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Brewing & tea guides

Build your tea routine with practical brewing methods, teaware advice and clear answers to everyday tea questions.

A gaiwan, fairness pitcher and tasting cups arranged for brewing tea.

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Illustrated Cold brew or hot-brewed iced tea: choose the preparation — AI-generated editorial artwork

Cold brew or hot-brewed iced tea: choose the preparation

Illustrated Water for tea: troubleshoot hardness, odor and a flat cup — AI-generated editorial artwork

Water for tea: troubleshoot hardness, odor and a flat cup

Illustrated Choosing a gong dao bei: capacity, material and pouring — AI-generated editorial artwork

Choosing a gong dao bei: capacity, material and pouring

Illustrated Do you need a strainer for gongfu tea? — AI-generated editorial artwork

Do you need a strainer for gongfu tea?

Illustrated Gongfu cup size: match the cups to your brewer — AI-generated editorial artwork

Gongfu cup size: match the cups to your brewer

Illustrated A travel gongfu setup: pack, brew, dry and repack — AI-generated editorial artwork

A travel gongfu setup: pack, brew, dry and repack

Illustrated Brewing chrysanthemum tea: adjust flower dose and bitterness — AI-generated editorial artwork

Brewing chrysanthemum tea: adjust flower dose and bitterness

Illustrated Cold-brew loose-leaf tea: a measured refrigerator method — AI-generated editorial artwork

Cold-brew loose-leaf tea: a measured refrigerator method

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How to Brew Oolong in a Mug or Gaiwan

Illustrated tea setting — AI-generated editorial artwork

Da Hong Pao vs Tie Guan Yin: Two Oolong Styles

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