Tea broth color is the key to perfection in steeping tea. Steeping Perfection is the result of an equation combining an amount of tea, heated water, and time. Once these three elements are determined, reliable consistency can be achieved using many vessels to infuse. I recommend using something clear to infuse, so you can easily observe the steeping tea.
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Monitoring Tea Broth Color Gives the Most Consistent Cup Result...and Steeping Perfection...
Consistency in the amount of tea leaves being steeped and the water temperature are necessary to isolate the broth color as the variable being monitored to achieve Steeping Perfection.
Being able to observe the broth color during the infusion process, therefore, is required for consistent cup quality and steeping tea to perfection, infusion after infusion.
Steeping tea in a clear vessel so you can see the color of the tea broth allows you to find the Sweet Spot...Steeping Perfection...the color where you know you will enjoy the tea.
As you become more familiar with each tea and its Sweet Spot for Steeping Perfection, you begin to not only use the color as a doneness gauge, but you develop a fondness or appreciation for that color...this small element of character brings us pleasure and triggers our happy hormone Dopamine...The experience actually becomes emotional...another element of wellbeing.