Comments on: Why does my green tea taste bad?

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:44:13 +0000

I found that if you leave the teabag in for more than a minute or 2 it starts becoming bitter. I usually take my teabag out after a minute or so and even if I have used boiling water it doesn’t taste bitter. Just try not to leave the teabag in to long. I dont use loose-leaf green tea but I’m guessing it would work similarily.

By: Richard McCurry

Richard McCurry — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:18:24 +0000

To Betty: Maybe there is spunk in your tea?

By: betty

betty — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:17:28 +0000

hello!

I recently bought a tea cake from Yunnnan tea factory, it is a puerh tea. When I brewed the tea it tasted salty! I was wondering if you can give me any advice as to how to improve the taste of my tea and perhaps a reason to why it is …salty!

Thank you!

By: kay

kay — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:32:46 +0000

also, it ruins the flavor to add the tea into the water and then boil it (or near boil it) so add the tea after you take the water off and stopped the boil.

By: Masteradept

Masteradept — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:15:21 +0000

Once I learned that only Black Teas really survive boiling water with their flavor intact I stopped using boiling water for all of my teas. I usually wait around till I hear the beginnings of the boiling and pull the kettle.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:04:06 +0000

From working in a tea shop, I know a few tricks about green tea. Never steep the tea in the water for more than 2 minutes, and the water should never be hotter than 175 F. Also, if you would like your green tea decaffeinated, steep it for a minute, dump the water, then steep again for 2 minutes.

By: Syllogism

Syllogism — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:53:48 +0000

Most green tea is also treated with a chemical to dry it out or treat it or something(I forget what exactly) So what I usually do is soak it in some hot water first to wash off the chemical residue and then after a couple of minutes drain the water and then add boiling water.

By: y

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:35:47 +0000

Honey > sugar.

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:09:02 +0000

I wrote a blog post about exactly the same topic since it’s one to come up so often.
To add to your recommendation, I believe that tea quality is another important factor in disliking green tea.

BTW, you can lower the astringency of ANY tea by brewing at a cooler temperature (you went through that exercise when you brewed some of the Darjeelings I sent you).

I’m impressed that you find the time to maintain your blog, being a new father…

By: bill

bill — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:11:08 +0000

That’s weird, I never knew that about tea! Thank you, I always love green tea at restaurants but never make it myself because it tastes gross. Maybe I’ll start making it.