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Black tea
To brew black tea, proceed as follows:
1. Fill the water tank (15) with water.
2. Fill the tea strainer (1) in the teapot (3)
with tea leaves (approx. one teaspoonful per
cup) or tea bags (approx. 1 tea bag for ap-
prox. 1 – 2 cups).
3. Close the lid (16) of the water tank and
subsequently put the teapot on top of it. The
teapot is then warmed up at the same time.
4. Boil the water in the water tank (see sec-
tion Heating water).
5. Turn the rotary knob to intermittent boiling
after the water has boiled. For this purpose,
turn the rotary knob back after the water
has boiled until the blue indicator lamp ex-
tinguishes (approx. a quarter turn anticlock-
wise). The indicator light switches on and off
according to the heating cycle.
6. Remove the teapot from the water tank.
NOTE
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Condensation may drip off the bottom
of the teapot.
7. Pour boiling water from the water tank
over the tea.
NOTE
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The more tea leaves or tea bags and
the less water you fill into the teapot, the
stronger the tea concentrate will be (pro-
fessionals enjoy an infusion with approx.
3 g for 200 ml of water). It is preferable to
use slightly more tea so that a real concen-
trate is produced in the teapot.
8. Place the teapot with the tea concentrate
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
"steep".
9. After the required brewing time, take the
tea strainer (1) with the tea leaves out of the
teapot.
10. Pour the tea concentrate from the 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.
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11. You can leave the teapot standing on 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 Samo-
var. 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 – 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 tem-
perature. The highest quality teas are brewed
with hot water at a temperature between 65°C.
Normal green teas need to infuse for approxi-
mately 1 - 3 minutes, whereas high-quality
green teas only need to infuse for approxi-
mately 1 - 1½ minutes.
NOTE
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If you use tea bags, add the number as
specified by the manufacturer.
The amount of green tea is always less than
black tea. Use roughly 1 g per 100 ml or 1
level teaspoon for 200 ml water. You can
specify the strength of the concentration
yourself.
To brew green tea, proceed as follows:
1. Boil the water in the water tank (see sec-
tion Heating water).
2. Warm up the cups by filling them with
a little hot water (the teapot was already
warmed up by placing it on the water tank
during the boiling process).
3. Turn the rotary knob to intermittent boiling
after the water has boiled.
4. Allow the water to cool slightly
(roughly 5 – 6 minutes) .
5. Now pour hot water from the water tank
over the tea.
6. Place the teapot onto the water tank as
previously described so that the tea remains
hot and continue according to the instructions
for brewing black tea (see section Black tea).
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