body{-webkit-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-moz-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-ms-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both}@-webkit-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-moz-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-ms-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-o-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}body{-webkit-animation:none;-moz-animation:none;-ms-animation:none;animation:none} h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: normal; } amp-story-page { background-color: #131516; } amp-story-grid-layer { overflow: visible; } @media (max-aspect-ratio: 9 / 16) { @media (min-aspect-ratio: 320 / 678) { amp-story-grid-layer.grid-layer { margin-top: calc((100% / 0.5625 - 100% / 0.6666666666666666) / 2); } } } @media not all and (min-resolution:.001dpcm) { @media { p.text-wrapper > span { font-size: calc(100% - 0.5px); } } } .page-fullbleed-area, .page-background-overlay-area { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; left: 0; height: calc(1.1851851851851851 * 100%); top: calc((1 - 1.1851851851851851) * 100% / 2); } .element-overlay-area { position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; } .page-safe-area { overflow: visible; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; width: 100%; height: calc(0.84375 * 100%); margin: auto 0; } .mask { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; } .fill { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; margin: 0; } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) { .animation-wrapper { opacity: var(--initial-opacity); transform: var(--initial-transform); } } amp-story-grid-layer.align-bottom { align-content: end; padding: 0; } .captions-area { padding: 0 32px 0; } amp-story-captions { margin-bottom: 16px; text-align: center; } amp-story-captions span { display: inline-block; margin: 0; padding: 6px 12px; vertical-align: middle; border-radius: 15px; background: rgba(11, 11, 11, 0.6); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;; font-size: calc(4 * var(--story-page-vw)); line-height: 1.4; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; } What Makes Tea Bitter? Story[{"selector":"#anim-d958422c-f877-4d5b-91e6-df907e8fb9c8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}][{"selector":"#anim-61713681-b675-4ccf-8382-b6bf949c28e5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}][{"selector":"#anim-7a824156-52b7-43d2-8068-dc1bcc675627","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1037.72588%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}][{"selector":"#anim-49673daf-3927-4ee2-8f25-d15f5d4d6d53","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}][{"selector":"#anim-59e590c4-3777-470c-a9e6-49559f59f0df","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1110.55591%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

What Makes Tea Bitter?

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Bitter tea can make even the most devoted tea lovers turn up their noses. To avoid this, it’s important to know what makes tea turn bitter.

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When trying to determine the cause of the bitterness, you should start by confirming the age of your tea.

Why is My Tea Bitter?

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Natural Bitterness of Tea

Darker teas, like black tea and darker oolongs, are not as bitter, which is why they aren’t always served with a sweetener.

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Tannins

If your tea is naturally bitter, it’s because of molecules called tannins. The longer your tea steeps, the longer catechins will have to release tannins.

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Additives Can Cause Bitterness

A common addition to tea is lemon, which is bitter, and people can get pretty heavy-handed with it.

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Steeping Can Make or Break Your Tea

Another big issue when it comes to bitterness in tea is how long you allow your tea to steep. Steeping it for too short of a time can lead to a bland flavor.

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