Beem Samowar 2017 User Manual page 28

Samovar 2017
Black tea
To brew black tea, proceed as follows:
Fill the water tank with water.
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Put the tea leaves (approx. one tea-
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spoon per cup) or tea bags (approx.
1 tea bag for approx. 1 – 2 cups) into
the teapot.
Close the lid of the water tank and
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subsequently put the teapot on top.
The teapot is then warmed up at the
same time.
Boil the water in the water tank (see
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section Heating water, page 22).
Turn the rotary knob to intermittent
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boiling (a little higher that the HOT
position but not until it stops) so that
the water remains hot but does not
boil continually. The indicator light
switches on and off according to the
heating cycle.
Take the teapot off the water tank.
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NOTE
► Condensation may drip off the bot-
tom of the teapot.
Pour hot water from the water tank
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over the tea.
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NOTE
► The more tea leaves or tea bags and
the less water you fill into the teapot,
the stronger the tea concentrate will
be (professionals enjoy an infusion
with approx. 3 g for 200 ml of water).
It is preferable to use slightly more
tea so that a real concentrate is
produced in the teapot.
Place the teapot with the tea con-
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centrate on the water tank again.
The steam rising from the water tank
keeps the tea in the teapot at exactly
the temperature it needs to "infuse".
After the desired infusion time, pour
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the tea from the teapot.
Pour the tea concentrate from the
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teapot into your glass and top up with
water from the water tank. This allows
you to adjust the strength and taste of
your tea.
You can leave the teapot standing on
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the water tank while the appliance is
in operation so that you can add hot
tea and hot water at any time.
Green tea
Green tea can also be brewed in the
Samovar. It should not normally be infused
with boiling water since it may then taste
slightly bitter. Depending on the type, the
ideal water temperature is between
50°C and 70°C. Most green teas develop
their optimum taste at around 65° C. The
higher the quality of the green tea, the
lower the optimum water temperature.
High-quality teas are brewed with hot wa-
ter at a temperature of approx. 65°C.
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