Green Tea Brewing

Brewing green tea at the office or on the road is easy with the right kit. Temperatures, ratios and gear that travel.

The usual green tea mistakes are simple: pouring boiling water that floods out bitter catechins. Here is how to avoid each one.

Green tea: gongfu, Western or grandpa? This guide compares the three brewing methods and shows which fits the leaf.

For green tea use 2-3 g per 150 ml (about 1:50) and steep 1-2 minutes. This guide gives exact ratios and times.

Green tea is unoxidised, so hot water pulls the catechins and turns the cup bitter. The useful range by style, and how to cool water with no thermometer.

Green tea is happiest in glass or a lidded porcelain bowl. This guide explains why the ware changes the cup.