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Tea Brewing Temperature & Time Chart
Ranges below are derived from all 121 teas in the dataset — they are the actual minima and maxima of each type's listed parameters, not generic rules of thumb. Each tea page states its exact numbers within these ranges.
| Type | Water | Steep | Leaf / water | Beginner start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tea 29 teas | 50–90°C 122–194°F | 0.5–3 min | 2–3 g / 70–250 ml | Longjing |
| Black Tea 29 teas | 85–100°C 185–212°F | 2–5 min | 3–3 g / 250–250 ml | Assam |
| Oolong Tea 29 teas | 85–100°C 185–212°F | 0.5–2 min | 3–3 g / 250–250 ml | Tie Guan Yin |
| White Tea 11 teas | 80–95°C 176–203°F | 1–3 min | 3–3 g / 250–250 ml | Bai Mu Dan |
| Pu-erh 14 teas | 90–100°C 194–212°F | 0.5–1 min | 5–5 g / 250–250 ml | Shu Pu-erh |
| Dark Tea 9 teas | 95–100°C 203–212°F | 0.5–2 min | 5–6 g / 250–300 ml | Fu Zhuan |
How to use this chart
- Start at the cooler end for your first pot of any new tea — you can always brew the next infusion hotter, but you cannot un-extract bitterness.
- The gram-to-ml column is the ratio, not a rule: 3 g / 200 ml and 1.5 g / 100 ml brew the same cup.
- If your tea tastes bitter, see why is my tea bitter for symptom-by-symptom fixes.
- For no-heat brewing, try cold brew.
Basis: every range above is computed from the per-tea parameters in our dataset at build time — see sources & methodology.