Decaf your Own Tea
For some tea lovers having a cup is a two sided sword. One side filled with the elegant flavors and relaxing aromas and the other with caffeinated jitters. Personally I drink me tea in the morning to get a kick from the caffeine, but lots of people out there are sensitive to this stimulant. For those of you who want all the flavor without the jitters try this simple method to turn your caffeinated tea in to decaf. 1. Select tea you wish to drink, and steep it for 30 seconds in boiling water. 2. Take the wet leaves and steep in fresh boiled water. 3. Enjoy your newly decaf drink. This method will take away around 80% of the caffeine in your drink, which is also an excellent way to make tea at night if you get a craving and want to get to sleep at a reasonable hour.
Posted by CB at Thursday ~ March 15, 2007 |
Category: White Tea, Recipes, Tea Processing, Tea Facts, History of Tea, Green Tea, Tea, Health Benefits, Uncategorized
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Jeremy
30/04/07 -
4:14 pm
Great advice, I wrote about the exact same thing on my website. Decaffeinating tea is much easier than people think!
Tea for the caffeine-sensitive person « Main-Main Masak-Masak
26/07/07 -
11:51 pm
[…] 3) Discard the first brew (about 30secs). Subsequent brews are significantly lower in caffeine as it would have leeched out in the first brew. However, only fine teas maintain their taste after repeated brewing, and most of the beneficial antioxidants of green teas would have been lost in the first brewing. See also instructions at Steepology tea blog. […]
Carla Gade
27/08/07 -
10:45 pm
Great way to decaffeinate the tea! I didn’t realize it was that simple. Thanks for the tip!
pham
17/09/07 -
6:07 pm
Decaf caffeine at home is much cheaper than buying in the store. Another advatange is that you can control the amount of caffeine you want to remove yet still retain the taste and essence of your tea…
Stephen
11/08/08 -
11:45 am
This works well. Although, I’d suggest using tea with the correct water temp not always boiling.
Stephen
http://www.chah.co.uk
“Comments”
Great advice, I wrote about the exact same thing on my website. Decaffeinating tea is much easier than people think!
[…] 3) Discard the first brew (about 30secs). Subsequent brews are significantly lower in caffeine as it would have leeched out in the first brew. However, only fine teas maintain their taste after repeated brewing, and most of the beneficial antioxidants of green teas would have been lost in the first brewing. See also instructions at Steepology tea blog. […]
Great way to decaffeinate the tea! I didn’t realize it was that simple. Thanks for the tip!
Decaf caffeine at home is much cheaper than buying in the store. Another advatange is that you can control the amount of caffeine you want to remove yet still retain the taste and essence of your tea…
This works well. Although, I’d suggest using tea with the correct water temp not always boiling.
Stephen
http://www.chah.co.uk