Variable temperature control table
This table lists some common tea and coffee varieties and the recommended temperature to select. It is a guideline only and may vary depending on preference, brand and age of tea/coffee used.
Experiment with your favorite tea/coffee and adjust the temperatures and steeping times to suit personal taste.
Green Tea | White Tea | Oolong Tea | French | Boil / |
(Suited to 175˚F) | (Suited to 185˚F) | (Suited to 195˚F) | Press | Black Tea |
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| (Suited to 200˚F) | (Suited to 212˚F) |
Arabian Night | Apple | Most Oolong | Coffee/ | Assam |
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| Teas | Decaffeinated |
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| Coffee |
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Asatsuyu | Black Cherry |
| Instant Coffee | Ancient Tree |
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| Granules |
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Bancha | Blackcurrent |
| Plunger Coffee | Bagged Tea |
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Ceylon Green | China Yin Zhen |
| Suggested | Chai |
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China Chun Mee | Coconut |
| Ceylon | Chamomile |
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Darjeeling Green | Elderflower |
| China Lapsang | Cinnamon |
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| Souchong |
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Dragon Well | Ginger |
| China Rosa | Golden Yunnan |
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Genmaicha | Lemon |
| China Yunnan | Herbal |
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Gunpowder | Lychee |
| Darjeeling | Hua |
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Gyokuro | Mango |
| Earl Grey | Lapsang |
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| Souchong |
Jasmine | Orange |
| English Breakfast | Lemongrass |
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Nepal Green Tea | Strawberry |
| Indian Chai | Kenya |
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Peach |
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| Irish Breakfast | Peppermint |
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Sencha |
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Shincha |
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| Nilgiri | Red |
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| Orange Pekoe | Rooibos |
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| Passionfruit | Spearmint |
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| Russian Samovar | Whole Leaf |
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| Vanilla | Wulong |
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| Viennese Blend |
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