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How can the bitterness of Japanese Green Tea be softened? Posted on 11 May 10:04 , 0 comments

Japanese Green Tea | Best Matcha from Kyoto, Japan

One property of bitter and astringent substances in Japanese Green Tea like caffeine and catechin is that they dissolve easier the hotter the water.

Tea becomes bitter and astringent when catechin is dissolved to large extent.

For those who dislike bitter and astringent tea, Japanese Green Tea can be steeped in water with a lower temperature to make it tastier.

Japanese Green Tea has many kinds of it. Matcha is of course Japanese Green Tea. So water temperature is very important to make tasty Matcha tea!

Please check our blog about How To Make Matcha Casually before your first matcha tea.

 

 

  


How to make matcha tea casually! Posted on 4 Jun 21:58 , 0 comments

How to make Matcha Tea casually | Grace & Green

  • Heat the water

The water temperature is recommended to be about 80℃ / 176℉ 

If the temperature is higher than that, more catechin will be released and the taste of the tea will become more bitter. Please remember that this temperature is very important to make delicious matcha tea!

 How to make Matcha Tea casually | Grace & Green

  •  Sift 1 tsp (about 1.5 g / 0.05 oz) matcha powder into a cup using a sifter

Sifting matcha powder is important not to make matcha clumps in your matcha tea.

 How to make Matcha Tea casually | Grace & Green

  •  Add 140 ml (5 oz) hot water ( 80℃ / 176℉ )

 How to make Matcha Tea casually | Grace & Green

  •  First, stir the matcha powder using a milk frother (milk frother is still off) 

 How to make Matcha Tea casually | Grace & Green

  •  Turn on the milk frother and stir well for about 10 seconds.

 How to make Matcha Tea casually | Grace & Green

 Enjoy your delicious Matcha Tea!