What's the best/proper way to make tea? I'm trying

>black tea
>whole milk
>sugar to taste

Why cant americans into cuppas?

>>728027770
>fpbp

>>728027770
I hate putting sugar in tea. Dirty brit.

green/peppermint tea is absolute shit tier. yeah they're good for you but they objectively taste bad.

>>728027403
white tea, green tea, black tea

>>728028023
Any decent good flavor teas I could probly pick up from the store?

Use loose tea instead of a tea bag. And filter the water before you put it in the kettle.

>>728027403
>What's the best/proper way to make tea?

With 4 scoops of coffee, a coffee filter, 12 cups of water, and a coffee maker.

>Pour into cup
>Add hazelnut creamer to taste
>Drink amazingness like a fucking boss.
>Light cigarette and relax sipping coffee, and smoking like a top tier motherfucker
>Fuck Bitches

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>>728028181
i'm a britbong so this might / probably won't be available but i drink this

>>728028333
Trips speaking truth

>AM
green or black with one sugar

>PM
valerian root, chamomile, honey, milk

remember not to steep for too long, but also, make sure you give it enough time. depends on the tea. is best to prepare one cup at a time.

>>728027403
Anyone know what the thing in the picture is called? Looks like something you'd put loose tea leaves in, then in a cup of water ay?

HOW TO GOOD FUCKING TEA:

UTENSILS:
BREWING VESSEL (TEAPOT OR GAIWAN OR FRENCH PRESS)
THERMOMETER
TIMEPIECE

HOW TO FUCKING BREW:
PRE-HEAT YOUR BREWING VESSEL BY SWISHING HOT WATER IN IT
(EMPTY THAT HOT WATER AFTER DINGUS)
ADD YOUR FUCKING TEA (1 TEASPOON PER CUP, PLUS ONE EXTRA FOR THE POT)
ADD YOUR FUCKING HOT WATER
LET IT STEEP THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME
POUR IT INTO A CUP AND DRINK THAT FUCKING SHIT

>but what was the thermometer for
GUESS WHAT FUCKNUTS-- TEA HATES BOILING WATER, TOO HOT AND SCALDS YOUR FUCKING TEA
YOU NEED PROPER WATER TEMPERATURE FOR A GIVEN TEA TYPE
GREEN TEA PREFERS ~65-75 DEGREES
BLACK TEA PREFERS ~70-90 DEGREES
THAT'S FUCKING CELSIUS YOU CUNT, FUCK IMPERIAL

>alright but the timepiece?
YOU GOTTA FUCKING TIME YOUR BREW SHITDICK
ONE TO THREE MINUTES FOR GREEN
THREE TO FIVE MINUTES FOR BLACK

>milk and sugar?
NO

>what about herbal
FUCK YOU

>>728027403
Earl gray

>>728028819
it's called an "autumn pleentuppy" and can only be purchased in brittain

>>728028942
Can you GET anymore pretentious? Jesus you're a smug fucking cunt.

>>728029231
>b-bu-buh muh workmans cuppa
EAT SHIT CRAB IN A BUCKET FUCKSTICK

>>728027403
Because you're used to shit being more flavorful and sugary. Just keep drinking it and your taste buds will adjust

>>728028942
Imperial guy here go fuck yourself with a 22 yard 4 cwt dildo

>>728027770
sugar in tea? thats fucking disgusting.

>>728029477
It's because he's drinking stale peppermint from his grocery store

>>728027403

>Microwave some water

>Dunk the tea bag in a few times. Brand doesn't matter, you just need the powder inside to mix

>Add 2-3 packs of sweet n low. Sugar will rot your teeth anon.

>couple tbsp nondairy creamer. Powdered is best

>Microwave again.

>drink. Add more nondairy creamer if its not thick enough. I like mine on the runny side but others like it thicker.

>>728027403
>grab a box of yorkshire tea
>tea bag in
>stir
>tea bag out
>semi skimmed milk in
>stir
>sugar in
>stir

>>728029345
I don't drink tea. It's like drinking brown piss. Do us all a favor and make your next "cuppa" with bleach instead of water.

>>728027403
We english only use a kettle and hot water....and we still prefer leave slices over tea bags.

>>728030043
who tf microwaves water?

>>728030205
YOUR TASTE IS SHIT AND YOUR OPINIONS ARE NOT ONLY SHIT BUT ALSO IRRELEVANT
GO BE A CUNTFART SOMEWHERE ELSE

>>728030392
>this is whats defending tea drinking

i dont think ill have tea now, considering this faggot does.

>>728030392
Sounds like somebody missed their British enema this morning.

>>728030809
Drink coffee instead. It's the choice of all top tier motherfuckers.

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Man I thought everyone who drank tea was chill.

Curious is there a big difference between the way Brits brew their tea and the Japanese/Asians?

>>728030809
LIKE I GIVE A FUCK
IF YOU CAN'T ENJOY A THING KNOWING THAT SOMEONE ELSE ALSO ENJOYS THAT THING THEN YOU'RE A GORMLESS CONTRARIAN WHO WILL DIE ALONE

>>728031073
BRITS BUY SHITTY BAGS FULL OF DUST AT THE GROCERY STORE AND GET VISIBLY UPSET WHEN YOU REMIND THEM THEY'RE DOING IT WRONG
ASIANS DRINK ACTUAL UNADULTERATED TEA

>>728031073
You can just give a huge ignore for that troll...

Do grocery stores usually sell just tea leaves, no bags of tea? If not where do you guys get it?

>>728027403
Like most things the right answer to this depends on what you want and how much of an autist you want to be about it. There are thousands of tea varieties and several steeping methods so if you decide this is something you want to get into be prepared to learn things.

Some general rules. Strength is a taste/caffeine content thing. Generally from low to high it is white-green-red-black with herbal being it's own thing cause it doesn't typically contain tea as in the plant. The longer you steep a tea the stronger it will get but many teas can be oversteeped which makes them bitter

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Is anyone here a tea master and could tell me the difference between the flavors and the benefits of white teas, black teas, blue teas, green teas, etc?

>>728031594
DEPENDS ON YOUR GROCERY STORE CHUCKLEFUCK
BUT INSTITUTIONS LIKE TWININGS ARE BIG ENOUGH THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THEM JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE

IF YOU WANT TO STEP UP FROM ENGINEERED BLENDS AND GET INDIVIDUAL ESTATE TEAS THEN YOU'LL NEED TO FIND A DEDICATED TEA IMPORTER

>>728031749
THE TASTE DIFFERENCES ARE FUCKING OBVIOUS EVEN TO A FUCKWIT
THE BENEFITS ARE NEGLIGIBLE, AT BEST MAYBE GREEN TEA HAS SOME ANTIOXIDANTS

>>728027403
Let it steep

>>728031705
Typically steeping times increase in the same order as strength with whites being shortest and blacks longest. Some notable exceptions do exist like Puerh which is a black tea but usually steeps for only 45s. Range will depend on the tea itself some can be as short as 25s. Up to what most people would consider normal 3ish minutes. The temp you brew at also matters. The darker the tea the hotter you want the water. Boiling for blacks a simmer for greens.

>>728032155
>Puerh which is a black tea

PUERH ISN'T A BLACK TEA IN THE USUAL SENSE
IT IS ITS OWN CATEGORY OF TEA, BECAUSE IT IS PROCESSED DIFFERENTLY I.E. FERMENTING

>>728032297
It is a boiled black tea which they press set into cakes and then ferment cold. You break it apart with a knife that looks like an oyster tea. It's not a typical tea but it's totally a black.

>>728031749

I'll try not to be a fucknut like the other guy. Tea all comes from the camelia plant but they are processed differently. White/green tea is lightly steamed/fried/dried so it requires less brewing time and lower temps to brew otherwise it gets bitter. Black/red tea is heavily processed which is why it has the darker color and requires more time to brew to extract the flavor. Oolong is right in the middle between dark and light teas. Some are even fermented like Puerh to give a very rich flavor. Others are smoked over a fire or have fragrant oils added to flavor them.

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>>728027887
>>728029595
you faggots gotta be joking. sugar and tea is what makes this country the greatest country in the world.

>>728032531
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A BLACK TEA AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PRESSED INTO BRICKS
GREEN TEA CAN ALSO BE FERMENTED INTO A PUERH

>>728027403
Here's a shopping list for ya.

1. Get TWO (2) teapots. Pick your color. https://www.englishteastore.com/1tp-2702b.html
2. Get a teapot warmer. https://www.englishteastore.com/amsterdam-ceramic-teapot-warmer-blue.html
3. Tea strainer. https://www.englishteastore.com/keteast.html
4. Tea kettle. https://www.englishteastore.com/keteast.html
5. Get a sampler set (8 oz. total) of a bunch of quality loose leaf teas. https://www.englishteastore.com/must-for-any-green-tea-lover-sampler.html
6. Get some tea lights somewhere, like the dollar store.

When you steep the tea in one teapot, you can then pour it through the strainer into the other teapot, and keep it nice and hot with the teapot warmer. This way, you can enjoy your tea over a long period of time while you do something else. For the green and especially the oolong teas, you can re-steep the leaves 2-4 more times and keep refilling your other pot.

The total comes to $61.04, plus shipping. It'll be some of the best money you've ever spent.

Also, if you want a matching sugar and creamer set, you can get this: <https://www.englishteastore.com/amsterdam-creamandsugar-cadetblue.html>, and also a matching teacup and saucer: <https://www.englishteastore.com/amsterdam-cupandsaucer-cadetblue.html>.

>>728032597
Also the material of the vessel that you're brewing the tea in can effect the outcome. Heavy clay/ceramic vessels are better for darker teas as they capture/retain more heat and therefore brew more flavorful teas. Glass on the other hand is better for lighter teas because it loses heat faster and therefore doesn't damage the delicate flavor of lighter teas

>>728032911
Or just buy some teabags.

>>728031749
>>728032597
To add to this bro taste is something that is going to vary hugely amongst individual strains based on growing conditions harvest time and other factors. Some greens can be almost fishy while others are more earthy. Think of it like wine. Or beer or whatever. A lager is a style more than it is a taste.
The robust bitter flavor in dark teas are tannins. Too many tannins especially on an empty stomach will make you hurl which makes over steeping a problem.

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>>728027403
Depends on how you like your tea to taste. To extract the most caffeine, you would act lemon juice to lower the pH and then make sure the water is as hot as possible, brew for a short time and then take out the tea leaves/tea bag. Caffeine is one of the chemicals that makes tea taste bitter btw, so you can judge it's strength on the taste.
Some people prefer their tea weaker and with milk and sugar in it.

The Japanese have a long history of ceremony in their culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony

...this is good too.
https://www.thespruce.com/moroccan-mint-tea-atay-bi-nana-2394947

..but nothing wrong with a good builder cuppa.

A wise man once told me, why put 2 sugars into a tea when you can put 3 in. Not like its crack.

>>728032911
Thank you! kinda what I was waiting for someone to post, but could you relink the tea kettle? You pasted the tea strainer twice.

>>728033142
Of course. The first harvest in spring of new growth top leaves are considered the highest quality. Later harvests at lower levels of the plant produce lower quality teas.

>>728032911
>sixty fucking dollars to 'get started'

This is retarded.

>>728033339
see
>>728033056

>>728032741
Fair enough. You are a better tea autist than me.
>>728033024
I like this a bunch I hadn't heard it before but it makes sense. I have a bunch of pots and always preferred greens out of the glass ones.

>>728033142
Related: https://youtu.be/F9zT5VZKHI0

>>728027403
Who the hell calls cigs "joes?" You some kind of queer or something?

>>728033611
We call them Fags back home.

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>>728033611
Uhhh pretty much everyone in the south. And idk about you, but the word "cigs" sounds a lot more like a faggot word than "joe". And it's called joe cause of the working joe who would smoke them.

>>728033436

I know people that spend that much at Starbucks in a week. Tea can be a good investment if you shop for good bargains and buy in bulk. I pay around 5 cents per cup.

>>728033339
My bad: https://www.englishteastore.com/ovente-electric-plastic-kettle-white.html

>>728033056
>>728033444
Teabags are great for black tea, and especially cuppas, but for good oolong and green teas, you really need to get loose tea.

>>728033436
Idk man. If someone who didn't know anything about coffee wanted to get into making coffee you wouldn't tell him to buy the Insta Folgers stuff. You'd have him buy a coffee pot or a French press if you're an extra fag. You just don't know anything about tea you pleb.

>>728033747

I thought they were called joes because the camel on the front was called joe?

>>728033436
People buy those Keurig brewers for like $150. My list includes both equipment that will last a lifetime, as well as enough tea (8 oz.) to last probably a year.

>>728027403
The best tea is Darjeeling. Get first flush if you can get it. Steep for a short time and add no milk or sugar. Drink it from a china cup.

It is the most delicate, wonderful thing.

>>728033812
You don't need sixty fucking dollars to brew tea.
A teapot is $3, you don't even need two of the bastards

>>728033498
This is the least offensive and most relevant thing that anyone has ever responded to me with. Cheers