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What Is Cold Brewing?
Cold Brewing is a tea brewing method that uses only cold water when brewing tea. Free form catechins and tanning acids, which are good for the human body, are more dissolvable and readily released in cold brewing as opposed to regular hot brewing. Cold brewing tea’s release of ester-dissolvable catechins is 70% that of regular brewing. In addition, the amount of caffeine released from cold brewing tea is only half of the caffeine released from regular hot tea brewing.
What Types of Tea Can Be/Can
Not Be Cold Brewed?
Teas which have been processed (application of heat) by boiling, frying or
steaming are safe to be cold brew. They include green tea, oolong tea, and
black tea.
Herbal tea and floral tea are not safe to be cold brewed since these are usually unprocessed (application of heat) tea.
How to Cold Brew?
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Use cold water or iced water to brew tea. (It takes longer to brew tea with iced water).
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Ratio of tea leaves to water is usually 1:50 (you can adjust the ratio according to your taste)
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Put loose tea or tea bags into a water container filled with cold/iced water
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Put the container into the refrigerator * Do Not Put It In Freezer
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Tea leaves which come in stripped form such as green tea, black tea or flat/wavy oolong tea (Pouchong) should be brewed in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
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Tea leaves that are rolled such as Jade Oolong and Ti kuan Yin should be brewed in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
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Strain the tea leaves and enjoy the refreshing cold brewed tea. And if you have excess tea left over, put it back to the refrigerator (remember to strain the leaves)
How Long Can I Stored the Cold
Brewed Tea?
Refrigerated tea will retain its quality for about a week.
If the tea is jostled in a car, or from walking/running for 6 hours or more,
the tea will lose its quality.
