7. How to brew a perfect cup of Tea

2.The Tea plant
3. History of Tea
4. Tea sorts and their Production
5. Tea grades
6. Tea regions
8. Tea and Health

Good quality water and proper brewing time are essential for a flavourful cup of tea.

• Start with a preheated pot or cup (simply fill your teapot or cup with very hot water and let it stand for a moment).
• Use fresh cold water. In areas with poor tap water, use bottled or filtered water. Never use water from the hot water tap. Let the tap water run for a few seconds until it is quite cold; this ensures that the water is aerated (full of oxygen) to release the full flavour of the tea leaves.
• Use one tea spoon of tea (hence the name) for one normal sized cup.
• Bring water to boil. Don not let it boil too long, as it will boil away the flavour releasing oxygen and result in a flat tasting cup of tea.
• Pour boiling water over tea leaves, tea net or tea bag. For green and Oolong teas water should be cooler (70°-80° for green, 80-90° for Oolong). · Brew 2 to 5 minutes (unless otherwise stated).
  

A cup of tea can be stimulating or calming, depending on the brewing time up to 3 minutes stimulating, more than 3 minutes more calming).

Some green and oolong teas can be brewed multiple times (top qualities up to 10x).

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