making loose tea in a pot 101 -- need a primer

[_john]

Is there a handy chart with the temperatures, weights, times, and volumes for brewing different types of tea?

I'm mostly interested in Japanese teas. The ideal chart would look something like this (example):

for 180ml:

sencha 76°C 2g. 30sec.

houjicha 80°c 3g. 4min.

genmaicha... etc.

[Wholemeal Crank]

Den's tea has one for their teas here.

And lots of other online tea sellers have similar guides. Here is one from Yuuki-cha.

[Wholemeal Crank]

Is that what you're looking for?

You might also browse through the japanese green tea topic.

Edited September 1, 2010 by Wholemeal Crank (log)

[_john]

Thanks. the Den's tea link is just what I was looking for if not a little overly specific.

[Wholemeal Crank]

They also have some pretty nice teas.

[Richard Kilgore]

Hi _john. Just keep in mind that whatever suggested brewing directions used, it's just a starting place. You can adjust any of the variables to suit your taste: time, temp or leaf:water ratio. It's frequently amazing what a difference relatively minor tweaking can make.

Please let us know how the brewing guidelines work out for you.