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I decided to try this again at 175 degrees with slightly less tea leaf. It has been a success. Gone is the incredible strong barley taste and gone is the bitterness. Now there is a mild roasted barley taste and a sweet aftertaste. Ironically, I think the directions on the package said to brew it with boiling water. I decided to try this one tonight also because I believe it to have less caffeine for two reasons. First, when I drank it last time I didn’t feel any caffeine kick. Second it has huge leaves, the biggest I have ever seen. I have read the large leafed tea has less caffeine then smaller leafed tea.

I brewed this once in an 18oz teapot with 3 tsp leaf and 175 degree water for 3 min.