Recipe

The following recipes are crafted specifically for the Volarr Brewer, but their principles can be adapted to any tea brewer. Each recipe is rooted in the Gongfu tea technique, thoughtfully designed to enhance the unique flavors of every type of tea.

Tea Recipe #1

Oolong tea

Water-to-tea ratio: 1:15

First steep: 5 seconds with water at 93°C (199°F)

For each subsequent steep: Increase the steep time by 3-5 seconds and raise the water temperature by 2°C (3.6°F) every 3 steeps.

Tea Recipe #2

Longjing

Tea-to-water ratio: 1:20

Wash steep: 5 seconds with water at 85°C (185°F)

First steep: 10 seconds with water at 85°C (185°F)

For each subsequent steeps: Increase steep time by 10 seconds and raise water temperature by 2°C(3.6°F) for each steep

Longjing can last for around 6 steeps!

Tea Recipe #3

White Peony White Tea

Tea-to-water ratio: 1:20

Wash steep: 5 seconds with water at 90°C (194°F)

First steep: 8 seconds with water at 90°C (194°F)

For each subsequent steeps: Increase the steep time by 4 seconds and raise the water temperature by 2°C (3.6°F) every 3 steeps


White Peony can last for more than 10 steeps!

Tea Recipe #4

Raw Pu-erh

Tea-to-water ratio: 1:25

Wash steep: 5 seconds at 95°C (203°F)

First steep: 5 seconds at 95°C (203°F)

For each subsequent steeps: Increase steep time by 3 seconds for each additional steep. Increase water temperature by 2°C(3.6°F) every 3 steeps.

Tea Recipe #5

Shou Pu-erh

Tea-to-water ratio: 1:25

Wash steep: 5 seconds at 100°C (212°F)

First steep: 5 seconds at 100°C (212°F)

For each subsequent steeps: Increase steep time by 3 seconds with each additional steep.

Shou Pu-erh can last you for 15+ steeps.

Coffee Recipe #1

Grind: Slightly coarser, around 650 microns


Water temperature: 93°C(199.5°F)

Steps:


At 0:00-0:10, pour 45 grams of water. Let it bloom until 0:25.


At 0:25-0:40, pour another 95 grams of water. Let it sit until 1:10.


At 1:10-1:25, pour the final 95 grams of water. Let it drip until 2:25.


Cut off the extraction at 2:25, even if there’s water left in the dripper.