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FAQ
Does water temperature really matter?
Yes, water temperature is utterly critical to making great matcha, for both coldbrew and warm drinks. Get the basics of water temp and matcha here.
By Eric Gower
Do I really need the “right” tools to make matcha properly?
Alas, you do need good tools to make good hot matcha. A sieve is key; our matcha is so finely ground (5 microns) that static electricity makes it clump together. Pushing it through a sieve dispels ...
By Eric Gower
How do I use my store credit (assuming you've issued some)?
Once you've been issued store credit, and you want to use it for your next purchase, just be sure to be logged in as you BEFORE you start shopping (otherwise the software can't know it's you, and w...
By Eric Gower
Can I drink matcha during pregnancy?
Always consult with your obgyn on matters concerning specific foods. While many women prefer not to consume any caffeine at all during pregnancy, many can tolerate the small amounts of caffeine in ...
By Eric Gower
Can I use hyperpremium to make coldbrew, and coldbrew to make hot matcha?
Yes to both. While the hyprepremium will make absolutely delicious coldbrew, the coldbrew will have some bitterness and astringency if prepared hot. Some people like this, however! And if you’re ad...
By Eric Gower
What’s the difference between the hyperpremium and the coldbrew?
Location on the tea plant, mainly. Hyperpremium is the baby leaves; we only use the newest growth. Imagine baby vegetables, baby herbs, microgreens. They haven’t had much time to develop much molec...
By Eric Gower
Why do you call your matcha “blends?”
Easier to read it here.
By Eric Gower
Should I be buying your organic matcha? Does it matter?
Some people insist on organic (generally for good reasons), so we searched hard for years and finally found what we feel is the tastiest and best organic matcha in the domestic Japanese market. How...
By Eric Gower
How is matcha best prepared? Hot? Cold?
Hot https://breakawaymatcha.com/matcha-academy/tutorials/hyperpremium Cold https://breakawaymatcha.com/matcha-academy/tutorials/coldbrew
By Eric Gower
What’s the difference between good matcha and bad matcha?
https://breakawaymatcha.com/good-matcha-bad-matcha/
By Eric Gower
What’s the typical shelf life?
We’ve done 1, 2, 3, and 4-year experiments with leaving matcha alone, in glass, in freezers, and tasting it at yearly intervals. Matcha stored properly like this lasts far longer than you’d expect ...
By Eric Gower
Does decaf matcha exist?
No. Not for real, actual matcha anyway.
By Eric Gower
How much caffeine does it have?
About 25mg per gram (a rounded half-teaspoon) of matcha. By comparison, a cup of brewed coffee from Starbucks has about 150mg. So roughly a sixth of a cup of coffee. If you make a thicker 2g cup (r...
By Eric Gower
Is there anything in your matcha besides matcha?
No. No sugar, additives, or any other nonsense. It’s 100% extraordinary green tea leaves, ground up into a fine powder.
By Christopher Tonry
Why is your matcha so expensive?
Mainly because the farmers and processors care so much; their processes take longer, require more steps, and are just harder. They’re pretty obsessed with producing Japan’s tastiest and healthiest ...
By Eric Gower
Where does your matcha come from?
Japan. Most of it comes from specific microterroirs in Uji, just outside Kyoto, but we do offer several matcha from Kagoshima and Nishio as well.
By Eric Gower
How many times do you harvest per year?
Just once. Most matcha purveyors do 2, 3, and even more harvests annually. The first one is the best.
By Eric Gower
Is there anyone who *shouldn’t* drink matcha?
People who can’t tolerate any caffeine at all shouldn’t have matcha, even though it’s very lightly caffeinated (25mg caffeine per gram of matcha)
By Eric Gower
Do I need to be concerned about radiation or lead?
No. We’ve tested for cesium and other radiation every year since the 2011 Fukushima accident, and we’re clear. We’ve also tested (third party) for lead and other heavy metals. None of have been det...
By Eric Gower
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