How to Brew Kukicha with Obubu Tea

Hello, I'm Matsumoto, a Japanese tea instructor. My name is Matsu. I'm vice president of Obubu Tea Farm and also a Japanese tea instructor. Today, I will tell you about how to brew Kukicha. Obubu has several kinds of Kukicha, and the big difference is that green one, green stem tea, and brown, roasted stem tea. Those two are made from Tencha, Dutch matcha material tea. This tea has very sweet taste and good aroma. Today, we will try to brew this brown type of Kukicha. We use this Kyusu, very common Japanese tea pot, and use two teacups. This amount is five grams, and the amount is almost same as two teaspoons. First, we put tea leaves into tea pot. This is five grams of tea leaves. And mix it flat, and pour boiling water. The amount is around 180 ml. And steam around 30 seconds. Usually, black tea or oolong tea, close the lid, but Japanese tea, open the lid, and see the tea leaves. 30 seconds passed. Now, we will talk a little about how to brew Kukicha. Let's start tea pot with Kukicha. Now that you know how to brew Kukicha in tea pot, this brown Kukicha and the green Kukicha, the brewing method is same. So, please try to make delicious tea with our tea.