Your water is cooking the leaf.
Too hot, too long
Bitterness is almost always temperature plus time. Green and white teas want water well under the boil; black tea takes it hot but not for long. Fix those two numbers and most of the bitterness goes.
Too hot, too long
Bitterness is almost always temperature plus time. Green and white teas want water well under the boil; black tea takes it hot but not for long. Fix those two numbers and most of the bitterness goes.
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One honest tip
The three teas above forgive hot water. Keep one while you retrain the kettle.
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