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sara sara
 
M$1 January 19, 2009 10:37 PM

What's the right water temperature at which to brew oolong tea?

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glaspell glaspell
 
 January 20, 2009 05:00 AM
According to Teavana, a company that specializes in tea and is really quite good, Oolongs should be prepared with water that is 195 degrees F, and steeped for 3 minutes.

http://www.teavana.com/images/badges/oolong.jpg

If you don't have a fancy tea pot that tells you the temperature, boiling it and then letting it cool a bit should work okay, but definitely make sure you don't steep it too long.

(Example of the EXPENSIVE - about $100 - teapot that tells it's temperature: http://www.teavana.com/Tea-Products/Tea-Kettles/PerfecTemp-Tea-Kettle.axd - too expensive and maybe silly, but useful for utilizing answers to a question like this)
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http://www.teavana.com/



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elly2222 elly2222
 
January 19, 2009 10:43 PM

Oolong, since it is still partially 'green,' should not be brewed too hot.  I usually wait a few minutes after taking the pot off the stove to pour it into oolong tea.  If you want more precise, this source says 190 degrees F.

 



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albanian albanian
 
January 19, 2009 10:46 PM
Always add boiling water to the teapot to brew tea, not less hot water. That is 212 F or 100C. That's what my mother taught me, and she was English
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http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/tea/
http://www.tea.co.uk/index.php?pgId=199


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glaspell glaspell
 
January 20, 2009 04:56 AM
I don't think that applies for green teas, which (in my understanding) are less commonly prepared in the British tradition.

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albanian albanian
 
January 20, 2009 09:39 AM
Oolong is in between green and black teas, and how you prepare it depends on whether you are English or Chinese.

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