Brewing Guides

Practical notes on water temperature, steeping time, ratios, bitterness, and storage.

How to Brew Zhangping Shui Xian: The First Infusion That Opens the Tea Cake

A practical guide to brewing Zhangping Shui Xian pressed oolong tea, explaining why the first infusion often stays closed and how thin-stream pouring, boiling water and short steeping solve it.

How to Brew Green Tea Without Bitterness

Learn how to brew green tea without bitterness by controlling water temperature, steeping time, tea-to-water ratio, and common beginner mistakes.

How to Brew Oolong Tea at Home

Learn how to brew oolong tea at home with simple tools, proper water temperature, tea-to-water ratios, steeping times, and tips for different oolong styles.

Tea to Water Ratio Guide for Different Tea Types

Learn the best tea-to-water ratios for green, white, oolong, black, Pu-erh, and herbal tea, with practical measurements for mugs, teapots, and gongfu brewing.

Gongfu Tea Brewing for Beginners

Learn gongfu tea brewing step by step, including teaware, leaf-to-water ratio, steeping times, and the Chinese tea culture behind the method.

Why Your Tea Tastes Bitter and How to Fix It

Learn why tea tastes bitter, how brewing temperature, steeping time, water flow, and pouring technique affect extraction, and how to make green tea, black tea, and oolong taste smoother.