What are the directions? How much loose tea per cups of hot water?
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I make a small 2 mug pot at a time and put in 3 or 4 heaping teaspoons........it's really just to taste, and I like it strong. Just play with it and find the perfect balance for you. It also is, curiously, the only tea that I don't sweeten.......it is better to me without sweetener. I also brew it for about 15 minutes before drinking.
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I usually brew my guayusa by the color (I like it darker). It's probably about 1 Tablespoon per 2 cups(?) I really like it lightly sweetened with raw sugar, too!
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Depends on how strong you'd like it. about 1 heaping tablespoon per 8oz of water is a delicious cup of guayusa!
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I'd say about a tea spoon per cups, but don't forget! You don't need to throw your tea after every cups, a spoon could easily be used for 2/3 or 4 cups depending on how long your infuse it... it's all matter of taste.
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Pick up a plastic cup(glass will shatter). I use the double walled plastic cups so they don't leave water rings. They were pretty cheap on Amazon. They come with a top and straw. Remove the drip tray so the plastic cup will fit. Fill the cup with ice and brew on one of the smaller cup size settings. Put top with straw back on. Enjoy. As long as the drip tray can be removed to make room for the plastic cup, it will brew it. Try brewing a cup of tea in a regular mug and let it cool. Pour that into an ice cube tray and make ice cubes out if it. Use some of those as your ice so it won't water down as much. Pick up a plastic cup(glass will shatter). I use the double walled plastic cups so they don't leave water rings. They were pretty cheap on Amazon. They come with a top and straw. Remove the drip tray so the plastic cup will fit. Fill the cup with ice and brew on one of the smaller cup size settings. Put top with straw back on. Enjoy. As long as the drip tray can be removed to make room for the plastic cup, it will brew it. Try brewing a cup of tea in a regular mug and let it cool. Pour that into an ice cube tray and make ice cubes out if it. Use some of those as your ice so it won't water... » Read More Pick up a plastic cup(glass will shatter). I use the double walled plastic cups so they don't leave water rings. They were pretty cheap on Amazon. They come with a top and straw. Remove the drip tray so the plastic cup will fit. Fill the cup with ice and brew on one of the smaller cup size settings. Put top with straw back on. Enjoy. As long as the drip tray can be removed to make room for the plastic cup, it will brew it. Try brewing a cup of tea in a regular mug and let it cool. Pour that into an ice cube tray and make ice cubes out if it. Use some of those as your ice so it won't water down as much. « Show Less
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It depends how strong you like your tea. I would say about 1 teaspoon per 8 ounces of water (3 teaspoons for 24 oz), but you would probably have to try this out and go from there.
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It is a big pot. Maybe 6 cups. I only use for 3 or more tea drinkers.Cheers, Greg
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Are you sure you have it set for the correct temperature for the type of tea? Once the water is boiled & you lower the infuser section with the loose tea into the water, mine has always been perfect once steeped for the appropriate amount of time (5-7 minutes usually).
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About 2 or 3 tablespoons for a quart. I don't boil it, just cold brew it overnight. Add the tea to room temperature water and leave in the fridge over night, take the tea away and drink :) you can warm up if preferred. If you like stronger flavor, just add more tea.
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i thought the direction stated the least you can make is 5 cups, and I don't remember what the water ratio was but it would be on the directions that came with the machine, if you didn't get one, I can make you a copy and email it to you.
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Hi MaeI'm no expert but I just dump 1 teaspoon of tea for a cup...steep for 3 to 4 minutes...small splash of milk...bit of honey..et voila...not bad without the milk as well
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I don't see why you couldn't but are you aware that a lot of teas should never be put into boiling water? A lot of teas actually are recommended to be done at lower temperatures. I'm not trying to solicit but I am part of a company that does sell loose leaf tea and there is a tea app if you have an apple or android cell phone that you can download for free. Go to your app store and look up Tealightful It has a lot of great information about all types of tea.
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Yes, put loose tea in the diffuser and pour boiling water for black tea and not quite boiling water for green/white/herbal teas over the tea leaves and into the pot. Make sure you make 2-3 cups (typically 1 level tsp of tea per 8 oz of water) to cover the tea in the diffuser. One cup is not enough. Steep black tea for 3-5 mins and green tea for 2-3 mins. Enjoy.
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Oh that is hard to say, it depends on how strong you want it. I just take a small pinch and put it in my small sauce pan, boil the water and then drop the pinch in I would say that is about a full TSP, let it steep for a few minutes I then strain it into a little tea pot but you can just let it flow into a cup.. I may use a touch of honey if it really does not need it. Of that is not strong enough add some more next time if it is too string just add more water. I hope that helps. Enjoy
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While I have not made tea in this - we do regularly "perk" hot water in it for church functions. Individuals can then choose a tea to their liking, hot cocoa, etc. to make in a single serving cup/mug. It takes about one minute per 8oz to heat, so if you fill it half way approx 30 minutes & full 1 hour.
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I personally have never used it to heat water for tea. It takes a good 25 minutes for it to brew coffee so if I were going to use it for hot tea water, I think I would: - Heat a small amount of water in the urn until it shifted over to the WARM function - Boil the remaining amount of water separately and then pour it into the urn Otherwise, you might plan on allowing 30 minutes to heat a full urn of water. Hope that helps!
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Usually, 1 teaspoon per cup and let steep for about 5-7 minutes after adding boiling water. At one pound, this is about a year's supply, but maybe less, depending on how much you drink and the strength you want. Tulsi is so good, that I do drink it every day and sometimes add a dash of cinnamon. Hope that helps. Enjoy!
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I don't know very much about brewing tea. I usually heat just water in it, and then pour that over the tea in my cup to steep.
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honestly I don't know. But its a big bag and I expect about 200 to 300 cups out of it. It also depends how much you use per cup. I have a "tea-egg" that gets filled up with the tea so as not to spill the little leaves into the cup, and that makes for a uniform usage and strength of tea. Hope that helps, Bernd
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I'm not exactly sure. I can tell you I use an electric teapot and use the hottest water that it produces