How Not to Oversteep Tea

Oversteeping is one of the most common causes of bitterness. Time, leaf amount, and temperature work together. You can take good leaf and ruin it with two extra minutes — especially if the dose is already high.

Simple rules

• Less leaf → you can steep a bit longer
• More leaf → shorter time
• Green and white → lower temperature and shorter time
• Do not raise leaf amount and minutes at the same time

Practice

Use a timer once. Pour earlier than you think you “should.” Compare with the next, slightly longer steep. That shows where the taste breaks. In a gaiwan, short infusions already protect you if you do not forget to pour.

Common mistake

You check your phone — and the tea sits five to seven minutes. For delicate teas that is almost guaranteed bitterness. Better to pour on time and brew again than to drink an oversteeped cup.

At Tea Bro you can choose tea and a method that is less likely to turn bitter.

More: teabro-site.vercel.app

One timer and one early pour often save the cup. Try it today.