![Two small white porcelain Japanese tea cups of light color shincha green tea on silver metal dual petal form saucers](http://ippodotea.com/cdn/shop/articles/sencha-porcelain-cups-silver_1024x1024.jpg?v=1681248637)
Standard Shincha Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing loose-leaf Shincha. Discover the vibrant and energetic quality of these freshly harvested tea leaves. Shincha tea leaves are soft and open more quickly, so they require less steeping time than our standard sencha recipe.
1. Measure the leaves
2 tbsp. (10 g / 0.35 oz)
Add tea leaves to a kyusu or teapot.
![Silver tablespoon filled with dried rolled Ippodo Sencha premium Japanese green tea leaves with](http://ippodotea.com/cdn/shop/t/47/assets/brew-sencha-step1.jpg?v=100993084214734538101685384319)
2. Add hot water
210 mL (7 oz)
80°C (176°F)
Cool boiling water to 80°C by transferring once.
![Silver kettle beside a porcelain teacup and porcelain kyusu with an arrow instructing to transfer tea from teacup to teapot](http://ippodotea.com/cdn/shop/t/47/assets/brew-sencha-step2.jpg?v=66789213631010838891685384319)
3. Brew
40 seconds
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
![Small white porcelain Japanese kyusu teapot with blue logo on lid sitting beside orange stop watch timer on white table](http://ippodotea.com/cdn/shop/t/47/assets/brew-sencha-step3.jpg?v=100307291214446729191685384320)
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop.
Enjoy in your favorite teacup or mug.
![Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup](http://ippodotea.com/cdn/shop/t/47/assets/brew-sencha-step4.jpg?v=88566677833658715481685384321)
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