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How much Tea to use?
If you are making tea in a teapot, we recommend using one heaped teaspoon of loose leaf tea or one teabag per person (about 250 ml or one mug/two teacups per person). If you prefer stronger tea, add one more teaspoon or teabag “for the pot”.
For green tea, you can use a little less as most people prefer green tea as a lighter cup.
For herbal infusions, the loose leaf blends vary more in size and weight: use two heaped teaspoons per person for heavier, fruit-based herbal infusions (eg with rosehip, apples or raisins). One teaspoon per person should be enough for lighter herbal infusions like camomile and peppermint or rooibos.
Water and temperature
Always use fresh water in your kettle rather than re-boiling water. This provides maximum oxygen in the water, which will bring out the ‘fresh’ flavour of your tea.
If you can use filtered water or soft water with a low mineral content, this is ideal as it will bring out the bright colour and characteristic flavour of the tea.
For black teas, oolong teas and all herbal infusions, pour the water the moment it reaches boiling point.
Green tea tastes better when made with water that is hot but not boiling (70 – 80ºC). If you boil the kettle and then let it stand for a few minutes before pouring, this should give a good result.
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Brewing time
How long you brew your tea depends on how strong you like it but as a starting point, we recommend the following timings for loose leaf tea:
Black tea, oolong tea – three to five minutes
Flavoured black tea – three minutes
Green tea, white tea - two to three minutes
Herbal infusions – five minutes
Tea made with teabags will be ready a minute or two quicker because of the smaller size of the tea leaf.
If there is a lot of tea left in the pot after pouring the first round, either remove the teabags or strain the tea into a new pot. This will stop the tea from over-brewing.
Should I add milk?
Newby teas are selected for their smooth aftertaste and can all be drunk without milk.
If you prefer tea with milk, Newby’s traditional black teas which have a fuller body, such as Assam or English Breakfast, go particularly well with milk.
Green, white and oolong teas and more fragrant, delicate black teas such as Darjeeling or flavoured black teas are not suited to being taken with milk.
Herbal infusions also do not go with milk.
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