# Is hot water required to release the benefits of tea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 21, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hot-water-required-to-release-the-benefits-of-tea/589829 "2011-07-21T08:55:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hot-water-required-to-release-the-benefits-of-tea/589829/21 "2011-07-24T07:37:23Z")
This thread got me to thinking about coffee. For some reason, adding water to a coffee concentrate does not yield a great cup of coffee. I’m not sure why but it doesn’t. My mom likes weak coffee. I keep suggesting that she add some hot water to the coffee I make. No Dice. She swears the taste is messed up. Also, coffee needs a large volume of water to extract the flavor in a drip pot. Running just a little water over the grounds won’t get out all the flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hot-water-required-to-release-the-benefits-of-tea/589829/22 "2011-07-24T23:08:40Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > … > Also, coffee needs a large volume of water to extract the flavor in a drip pot. Running just a little water over the grounds won’t get out all the flavor. I can extract every bit of “flavor”-making compounds from it you like. You would **seriously** not want to drink the result. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hot-water-required-to-release-the-benefits-of-tea/589829.md?page=1)