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Tea Tannins Part 3 – Black Tea

Introduction Tannins, the common name for a group of compounds that food scientists prefer to give a more complicated name. They like to call them plant polyphenols since they’re molecular compounds composed of multiple phenolic groups. If I just lost you, it’s ok,...

Tea Tannins Part 2 – Green Tea

by Caleb Hodes | Tea Craft, Tea Education

Part 2 of our articles on tea tannins. A deeper look at tannins in green tea. What they are, how they affect flavor, and the best way to steep for them.

Crafting a Kilo of Tea

by Caleb Hodes | Adventures in Starting the Business, Tea Craft

On crafting a kilo of tea for a beer festival, appreciating tea garden craft, and exploring a new rolling technique.

What Burning Green Tea Does

by Caleb Hodes | Tea Education

Green Tea is Sensitive to Heating Why is 80°C ideal for green tea? If you’ve ever steeped a green tea in water hotter than that, you likely tasted why. You see, the tea you buy in stores isn’t fully shelf-stable. It’s an active food & reacts to...

Tea Tannins Part 1 – A Primer