steepings
Tea bag immersions
Steepings are the liquids or substances that result from steeping—soaking something in liquid to extract flavor, color, or properties.
Tea leaves produce steepings, as do herbs soaked in water or alcohol.
The word can also refer to the act or process itself: multiple steepings of the same leaves yield progressively weaker tea.
Crushed soft mixture
- wortPlant used as remedy
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- hopsBittering agent for ale
- maltingGerminating grain for brewing
barley · grain · boil · extraction · homebrew · zymurgy · bitters · tincture
Steeping to extract essence
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- loose-leafPages designed for rearrangement
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
infuser · tannins · sencha · oolong · pu-erh · matcha · chamomile · peppermint
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
- afternoon teaLight meal around four
- tea serviceMatching vessels for steeping
hospitality · meditation · mindfulness · contemplation · slowness · preparation · reverence · patience
mash
Crushed soft mixture
- wortPlant used as remedy
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- hopsBittering agent for ale
malting · barley · grain · boil · extraction · homebrew · zymurgy · bitters · tincture · decoction
infusion
Steeping to extract essence
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- loose-leafPages designed for rearrangement
strainer · infuser · tannins · sencha · oolong · pu-erh · matcha · chamomile · peppermint · hibiscus
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
- afternoon teaLight meal around four
tea service · hospitality · meditation · mindfulness · contemplation · slowness · preparation · reverence · patience
fragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
nose · redolence · pungency · floral · earthy · grassy · malty · toasty · smoky · vegetal
steepingspressings
Items produced by compression
squeezings · extractions · boilings · percolations · agitations