How do I make teavana loose leaf tea at home without their perfect tea maker?

Put your water in a kettle or a pot and warm it on your stove, NEVER USE A TEAPOT! (Teapots are used only for steeping tea and as pretty additions to tea sets and such. You could really hurt your teapot if you put it on your stove!) You’ll want to warm your water to the specific temperature recommended for the tea you’re brewing. (If you buy your tea at Teavana, you’ll get a nice little printout of what temperature you should warm your water to. If not, you should be able to find out with a quick Google search.) If it’s not the right temperature, the tea could end up tasting funny or gross. The general temperatures are: •175 degrees for White Tea •175 degrees for Green Tea •195 degrees for Oolong Tea •195 degrees for Black Tea •208 degrees for Herbal Tea •208 degrees for Rooibos Tea •208 degrees for Mate Tea Hot water dispensers can make brewing tea nice and easy. It can totally knock out the guesswork of temperature. It’s on the expensive side, but it’s a good investment if you drink a lot of tea. Kettles with built in thermometers are also a good idea. While the water is warming, gather your teapot, teacup(s), mug, or whatever you plan to put your tea in. It’s very helpful to know about how many ounces your cup, mug or teapot holds, just for the purposes of how many teaspoons of tea you should put in. (More on this in the next step!) If you want to use sugar, you should spoon however much you’d like into your cup or teapot before you put the hot water in. Once your water is at the right temperature, pour it into your