Tagged: brewing
Article
Almost Nothing Is Done to White Tea. Then the Kettle.
White tea is withered and dried and given no further processing, but two life-cycle studies that follow it from the nursery to the cup both put the drinker's kettle at or near the top of its emissions.
Article · science
The Cool-Water Rule Lost the Blind Tasting to a Boil
A blind panel liked the retail-recommended 70°C the least of five temperatures tested on real white tea, and the full boil that beat it only won at a short steep.
Article · Health & Science
Silver Needle Pours the Least Caffeine, and Processing Is Not Why
The lowest-caffeine reputation of pure-bud white tea holds in the cup but fails at the reason, and the buds themselves run the story backward.
Guide
Brewing White Tea
The complete reference for brewing white tea: water temperature by grade, dose, gongfu and western parameters, multiple infusions, cold brew, aged and compressed cakes, and what the ISO and GB tasting standards specify.