Intermediate45–60 minutes per trial

Tea Blending: Trial Batches and Recipe Records

Create small weighed tea blends, keep component percentages explicit and compare repeatable trials before scaling a recipe.

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Workflow

Choose a Flavor Goal and Ingredients
Write the flavor you want and select identified food-use ingredients with their labels and brewing instructions. Begin with compatible finished teas. Record allergens or other ingredient restrictions before sharing samples.
Write a Mass-based Trial Formula
Assign percentages that total 100 and choose a small trial mass. Multiply each percentage by total grams and divide by 100. For an illustrative 10 g trial at 70/30, weigh 7 g of tea A and 3 g of tea B.
Blend and Brew a Labeled Trial
Mix the weighed ingredients in a clean, dry container and label the batch. Choose a documented brewing method compatible with the ingredients. Brew a measured sample and a base-tea control under recorded conditions.
Adjust One Component at a Time
Compare aroma, taste, texture and finish after cooling. Write what is missing or excessive, then make a new trial with one planned proportion change. Rebalance the other components so the total remains 100 percent.
Scale and Check the New Batch
Record the final percentages, ingredient lots, trial notes and brewing instructions. Multiply the percentages by the new batch mass, reweigh and mix, then taste a fresh sample. Keep storage and ingredient labels with the recipe.

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Worked Mass ExampleTable

This is arithmetic for a chosen trial, not a prescribed blend. Percentage refers to dry ingredient mass.

Component	Percent	10 g trial	50 g batch
Tea A	70%	7 g	35 g
Tea B	30%	3 g	15 g
Total	100%	10 g	50 g

Trial Record and LimitsTable

Adagio discusses blend ingredients and practical consistency considerations. Keep the identity and handling requirements of every ingredient.

Record	Why it matters
Component and lot	Repeat the ingredients used
Mass and percent	Reproduce the formula
Brew method	Compare the prepared drink
Restrictions and storage	Keep ingredient guidance with the blend
Sale or distribution	Check applicable requirements separately

Keep a Useful Record
Scaling the weights does not guarantee uniform mixing or identical flavor.
Start with the Actual Product
A pleasant fragrance does not make a botanical suitable for ingestion.

Handle hot water on a stable surface and let tea cool before sipping.
Use identified food-use ingredients and retain their labels and restrictions when sharing a blend.