London..........because that's where we put people who don't like tea!

[@mylesfrost335]

all one of them

[@4vesta255]

I thought that was what Australia was for?

[@LindaPerry_337]

@@4vesta255 No you get sent to Australia if you steal a loaf of bread

[@nestor1208]

I think international standard cup of tea being ok is precisely what they aimed for. Just a regular average cup of tea. Couldn't have been more perfect

[@lincolnwilson6725]

Me: *watches video about tea* KZbin algorithm: *shows me a ad about gourmet green tea*