TEA BREWING INSTRUCTIONS:

Basics: Always use clear, filtered water. Any taste in the water will affect the quality of the tea. Steeping time is a matter of personal taste, but generally is 3 minutes for black or pu-erh tea, 2 minutes for green, 5 minutes for oolong, white or herbal.

1. BLACK TEA: Add one teaspoon tea per cup to boiling water.
2. HERBAL TEA: Add one teaspoon (fine leaves) to one Tablespoon (large leaves) per cup to boiling water.
3. GREEN TEA: Add one teaspoon (fine leaves) to one Tablespoon (large leaves) per cup to cooler than boiling water.
4. WHITE TEA: Add one tablespoon tea per cup to cooler than boiling water (coffee makers have water about the right temperature).
5. OOLONG TEA: Add 1 Tablespoon tea per cup to cooler than boiling water.

Loose leaf tea is often better with a second infusion. Water can be boiling for all second infusions and tea is best if it is steeped longer.