Recommendations for ManiKitchen Tea

It is a Good Time for a Cup of Tea… Select your Favorite / Flavors…  ManiKitchen has over 100 Varieties of Tea (Blended, Herbs, and Loose leaf)

BREWING RECOMMENDATIONS

The amount of tea to be used varies from tea to tea because they have varying densities. Use approximately one teaspoon per cup for light tea and more for strong tea. It’s depends on your taste too.

Use a dry spoon. For make –
Black tea, you need boiling water (212 F), not just hot water.
Darjeeling tea’s First and Second flush teas which steeped at 190F because they are less oxidized.
Green teas tend to taste bitter when made strong. For Green tea, use slightly less than boiling water.

So, let the kettle cool for 3 minutes. Fill the pot with boiling water and replace the lid. Allow the tea leaves to unfurl by stirring. After the brewing period is over, stir the pot one last time and pour into cups using a tea strainer. If the tea leaves remain in the pot, the tea would get stronger and bitter. So, the leaves should be strained out.
Other options are tea filters, Infuser/Infuser baskets, Infuser spoons and tea presses. If brewing in a cup or mug, use an infuser/Infuser basket, Infuser spoon or a filter.

ManiKitchen use a high percentage of premium Ceylon tea in our flavored teas & blends. The type of Ceylon tea we use has been carefully chosen for its flavor and color. You can find that the output of tea per pound is also extremely high than the other teas you buy from the market. You can make 20 oz. tea pot using 2 to 3 teaspoons of blended or flavored black tea. These teas are best when made light.

Hope you can make an excellent tea and enjoy!

WATER TEMPERATURE

White : 7 – 10 min. @ 200 F
Green : 3 – 4 min. @ 170 F
Oolong:4–5min.@ 190F
Black : 5 – 6 min. @ 212 F
Herbal : 5 min. @ 212 F

WATER QUALITY

Water is necessary for brewing tea; the water quality affects tea taste very much. Purified water or soft water is best to make delicious tea and protect its nature. Hard water is unsuitable for tea.

Recommended Water Quality Specifications for Tea-
Water Hardness: between 50 ppm and 200 ppm
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS): <250 ppm
pH: 7 – 7.5
Total Alkalinity: 60 – 100 ppm
Total Chlorides: <75 ppm
Total Chlorine: <0.1
Free Chlorine: <0.05

MULTIPLE INFUSIONS

Most Green teas and all White teas are whole leaf teas. It means the leaves and buds are complete and not broken into pieces (these can give more than one infusion). When you brewed these teas in a glass mug, cup, or pot as you can view the leaves unfurl and sink to the bottom.

MICRO BLENDED TEAS

ManiKitchen Micro-Blended teas are the best because of the excellent quality and type of the teas we use. All our teas from Sri Lanka/Ceylon, Japan, Kenya, China and India are sourced from reputed tea estates and established great quality and trust. 

STORAGE

Green teas, Black Teas, White Teas and Oolong teas, without flavor would last for 4 years or more in a sealed Tin. Once opened it will last two years.
Flavored teas will lose the flavor component over time and probably 3 years is about the time tea will be fresh in a Tin. Once opened it will be best use before 18 months.
Fruit teas or Green, Black and Oolong teas with Fruit pieces will last only 2 years and 1 year once opened.
Same for Herbal teas. This is due to the high moisture content in herbs and fruit pieces.

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