Beem Samowar 3000 Mode D'emploi page 21

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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 (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.
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 op-
timum water temperature. The highest quality
teas are brewed with hot water at a tempera-
ture 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
► 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, page 15).
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 (8) to the
tion (depending on the type of tea) and al-
low the water to cool slightly (roughly 5 – 6
minutes).
4. Now pour hot water from the water tank
over the tea.
5. 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,
page 16).
Herbal tea
CAUTION
Germs in herbal tea mixtures can repre-
sent a health risk if the tea is not brewed
properly.
► Always pour boiling water over herbal,
fruit, rooibos and spice teas (loose and in
tea bags) and allow to infuse for at least
5 - 10 minutes! This is the only method for
ensuring that the tea is safe to drink!
► Do not allow freshly brewed herbal tea
to stand for several hours.
In rare cases, herbal tea mixtures may con-
tain germs such as salmonella that are nor-
mally killed off when heated over a prolonged
period. If not properly brewed, they can be-
come a health risk, particularly for children.
Do not allow freshly brewed herbal tea to
stand for several hours. Although the germs
are killed off by the boiling water, the spores
in the tea can survive. These can germinate
in the warm water. Herbal teas are brewed
in the same way as black tea (see section
Black tea, page 16).
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