Independent buying guides for home tea brewing

Tea Brewing Calculator

Choose your tea and how much water you are brewing. We scale the leaf and give temperature and time starting points.

Result

Leaf
5.2 g
Water temperature
160-180°F / 70-80°C
Steep time
2-3 min

These are starting points. The seller's recommendation for a specific tea should come first, then adjust to taste.

How this calculator works

Western brewing uses about 2-3 g per 240 ml for most teas (more for oolong and pu-erh). Gongfu uses roughly 5-7 g per 100 ml with very short steeps. Temperatures and times are common ranges by tea type.