Japanese Kyusu Teapots

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Summary: A Japanese kyusu teapot is designed to brew Japanese green tea that requires quick infusions. Learn to use a kyusu teapot with tips from a tea lounge owner in this free tea brewing video.

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Kim Pham Kim Pham co-owns the Kaleisia Tea Lounge in Tampa. She has traveled extensively to cultivate her knowledge of tea, and she has learned the tea supply chain f... read more

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Japanese Kyusu Teapots

How do you brew tea with a Japanese kyusu teapot? This is a Japanese kyusu teapot. What makes it this style, is that it has a side handle, and you hold it like such. Usually, this style teapot is used to brew Japanese green tea. This is a Bancha. You can brew this. Any style of Japanese green tea is fine for this teapot, except for the Mancha Green Tea, which is the stone grind one, that's powder. Today, I'm going to use the Sensha Green Tea, as an example, and you put a little scoop of tea in here. If you want stronger flavor green tea, you're welcome to put more tea leaves, because this style of brewing allows you to make quick infusions, and drink it many more times. For example, once I put the tea leaves in, I put my hot water in, but I pour it a little bit above the rim, only because during the time of the water, that's coming from the water kettle to the teapot, it's cooling down the water a little bit more, and then you shake it a little bit more, and then you count about thirty seconds to a minute. You pour it out to the different tea cups, and you serve it, like so. Then after your guests finish drinking, you can add more hot water into your teapot, and you simply pour more tea out for your guests. This is the quick and easy way to make Sensha Green Tea, and there's already a filter, that's built right inside the teapot.