Steeping Time of Tea

Steeping Time1 min for Japanese Green Tea  and 7 min for white tea Yin Zhen, how much time would actually depends various factors.


Steeping time depends on the type of leaf and its leaf grade. Many teas yield a pale liquor, so steep by time not color. If milk is to be added, the steeping time must be long enough for sufficient flavor elements and tannins to be extracted. Too short a steeping time will result in a thin, insipid tea. Conversely, over-steeping will yield a bitter tea with an overpowering imbalance of tannin
Asians have a way of doing a 30 seconds of steeping, I believe this can help to remove the Theobromine (kudos to the Chinese this amazing discovery at such anicent era)

Personally, I would stir the jug with a chopstick remove the leaves once they start stinking,too lazy to do resteeping.:p