Brewing Strong Tea

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So how do you strengthen tea's flavor? I'm going to use black tea because so many of you out there drink black tea. So a simple - this is about ten, twelve ounces of tea, and like my tea strong, but I've never had this cup of tea for example. So I can use a good amount for my eight to ten ounces, but I want to try it stronger. With black tea, you should not let it brew for too long, we're so used to teabags, because with teabags you can let it sit for an hour, two hours, for the whole day, and you'll get a strong cup but it basically will taste the same. With loose leaf tea is very different. You'll notice right away, when I put in the boiling water, that the color will change in the same amount of time. You can notice a color difference right away, this is a lighter brown, this is a darker brown, instantly. You don't have to wait three to five minutes to know the difference, that this one's a lot stronger than this one. And if you don't have the time, a quick brew with a lot of tea leaves is the way to go. So in order for you to make strong tea, I don't recommend leaving it for too long. I always recommend adding more tea leaves and using it over and over for more tea. To make stronger herbal tea, you're welcome to leave it for a long time, but for green tea and oolong, using more tea leaves is the best way to go, and increasing the temperature just a little bit would be the other alternative.

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