A common tea question: How many times can you brew Gyokuro? (We'll test it to its limits)
I was asked:
How many times can you actually infuse the same Gyokuro tea leaves?
Many guides say two or three infusions. But in this video, we take a closer look at that assumption by running a simple Gyokuro brewing experiment.
Using Gyokuro Umejirushi from Uji (Kyoto), we test how the tea evolves across multiple infusions. Starting with a traditional low-temperature brew to highlight Gyokuro’s famous sweetness and umami, we gradually increase the water temperature with each infusion to see how the flavor profile changes.
0:43 Setup
3:42 Infusion
4:03 Color differences
6:36 Taste differences
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