Unfortunately I don’t have a laboratory in my house to test the validity of this process but if it works, this could be a very helpful tip for tea lovers who want to cut down on caffeine without switching to decaf. There’s been debate over the chemicals involved with the decaffeinating process. (see How are coffee, tea and colas decaffeinated? – Howstuffworks.com)

This information comes from a cute little site called Tea Time World Wide which is kind of like a little online tea shop.

Tips on Removing the Caffeine from Quality Tea

Approximately 80% of the caffeine in tea is released during the first 30-seconds of steeping, therefore to remove most of the caffeine from any tea simply:

1) Pour boiling water over the tea leaves

2) Allow the leaves to steep for 30 seconds

3) Pour out the brew, saving the steeped leaves

4) Re-steep the same leaves with more boiling water for the recommended steeping times.

[via lifehacker]