The right amount of tea leaf depends on the tea type, brewing method, water volume, leaf shape, and desired strength, but a practical starting point is about 3–5 grams per 250–350 ml for Western brewing and around 5–7 grams per 100–120 ml for gongfu brewing.
These numbers are starting points, not universal laws.
The same tea can taste completely different when you change the leaf-to-water ratio.
Gongfu tea brewing is a Chinese tea preparation method that uses a relatively high amount of tea, a small brewing vessel, short infusions, and repeated steeping to reveal how a tea's aroma, flavor, texture, and finish develop over time.
In the daily introduction of green tea, you always can see such warm tips:
"Shang Tou Fa is recommended, lower water temperature, 85 ℃ is advisable, you can better experience the fresh sweet taste."
But often you just remember the tips at that moment, and get confused when brewing tea.
“Shang Tou Fa” or “Xia Tou Fa”?
Don’t worry, after reading this article and understand the reasons, you won’t hesitate when brewing green tea.
