How to make tea

Here are some suggestions.

Here are the general steps for making tea:
1. Prepare the tea leaves and water.
2. Heat the teapot 
Prepare the tea sets and tea leaves. 
Choose the appropriate tea sets according to the type of tea and personal preferences. For instance, glass cups are suitable for green tea, while purple clay teapots are better for oolong tea. Commonly, tea sets such as teapots, cups and tea trays can be selected. 
Select high-quality tea leaves and determine the amount of tea to be used based on the number of tea drinkers and personal taste. 
Clean the tea set and cups 
Rinse the tea sets with hot water. Firstly, it helps to clean the tea sets; secondly, it raises the temperature of the tea sets, facilitating the release of the tea fragrance. 
Pour in tea leaves 
• Put an appropriate amount of tea leaves into the tea set. Generally speaking, the amount of tea leaves for green tea should be about 1/3 to 1/2 of the capacity of the tea cup; for oolong tea, it should fill up 1/2 to 2/3 of the teapot. 
Washing tea leaves 
For some pressed tea or aged tea, a small amount of hot water can be poured in first and then the tea leaves can be rinsed quickly to remove impurities and awaken the tea. However, not all kinds of tea need to be rinsed. For instance, delicate green tea can be left un-rinsed. 
Dose preparation; Brewing; Making a cup of tea 
Choose the appropriate water temperature according to the characteristics of different types of tea. Generally, green tea is brewed with water at around 80℃, black tea with water at 90 - 95℃, and oolong tea with boiling water. 
• Adopt different infusion methods. For instance, when brewing green tea, the "top infusion method" (pour water first and then add tea) or "middle infusion method" (add tea first and then pour in a small amount of water to moisten the tea leaves, followed by adding water to the full cup) can be used; for oolong tea, the "high infusion method" is more commonly adopted to make the tea leaves tumble in the water and fully release their aroma. 
Serve the soup. 
• Master the brewing time. For green tea, it is generally brewed for 1 to 3 minutes; for black tea, 3 to 5 minutes; for oolong tea, depending on the variety and personal taste, it is usually brewed for 1 to 5 minutes. If the brewing time is too long, the tea soup will become bitter. 
After brewing, pour the tea infusion into the fair-ground cup to make the concentration of the tea infusion uniform. 
Tea tasting and tea appreciation 
Pour the tea soup in the fair-ground cup evenly into each of the tea cups. 
First, smell the aroma of the tea; then, observe the color of the tea soup; finally, taste the flavor of the tea infusion and experience the charm of the tea leaves.

Surely, the above are just some suggestions. You can choose to drink tea according to your own preferences. Nowadays, many people pay attention to how to drink tea in a comfortable way.

🍵 1. Green Tea (e.g. Dragon Well)
Best Teapot: Glass teapot
Easy Brewing:
• Boil water, then wait 2 minutes (~175°F)
• Add 1 tsp leaves per cup
• Steep 1-2 minutes
• Enjoy! Don't overbrew~

🍂 2. Oolong Tea
Best Teapot: Clay Yixing teapot
Easy Brewing:
• Use freshly boiled water (~200°F)
• Fill 1/3 with leaves
• Quick rinse (discard first brew)
• 1st steep: 15 sec, add 5 sec each subsequent brew
Pro tip: Small pots enhance sweetness!

☕ 3. Black Tea
Best Teapot: Porcelain teapot
Easy Brewing:
• Use boiling water (212°F)
• 1 tsp per cup
• Steep 3-5 minutes

🕰️ 4. Pu-erh Tea
Best Teapot: Thick clay teapot
Easy Brewing:
• Rinse twice with boiling water
• 1st steep: 30 sec
• Add 10 sec each later brew
Fun fact: Improves with multiple brews!

🌸 5. Flower Tea
Best Teapot: Any (glass recommended)
Easy Brewing:
• Water cooled 1 minute (~190°F)
• Use 1-2 flowers
• Steep 1.5 minutes uncovered