Tea Blending Template
Ready to start creating your own blend? Use this template to build a recipe from scratch!
Tell us how it’s going! Share your blending adventures @ProperCuppaTea
Conversion Ratios
| Grams | tsp |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 teaspoon (heaping) |
| 1.5 | 1 teaspoon (level) |
| 1 | ½ teaspoon (level) |
| 0.5 | ¼ teaspoon (level) |
Please note that these are approximate conversions to help if you don’t have a gram scale.
Loose leaf tea brewing guide
| Tea type | Water temperature (Celsius) | Water temperature (Fahrenheit) | Brewing time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black tea | 100°C | 212°F | 3 to 5 mins |
| Green tea | 79 to 82°C | 175 to 180°F | 2 to 3 mins |
| White tea | 79 to 82°C | 175 to 180°F | 2 to 3 mins |
| Oolong tea | 90°C | 195°F | 2 to 3 mins |
| Pu-erh tea | 100°C | 212°F | 4 to 5 mins |
| Herbal tea | 88 to 100°C | 190 to 212°F | 4 to 5 mins |
| Rooibos tea | 100°C | 212°F | 4 to 5 mins |
Videos
Opening your Proper Cuppa Tea Blending Kit
In this video we will give you an overview of our Tea Blending Kit and will brew a nice cup of tea together!
For those who are using teaspoons instead of a scale, here are the approximate conversions:
1 level tsp = 2g
1/2 tsp = 1g
1/4 tsp = 0.5g
What is a Proper Cuppa?
There are an almost infinite number of ways to prepare a cup of tea: blended, single origin, light, strong, spiced, herbal, decaf, sweet, milky or neat – just to name a few! So what exactly is a “proper cuppa”?
The Jelly Bean Experiment
In this video we are going to talk about how your sense of smell affects what you taste. We have all heard that taste is 90% smell but to understand how important it truly is, join Sarah from Proper Cuppa and try the Jelly Bean Experiment!