Discover our fine white tea consisting of 100% Silver Needle grade tea buds. Observe the quality of the dry tea leaves as well as the wet leaves after infusion. Below you may find more info about brewing instructions and the different types of grades for Chinese white tea.

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Silver Needle Tea Brewing Instructions
Now comes the most important question: how to make silver needle tea? The most important parameter to brew Silver Needle white tea is to apply a brewing temperature of 80ºC (175ºF). Too hot water isn't suitable for such a delicate tea.

As for the steeping time, this will depend on the tea-to-water ratio, which depends on the steeping tools you have at home. You may refer to the info below silver needle tea brewing instructions, depending on your preferred steeping method.

Western brewing: 500ml (20oz) water, 3 grams of tea, 1.5 minutes.
Gongfu brewing: 100ml (3.5oz) water, 5 grams of tea, 30 seconds, gradually increase steeping time with every resteep.

Do these brewing instructions apply to all Chinese white tea?
The short answer is: no. The steeping time as well as the temperature will depend on the different types of grades. With lower grades, the steeping temperature can be increased, and the steeping time can be shortened. Below more information about white tea grades in China.

Chinese White tea types & grades
Silver Needle: highest grades mainly consisting of tea buds
Bai Mu Dan: second highest grades based on the 1 bud 2 leaf picking standard.
Gong Mei: Mostly leaves with some buds
Shou Mei: Mostly leaves with very few or no buds

For more info visit see all our white teas through the links below:
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Silver needle white tea benefits
We won't discuss the benefits of white tea here, since it's a rather long topic. Generally we feel white tea will offer you mental and physical well being when you enjoy it and can make it part of your daily rituals in life.

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