How I Brew Black Tea

We drink a LOT of tea in Turkey. Happy? Let’s drink tea. Sad? Drink tea. Tired? Tea. Relaxed? TEA. I also enjoy brewing tea in the evenings, especially when we have guests. But I was very frustrated with the inconsistency of my tea brewing. One day I decided to apply what I’d learned from brewing coffee to brewing tea. This is for brewing Turkish-style black tea. I’ve never applied it to other types of tea like rooibos or oolong. What you need to brew Turkish black tea with my method: Your favorite type of black tea (it can be multiple!) A kitchen scale A stacked teapot For black tea I use three different types: Earl Grey: I love the bergamot aroma. Ceylon tea: I love its full-bodied taste and tinge of bitterness. Turkish black tea: it has a mild taste compared to the others, but it gives good volume for other aromas to come forward. I need to think about how much tea I want to yield before starting the process. So let’s say I want to make ~1 liter of tea. For this, I want a yield of…