Fava Tea Blog Posts

Knowing Your Water Temperature by Sight

For every type of tea, there is a recommended steeping temperature. This temperature is important for the correct notes and flavors to be brought out in the tea. If your water isn’t hot enough when steeping a black tea, for instance, the flavor will be weak because of the short steep. Each blend’s water temperature and steeping time are selected for the highest quality flavor.

Loose Leaf Tea: Hot or Cold?

We get this question a lot – can I make iced tea out of this? The easy answer is yes! You can technically brew any tea hot or cold simply by changing your brewing process (and you can find instructions on how to brew the perfect cup of iced tea here). The less easy answer isn’t as straightforward. Ultimately, it’s up to you as to how you best enjoy each of your favorite teas, whether it be hot or cold, with sweetener or without, but we like to think that we’ve consumed enough tea to at least give you a few recommendations!

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