PLAIN-T

Preparation

Preparing Green Tea:

The water plays an important role on tea preparation.
Use filtered or bottled spring water.
Use 1 teaspoon of green tea per 6 oz. cup.
Add the leaves to a filter, brew basket or teapot and pour 180 F water over the leaves.
Steep for 1-3 minutes.
* PlainT green teas can be brewed at least 3 times consecutively.
* Some steamed green teas from Japan should not steep for more then 2 minutes, in some cases, such as Gyokuro, for only 1 minute.
* Make sure you empty the entire teapot into cups or a sharing pitcher. Over steeping the tea leaves can result in a bitter taste.

	Preparing Black Tea:
	The water plays an important role on tea preparation. Use filtered or bottled spring water. Use 1 teaspoon of black tea per 6 oz. cup. Add the leaves to a teapot, filter or brew basket, and poor 200 F water over the leaves, steeping for 2-3 minutes. * Make sure you empty the entire teapot into cups or a sharing pitcher. Over steeping the tealeaves can result in a bitter taste.

Preparing Oolong Tea:

The water plays an important role on tea preparation.
Use filtered or bottled spring water.
Use 1 teaspoon of Oolong tea per 6 oz. cup.
Add the leaves to a teapot, filter or brew basket, and poor 200 F water over the leaves, steeping for 3-4 minutes.
* Make sure you empty the entire teapot into cups or a sharing pitcher. Over steeping the tealeaves can result in a bitter taste.
Plain T Oolong teas can be steeped at least 3 consecutive times. You may increase the brewing time after the
third steeping.

Preparing Pu-Erh Tea:

The water plays an important role on tea preparation.
Use filtered or bottled spring water.
Use 1 tuo cha per 12 oz. cup.
Add the nugget of tea to a teapot, filter or brew basket, rapidly pouring boiling water over the tea and steep for 20 seconds. Rinse out this first steeping, as is it not good for drinking.
Pour rapidly boiling water over the tea and steep for 30 seconds.
* Make sure you empty the entire teapot into cups or a sharing pitcher. Over steeping the tealeaves can result in a bitter taste.

Preparing Flavored Tea:

The water plays an important role on tea preparation.
Use filtered or bottled spring water.
Use 1 teaspoon of Flavored tea per 6 oz. cup.
Add the leaves to a teapot, filter or brew basket, and poor 200 F water over the black tea leaves, steeping for 2-3 minutes, and 180 F water over the green tea leaves, steeping for 1-3 minutes.
* Make sure you empty the entire teapot into cups or a sharing pitcher. Over steeping the tealeaves can result in a bitter taste.
Plain T Flavored green teas can be steeped at least 3 consecutive times. You may increase the brewing time after the third steeping.

	Preparing Rooibos Tea:
	The water plays an important role on tea preparation. Use filtered or bottled spring water. Use 1 teaspoon of Rooibos tea per 6 oz. cup. Add the leaves to a teapot, filter or brew basket, and poor 200 F water over the leaves, steeping for 3-4 minutes. * Make sure you empty the entire teapot into cups or a sharing pitcher. Over steeping the tea leaves can result in a bitter taste.

Preparing White Tea:

The water plays an important role on tea preparation.
Use filtered or bottled spring water.
Use 1 teaspoon of white tea per 6 oz. cup.
Add the leaves to a teapot, filter or brew basket and poor 180 F water over the leaves, steeping for 5-7 minutes.
* PlainT white teas are good for at least 3 consecutive steeping per serving.
Some steamed white teas should not steep for more then 2 minutes.
* Make sure you empty the entire teapot into cups or a sharing pitcher. Over steeping the tea eaves can result in a bitter taste.