Matcha Brewing Guide

Matcha brewing guide preparation tools

Gather your tools

A tin of your favorite Kettl Matcha
Tea kettle with boiling water (Please use fresh spring water or filtered tap water)
A Chawan (matcha bowl)
A Chashaku* (tea scoop)
A Chasen (tea whisk)
A fine mesh sifter
One small teacup.
Digital kitchen scale

*Optional, but preferred. You can use a small spoon instead.

Matcha brewing guide whisking technique

Whisking the perfect matcha

1. Bring your water to a boil.

2. Pour 65g into your serving cup to allow the water to cool to the proper temperature.

3. Using your Chashaku scoop 2g of matcha into your sifter. One scoop is roughly 1 gram. Sift the matcha into your chawan, using your chashaku to gently aid the matcha through the mesh.

4. When the water has cooled to roughly 175 F (80 C), gently add it to your Chawan with the matcha powder.

5. Using your Chasen gently incorporate the matcha into the water and then whisk in a vigorous "Z" pattern until a foam appears. You’ll generally whisk for ~20 seconds. Lift your whisk to the surface of the foam and continue gently whisking to create a microfoam.

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Soukou Matcha

Soukou Matcha

Soukou Matcha

$26.00

An incredible entry-level, nutty, and verdant usucha matcha from Shinya Yamaguchi.


Notes
Toasted saltine, Dark chocolate, Summer grass
Area

Hoshinomura, Yame

Cultivar

Blend

Kiwami Matcha

Kiwami Matcha

Kiwami Matcha

$80.00

The single most sought after matcha in our catalog, produced by Shinya Yamaguchi.


Notes
Dark chocolate, Sweet Grass, Fresh cream
Area

Hoshinomura, Yame

Cultivar

Blend

Hibiki Matcha

Hibiki Matcha

Hibiki Matcha

$52.00

Hibiki is a koicha grade matcha of the highest order, produced by Shinya Yamaguchi in Yame, Fukuoka.


Notes
Cream, Spring Grass, Peanut
Area

Hoshinomura, Yame

Cultivar

Blend

Hanaka Matcha

Hanaka Matcha

Hanaka Matcha

$36.00

Our flagship usucha matcha produced by Shinya Yamaguchi in Yame, Fukuoka.


Notes
Cocoa, Toasted nuts, Cream
Area

Hoshinomura, Yame

Cultivar

Blend

Okuju Matcha

Okuju Matcha

Okuju Matcha

$45.00

Okuju represents a new milestone in Kettl’s work at origin—our first fully custom matcha.


Notes
Milk chocolate , Cashew butter, Mache
Area

Uji

Cultivar

Okumidori

Seisho Matcha

Seisho Matcha

Seisho Matcha

$32.00

A nutty and lively matcha for lattes and traditional whisking from Hiroshi Kobayashi.


Notes
Evergreen, Pinenut, Edamame
Area

Kyotanabe

Cultivar

Blend