Is hot water required to release the benefits of tea?

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.

I can extract every bit of “flavor”-making compounds from it you like. You would seriously not want to drink the result. :eek: