Here are the water temperatures you want to use for steeping various types of teas:
- Assam Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Black Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Chaga Tea: 122 degrees fahrenheit (50° C)
- Chai Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Chamomile Tea: 195 degrees fahrenheit (90° C)
- Dandelion Tea: 200 degrees fahrenheit (93° C)
- Earl Grey Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Green Tea: 180 degrees fahrenheit (82° C)
- Guayusa Tea: 180 degrees fahrenheit (82° C)
- Herbal Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Jasmine Tea: 180 degrees fahrenheit (82° C)
- Lapsang Souchong Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Oolong Tea: 195 degrees fahrenheit (90° C)
- Peppermint Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Pu-erh Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Purple Tea: 180 degrees fahrenheit (82° C)
- Rooibos Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- Spearmint Tea: 212 degrees fahrenheit (100° C)
- White Tea: 180 degrees fahrenheit (82° C)
- Yerba Mate: 150 degrees fahrenheit (66° C)
When you are steeping Green Tea, you want to let it steep for only a couple of minutes as it can become bitter if it is let to steep for longer. Alternatively, you can let Guayusa Tea steep for a while without the pitfall of it becoming bitter due to over-steeping.