Most of us like to drink tea. A hot drink is especially pleasant in cold weather – it will warm you up and allow you to enjoy the taste and aroma.
But did you know that you can lose all of this if you brew tea with boiling water?
It is clear that iced tea is exotic and, in fact, what is sold in bottles with this name is an ordinary drink that does not contain any useful properties, as well as its true taste.
The fact is that tea contains tannins, which are responsible for the taste and aroma.
If you pour cold water over the sheet, the components will dissolve much more slowly, and, by the way, will not dissolve completely.
Therefore, the optimal water temperature for “normal” tea is more than 80 degrees Celsius.
However, for certain varieties of white tea it may be lower – from 60 to 80 degrees.
For green tea, the optimal water temperature is considered to be up to 90 degrees, for black tea – from 95 to 100 degrees.
You should not pour boiling water over light teas – this will burn the leaves and destroy the aromas.
In addition, boiling water extracts a large amount of tannins.
Yes, they add richness and astringency to the drink, but at the same time they make the tea bitter.
Earlier we talked about how to keep soup fresh in extreme heat.
