Fix a brew

What's wrong with your tea?

Tell Steepdial what you brewed and what went wrong. You'll get one change to try next, and the reason for it.

01 TeaExample brew
02 Your brew
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03 What would you change?Pick up to 2
04 What would you like more of?Optional
Changes one thing at a time, so you learn what each setting does.

Recommendation

For your next brewOne change
Temperature175°Fwas 195°F
Leaf5.0gunchanged
Water150mlunchanged
Time1:00unchanged
Primary adjustment−20°F temperature

Why this adjustment

195°F is well above the 150–185°F that sencha usually wants, and that alone can explain it. Go straight to 175°F before changing anything else.

What your next cup tests

Water down to 175°F, everything else unchanged.

KettleSet your kettle to 175°F.

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