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The second step is to preheat the teapot and teacup. The tempting aroma of black tea is chiefly emitted by the steam. If put boiling water in the cold teapot and teacup will lower the temperature, so the aroma can't volatilize. Therefore, before making tea we ought to preheat teapot and tea cup, and put the boiling water in to teacup, and pour it out when tea has already made.

The first step, make the fresh-water boiling. The water used to make black tea ought to be low in calcium and magnesium. fresh-water and water in high oxygen, such as, mountain spring water, well water and stream are most suitable for making tea. The pure water available on market is may also be used to making tea. The tap water can't be used to making tea because it contains chlorine, so it needs to be put for a night in the container. Water has been boiled two times used to making black tea will reduce the aroma and color of black tea. Therefore, the fresh-water boil for about half minutes is the best.

Then put the boiling water in to the teapot. Pour the boiling water in to teapot, because there's some high boiling compounds and oxidative polymerization of polyphenols in the elements of aroma in black tea. Keep the boiling water in to teapot for about 3 to 4 minutes. If brewing tea for a very long time, the tannins and catechins in black tea will fully release, so tea will taste a tiny bitter. If brewing tea for a tiny while, then the release of amino acids will be inadequate, the sweet flavor of black tea won't be tasted. The small broken black tea can be brewed for 1 to 2 minutes.

Take the right amount of tea in to teapot. In principle, a spoonful of tea is used to make a cup tea. Broken black tea and bag tea can be only used for a time.

After these steps above, a cup of sweet and aromatic black tea is made. You don't have the necessity to go to tea house for a pure black tea; you can make it at home.