How to make tea in a café or restaurant

Course Content

• How to Store Tea• How to Make Tea• Water • Temperature • steeping times• Tea ware

Loose tea Guideline

• How to store tea

– Store tea away from light, heat, strong smells and air

– Shelf life of tea is approximately 6 – 12 months

– Use re – sealable packaging or a canister (not glass)

– Store in a dark cupboard away from strong smells.

Water• How to make tea - water

Water Good Bad

Recommendation/Explanation

Freshly drawn water

Use filtration first if water is hard

Mineral bottled water

Has the same effect on tea as using hard water without filtration

Bottled spring water

Subject to contamination

Purified bottled water

Only good if infused with oxygen but expensive

Re – heated water

Loss of oxygen, which is required to make good tea

Temperature

• How to make tea – temperature

– Each different category of tea requires a different temperature to make a good tea

– Put the kettle on, watch the water gauge and observe three differing temperatures or use a thermometer

Tea Category Temperature Steeping Time

Green / White 70- 85oC (158-185oF) 2-3 minutes

Oolong 90oC (194oF) 30 secs – 1 min

Black, Pu’erh 100oC (212oF) 3-5 mins

Herbal Infusions 100oC (212oF) 5-10 mins

Steeping Time

6

Tea ware

• Different tea ware can be found in a café or restaurant• Teapot with infuser• Infuser (without teapot)• Tea ball • Infuser Pincer• Infuser stick (various shapes)• Teapot and T-sac• French Press• Teapot and strainer

Tea ware

• Teapot with infuser• Teapot with an infuser inside the teapot

Tea ware

• Infuser (without teapot)• Served on a little dish

Tea ware

• Tea ball (tea egg)• Loose tea leaves are placed inside the tea

ball

Tea ware

• Infuser Pincer• Similar to a tea ball

Tea ware

• Infuser stick (different shapes)• Similar to an Infuser Pincer

Tea ware

• Teapot and T-sac• T-sac (empty tea bag) is placed inside the teapot,

cup or takeaway cup

Tea ware

• French Press• Used just like a cafetière

Tea ware

• Teapot and strainer• Customer pours tea from teapot. Strainer

catches the leaves.

Warming Tea Ware

• How to make tea – Warming tea ware

How to make tea - Summary

• Use the right amount of tea

• Best water type available

• Correct temperature• Ideal steeping time• Prepare the teapot

and cup by warming them first.

Demo:

Chinese Gong Fu Tea Ceremony

Making Tea in cafe or restaurant