How To Make The Perfect Cup Of Tea

It’s the age-old debate – how do you make the perfect cuppa?

Science may have finally solved the dilemma once and for all.

Unsurprisingly, the tea-loving Brits have come up with the winning formula.

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The British Standards Institution has official guidelines that are a whopping four pages long.

The document, 'Preparation of a liquor of tea for use in sensory tests', covers all the nitty gritty when it comes to making a good brew.

However, we’ve hand-picked they key points below.

So go forth and put the kettle on!

How to make the perfect cup of tea:

• Tea should be brewed in a pot (porcelain or glazed earthenware recommended).
  

• There must be at least 2g of tea for every 100ml of water used.
  

• The water must not exceed 85°C to ensure the water doesn’t scald the milk.
  

• The tea should brew for at least six minutes.
  

• Between 2.5mm and 5mm of milk should be poured into a cup BEFORE the tea to ensure the milk mixes more evenly into the tea.
  

• Porcelain cup also recommended.
  

• The temperature of the tea in the pot shouldn’t dip below 60°C for optimum flavour and sensation.