A slow weekend morning: a tea tasting at home
At the weekend pick one tea from the library, brew it for the recommended time, smell it, taste it and write down the flavour. Over a few weekends you will find your favourite coffee replacement.
What you need
- One tea from the library
- A timer
- A notebook or the diary
How to make it
- Choose a tea: black, green, oolong, white or another from the library.
- Brew it at the library temperature and time (a timer helps).
- Smell, taste without milk and note the flavour.
- Next weekend try another kind and compare.
How much caffeine
In our data black tea has 14–48 mg, green 11–29 mg, matcha 38–89 mg. Brewing time changes caffeine; the library tables show how.
Tips
- Start with one kind per weekend: too many flavours at once is confusing.
- A diary helps you remember which tea you liked.
FAQ
How do I pick a tea to replace coffee?
Try a few kinds one at a time and note the taste: it is very personal.
How long does a tasting take?
About 15–20 minutes per tea.
Also useful
Sources
- KitchenAid: Tea temperatures, a guide to brewing tea
- IFT Food Technology: Processing, how tea is processed
- Mayo Clinic: Caffeine content for coffee, tea, soda and more
Caffeine figures come from our database (checked 2026-10-24) and vary with the tea and brewing. General information, not medical advice. Amounts in recipes are only a starting point; adjust to taste.