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The Difference between Steeping and Brewing Tea
The difference between steeping and brewing is as easy as whether or not there is continual heat applied to the immersed tea leaves. Steeping involves the soaking of an item in a liquid, in this case, tea leaves in water, and that liquid can start out to be either cold, or hot. Brewing involves the continual application of heat from an outside source, like from a...