Steep time
3 minutes
Method: standard
Steeps
2
Recommended
Water temp
19°C
Adjust to taste
Leaf ratio
—
Oxidation
—
Caffeine
medium
Typical
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Tip: start at ~95°C, then adjust down 3–5°C if it turns sharp.
The workaday green tea staple. The grassiness is subdued and allows a simple sweetness to come forth and soften the seaweed spirits. Easy and unassuming.Produced summer 2025 in Shizuoka Prefecture. It’s a deep-steamed tea made from the Yabukita cultivar. Bancha is made of leaf material obtained when pruning the plants between standard first and second flush harvests. Its coarse leaves produce a simpler, lighter cup. Ingredients: green tea Steeping Instructions 4 grams | 10-12 oz water | 175°F | Steep 3 min. Kyusu Teapot Instructions 1st Steep - 10 grams | 8 oz water | 175°F | Steep 40 seconds 2nd Steep - 10 grams | 8 oz water | 175°F | Steep 10 seconds Number of Cups 2 oz makes 19 cups, 4 oz makes 38 cups, 1 lb makes 151 cups