optimum temperatures for teas and coffees
The temperature of the water used in the preparation of different types of tea and coffee is
important.
tea
black tea
whole leaf black tea
broken leaf black tea
smoked tea
flavoured black tea
green tea
flavoured green tea
Gyokuro (Japanese tea)
Sencha (Japanese green tea)
Genmaicha (Japanese green tea)
wu long/oolong/blue/blue-green
yellow tea
white tea
coffee
instant coffee
coffee (piston/plunger coffee pot)
water temperature °C
80 – 90
85 – 90
85 – 90
85 – 90
85
60 – 95
60 – 75
50 – 55
65 – 70
90 – 95
80 – 95
70 – 75
70 – 85
75
95
5
brewing time (min)
5 – 7
4
5
3 – 4
3 – 4
2 – 5
3 – 4
1
45 seconds to 1 minute (2.5g tea
per 100ml water) or 2 minutes
(3.5g tea per 100ml water)
2 – 3
about 7 minutes
2 – 4
7 to 20 minutes (4 to 5 infusions
possible)