THE DILMAH GUIDE TO BREWING THE PERFECT CUPPA There is only one right way to brew tea. Most tea drinkers fail to ensure the quality of tea in their cup and in the process lose the pleasure and natural goodness in tea. Please follow our simple guidelines to ensure that your cup of Dilmah is perfectly prepared.
01 STORAGE
03 DOSAGE
Keep fresh in an airtight container in a refrigerator
One tea bag per serving (220 ml of water)
02 WATER & KETTLE
04 STIR
Use spring water or draw fresh cold water. Use a dry kettle, boil water to 100°C. Never reboil water
Stir to allow the tea to infuse flavour and goodness into the water. Stir again after a minute.
WATER TEMPERATURE
TYPE OF TEA
One teaspoon full (approximately 2.5g) of tea leaves per serving (220 ml of water)
BREWING TIMES
WHITE TEA GREEN TEA OOLONG TEA BLACK TEA MEDIUM STRENGTH 3 MINUTES
STRONG CUP 4 MINUTES
MILK TEA 5 MINUTES
INFUSIONS
Enhancements If you enjoy sweetened tea, use honey as a natural sweetener. Fresh mint leaves, ginger, lemon, lemongrass, cardamom are natural enhancements you may wish to add. If you take milk with your tea, we recommend warm, dairy milk.
WHITE TEA, GREEN TEA & OOLONG TEA ARE BEST ENJOYED WITHOUT MILK OR SUGAR.
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Tips from our Teamaker
1. Protecting the freshness in
tea with proper storage helps retain aroma, brightness and antioxidant goodness in our teas.
is not ‘just water’ because it can contain calcium 2. Water and minerals that spoil the taste of tea. Please use
spring water, or at least filtered water. Look for the ‘total dissolved solids’ or ‘TDS’ marked on every bottle of water the number should be 100-150 for a good cuppa.
3. When brewing tea for iced tea, tea
cocktails, a marinade or jus, brew for double the time to make a strong extract.
Must-Know Facts Based on Frequently Asked Questions How to Keep Tea Fresh
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Re-boiling Water
Connoisseurs store their wines in climatecontrolled cellars and cigars in humidors. Tea is no different in requiring care in its storage. Tea is hygroscopic, absorbing moisture and similarly, odours or fragrance. Protect your tea in an airtight container, and keep it away from moisture, heat, light, and odours.
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Re-boiling water is not recommended as it can deplete dissolved gases and concentrate nitrates, fluoride and other undesirable elements, and for tea that is especially bad as it hinders its natural taste. In a professional environment, use a samovar with a good thermostat to minimise re-boiling, while at home, use a kettle and fresh water every time.
Tea that is too strong
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This could be because you’ve not used enough water or added too many teaspoons of tea.
Tea that is too light
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Always check brewing instructions found on every pack of Dilmah Tea.
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This could be because you’ve used too much water or added an insufficient amount of tea. Always check brewing instructions found on every pack of Dilmah Tea.
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