Broom Ryder Tea Brewing Guide
A beautiful cup begins with a few simple things.
Loose-leaf botanical tea does not need to be complicated. Good water, enough room for the plants to open, a covered steep, and a little patience are most of what you need.
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Start here, then let the blend lead the way.
For Broom Ryder blends, begin with 2 teaspoons of loose leaf per 8 ounces of water and cover the cup while it steeps. Because leaves, flowers, roots, bark, seeds, berries, and peels extract differently, each blend has its own recommended water temperature and steeping time.
The Basics
Four steps to a better cup.
The amount of tea and water stays beautifully simple. Temperature and steeping time are adjusted for the botanical character of each Broom Ryder blend.
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Loose Leaf
2 tsp
Measure the blend into an infuser with enough room for the botanicals to expand.
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Water
8 oz
Freshly heated water gives you the cleanest, brightest cup.
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Temperature
By Blend
Use the temperature recommended for your blend in the quick guide below.
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Steep
By Blend
Cover while steeping and follow the recommended time for the blend you are brewing.
A Small Detail That Matters
Cover the cup while it steeps.
Many aromatic botanicals release fragrant volatile oils as soon as hot water touches them. A lid helps keep more of that aroma with the infusion instead of letting it drift away with the steam. It also helps hold the heat while sturdier roots, seeds, bark, berries, and peels are infusing.
Little Things Make a Difference
Make loose leaf easy.
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Give the herbs room.
A roomy basket-style infuser or large tea filter allows leaves, flowers, roots, seeds, berries, and other botanicals to move through the water instead of being packed tightly together.
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Adjust strength with tea.
Want a stronger cup? Try a little more loose leaf. For most blends, adding more tea produces a better result than dramatically extending the steep and pulling out unwanted bitterness.
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Choose a good filter.
Botanical teas can contain very fine plant material. A fine filter makes for a cleaner cup. This is especially important when brewing Breathe, which contains mullein leaf.
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Prefer it over ice?
Follow your blend’s recommended temperature and steeping time, but use a little more loose leaf for a stronger infusion. Strain, then pour over a full glass of ice. As the ice melts, it brings the concentrated infusion into balance without washing away all of the flavor.
Your Broom Ryder Blends
Quick brewing reference.
Every Broom Ryder blend begins with 2 teaspoons of loose leaf and 8 ounces of water. The temperature and covered steep are tailored to the botanicals inside each blend.
Breathe
2 tsp · 8 oz · 205–212°F · 10–12 min
Cover while steeping. Because Breathe contains mullein leaf, strain the finished cup thoroughly through a fine filter.
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Morpheus Awaits
2 tsp · 8 oz · 200–205°F · 8–10 min
A gentler covered infusion helps hold onto the softer aromatics of its leafy and floral botanicals.
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Happy Gut
2 tsp · 8 oz · 205–212°F · 10–12 min
The longer covered steep gives fennel, caraway, ginger, and orange peel time to fully develop.
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Focus & Clarity
2 tsp · 8 oz · 195–205°F · 7–9 min
A slightly gentler infusion keeps the mint, citrus, tulsi, rosemary, sage, and other aromatics bright.
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Sacred Moon Cycle
2 tsp · 8 oz · 200–205°F · 10–12 min
Give the raspberry leaf, nettle, oatstraw, florals, mint, and ginger time to develop in a covered cup.
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Soothe
2 tsp · 8 oz · 205–212°F · 10–12 min
The longer, hotter infusion gives white willow bark, ginger, and licorice root time to meet the softer botanicals.
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One Last Thing
The best cup is the one you enjoy.
Our brewing directions are the Broom Ryder starting point. Tea is wonderfully personal. Once you know the blend, you may prefer a little more leaf, a slightly shorter steep, a warm cup, a glass over ice, or a touch of honey. Use the guide, taste the tea, and make the cup yours.