How do you brew the tea in this pot.?
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Place loose tea in the strainer insert, add heated water, amount of time steeped is generally a few minutes but follow the directions on the tea package itself if you're not sure. Once the tea has finished steeping, remove the strainer. I have also used tea bags, once with the bags placed directly into the steamer (not an optimal use, but I didn't have any loose tea at the time) or by just filling the tea pot and then putting the tea bags directly into the pot.
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Basically you add your tea leaves into the strainer. With the filled strainer in the teapot, add the heated water. Let it steep for a few minutes, or as desired. At this point you can empty the teapot into a mug or mugs and start drinking tea. I place the strainer in the sink to let it drain a bit before adding the used leaves to the compost. Hope this helps.
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There is a tea strainer that comes with the tea pot. The strainer doesn't have a handle so it is not convenient to remove the tea strainer after steeping since it fits into a groove along the top where the tea pot lid fits snugly.
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I use 3 family size tea bags. I heat the tea bags to boiling in a medium pot, then take off heat immediately, pour into pitcher, and add cold water and sugar to taste.
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I fill the pitcher up as full as I can and fill the tea maker full of water and leave the rest in the pitcher. I then add three family tea bags to the tea maker and brew it makes about a gallon of tea.
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The pot size is 2 quarts, so it really depends on the size of your cups. It can make 4 (8 ounces) cups of tea,
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You pour hot water into it. The base is plastic. It is a tea pot, not a kettle.
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I wouldn't even if it's ok. But you can prepare your tea the same I prepare coffee. Put the loose tea leaves first. Then pour the boiling water on top. Cover with the plunger/filter at the level of the water. Wait until the desired strength and then push the plunger/filter all the down. Wait a little bit and then pour the tea in your cup. Enjoy.
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you add hot/boiling water to this teapot. It just acts as a vessel for brewing the tea and should not be used to heat water in.
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I just put the bag in a gallon jug of tap water & set it in the sun to brew. Makes wonderful sun tea. Or you can put a bag in boiling water & brew that way.
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No, you need to boil the water on the stove, let it cool for 4 minutes and then pour it into the tea maker.
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I use a Mrs. Tea. It's like a Mr. Coffee. I also will put it in a sun tea jar and make it that way.
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It depends on how strong you like it. I use a small tea pot (microwave until it is nearly boiling,) and then I dump the aluminum tea ball that I fill half full with tea, & place the ball in the pot for about 5 minutes. It comes out just the way I like it. I do not like a real dark tea, I like mine mostly a dark amber color & I use about 1 scant teaspoon of sugar (the raw kind). Also I like my tea in a china cup. Fussy with my tea for an old country gal, huh?.
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Boil 1 gallon of water. Once it reaches a boil, turn odd the heat and brew your tea for 20 minutes. Then stir in the sugar. Make sure it's totally dissolved. You can pour tour tea into whatever container you're going to use at this time, but don't add the scoby until the tea reaches room temperature. Put the scoby and all the juice in there. After you add the scoby, cover the container with either a paper towel or thin, clean cloth. It needs to breath, but you don't want dirt or bugs getting in. Keep your kombucha out of direct sunlight and at 70-75 degrees (best temp, but will brew at cooler just takes longer). Taste your brew after 7 days. If it's too sweet, wait a few days and taste again. It will probably take 7-14 days. Once it's how you like it, you can bottle it in glass. I use mason jars with plastic lids and old carbonated water bottles. You want to use glass because the bacteria will eat the plastic, and metal will kill the good bacteria. Leave at least a cup or two of your first batch to add to the next. Hope that helps!! You can flavor it too in the bottles. Apple and ginger is really good. I've also used lemon juice and fresh strawberries.
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Hello Eileen,We advise to brew the tea in the regular form with adding more tea for iced tea and then having it drain over a cup of ice.
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I have had no issues with the tea pot. Pour boiling water from the kettle into the pot and put on the lid. Great teapot!
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You can put loose tea in it and steep. It's a press so it will keep the tea leaves in when you press and pour your tea. Love mine!
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After brewing, you remove the basket containing the tea leaves (to stop the steeping process) and put the lid back on for serving. Then you can either re-brew with the leaves (if your tea allows for this, double the steeping time during re-brew) if you're making a double batch of tea, or pitch the leaves and wash the basket out. Super easy!
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Hi, I spoon the loose leaves into the pot and boil for a few minutes. Then I strain and refill with water and make a second brew. You can also use a tea infuser if you like. The beautyof this tea is that overboiling it doesn't produce the bitter tanins that are associated with regular green and black teas. Enjoy.