Brewing system

The brewing system allows for characters to brew hot tea and coffee using a variety of common implements, which can be purchased or found in certain cafes and similar locations. Brewed tea allows those with the gift of divination to "read" the remaining leaves in their cups prior to the last sip.

Brewing Equipment

Tea leaves and coffee grounds are the foundation of the brewing system and can be purchased at various cafes and festivals. While the two are technically the same script and function almost the same, there is some slight variation in which optional tools can be used depending on if the base item involves "some tea leaves" or "some coffee grounds". Both tea leaves and coffee grounds can be found in single use form in a packet or in a tin or canister containing multiple doses, typically up to 20.

An unlocked Stovetop Dehydrator is capable of brewing custom blends of tea and coffee, depending on the base flavor item and any additives included.

A brewing kettle is used to hold water in preparation for brewing. Both tea leaves and coffee grounds can be placed directly inside a kettle, or they can be used in association with other optional tools to more precisely set the end beverage's potency.

Water is required as the basis for brewing. Water can be POURed into a kettle from any water item that is part of the food and drink system. Alternatively, Minor Water (903) and Holy Bolt (306) can be CAST at a kettle to fill it magically.

A heat source is used to heat the kettle once water is placed inside, bringing it to boil. It can be a portable stove, Collapsible Tripod, or another compatible heat source. Some heat sources require logs, tinder, or a matchbook to light - or an appropriate spell, such as Minor Fire (906).

A drink container such as a teacup or mug is required to actually drink the tea or coffee, once brewed. Simply POUR the kettle (or coffee press) into the container once the drink has been brewed to completion.

Optional tools include a tea infuser and a coffee press. These are used slightly differently but allow for the final brewed beverage to have its intensity, such as "weak", "strong", or "just right", set to a specific amount depending on when it is used in the brewing process. This prevents over-brewing from leaving tea leaves or coffee grounds in the kettle, continuing to steep.

Coffee and tea flavorings are optional additives that can be added to a cup of tea or coffee, appending the flavor messaging depending on the flavoring type.

Brewing Shops

Shop Name	Realm	Shop Location	Shop Portal	Shop Portal Location	Type	Shop Specialty
The Bean and Leaf	Kraken's Fall	Kraken's Fall	a dark-shingled white oak shop	Siphon Street (u7118219)	shop
Blended Brew	Wehnimer's Landing	Landing Bazaar	a slate-roofed white ash shop	Modwir Lane in the Landing Bazaar (u336418)	shop
Casu's Coffee	Ta'Vaalor	Ta'Vaalor	a steep stairway	Malwith Inn (u14102008)	eatery	coffee
Communitea House	Solhaven	South Haven	a freshly painted door	Old Market Plaza (u4902059)	eatery
Galieca's Teas and Coffees	Ta'Illistim	Ta'Illistim	a small shop	Erissian Var (u13100075)	eatery
Gert's Bakery	Wehnimer's Landing	Wehnimer's Landing	the baker's shop	Beolost Rd (u7088)	shop	baked goods
The Lady's Interlude	Ta'Nalfein	Nielira Harbor	an ivy-draped ecru limestone shop	the Cliffside (u14150112(	shop
Misty's Teas	Mist Harbor	Western Harbor			eatery
Pebblegems Cafe	Icemule Trace	Ancient Burrow	a glaes-paned steel hatch or an open air patio	Thaumaturgy Row (u4042258)	eatery
Seline's Teahouse	Sablecross	Sablecross			eatery

Brewing Locations

Publicly accessible stove locations include the following:

Realm	Location	Room #	Notes
Icemule Trace	The Patio	u4043072	Within the Ancient Burrow. Has a kettle.
Mist Harbor	Misty's Teas, Patio	u3216029	Has a kettle.
Solhaven	Communitea House, Orangery	u4901063	No kettle.
Ta'Illistim	Galieca's Brewer's Retreat	u13104252	Inside Galieca's Teas and Coffees.
Ta'Vaalor	Malwith Inn, Casu's Coffee	u14102008
Wehnimer's Landing	Gairen Compound, Dwelling	u336593	No kettle, small races only.
Wehnimer's Landing	Silvergate Inn, Tea Room	u109004	Has a kettle.
Wehnimer's Landing	Baker's Shop, Tea Room	u4114	Has a kettle.

How to Brew

Coffee and tea can be brewed the same way when placing either tea leaves or coffee grounds directly into a brewing kettle. However, there are slight differences when using either a tea infuser or a coffee press, both of which are optional. Those differences are broken down in the later section. To brew coffee or tea without either a tea infuser or a coffee press:

1. First, both coffee and tea require the use of a prepared heat source, such as a portable stove or Collapsible Tripod. Ensure that the heat source is properly fueled, lit, and ready to use.
2. Next, fill the brewing kettle with water, either from water that is part of the food and drink system, or by CASTing Minor Water (903) or Holy Bolt (306) at the kettle. It will take multiple glasses of water to fill a kettle completely. Kettle measurements include: about one-fourth full, about one-third full, about half full, about two-thirds full, about three-fourths full, nearly full, and full. A kettle holds up to 35 sips, equivalent to five full cups.
3. Place the filled kettle on the stove or other heat source and bring the water to a boil. Coffee and tea require the water to have reached the roiling boil state before either will begin the brewing process.
4. Place the tea leaves or coffee grounds in the kettle. This can be done directly, by removing the leaves or grounds from their packet, tin, or canister, or the packet/tin/canister can be PUT directly into the kettle, which measures out exactly one dose.
   Note: Tea leaves and coffee grounds can be added to the kettle and water at any point prior to boiling, including before the heat source is lit. However, they will not begin actually brewing until the water has reached a rolling boil. Shortly afterward, the clear liquid (water) inside will begin to turn the color of the tea or coffee.
5. Let the kettle continue the brewing process. You can LOOK IN the kettle to observe how intense the beverage is. See the brewing intensity and timing section for more information on how to determine that your tea or coffee is done.
   Note: Once the kettle has reached a rolling boil, it can be removed entirely from the heat source and it will still continue the brewing process uninterrupted. If the heat source goes out, it does not need to be re-lit so long as the kettle has already been heated to a rolling boil beforehand.
6. Once the beverage has been brewed to the desired intensity, simply POUR the kettle's contents into any appropriate drink container, such as a mug or teacup.
   Note: Unless using a tea infuser or a coffee press, the tea leaves or coffee grounds inside the kettle will continue the brewing process even as the beverage is being poured out of the kettle. If left to sit untouched for several minutes between pouring additional drinks, the later drinks will be significantly stronger.
7. If desired, coffee and tea flavorings can be added to the drink container after the beverage has been poured into it. This will append the tea or coffee's flavor messaging with the flavoring additive.

Using a Coffee Press

1. First, both coffee and tea require the use of a prepared heat source, such as a portable stove or Collapsible Tripod. Ensure that the heat source is properly fueled, lit, and ready to use.
2. Next, fill the brewing kettle with water, either from water that is part of the food and drink system, or by CASTing Minor Water (903) or Holy Bolt (306) at the kettle. It will take multiple glasses of water to fill a kettle completely. Kettle measurements include: about one-fourth full, about one-third full, about half full, about two-thirds full, about three-fourths full, nearly full, and full. A kettle holds up to 35 sips, equivalent to five full cups.
3. Place the filled kettle on the stove or other heat source and bring the water to a boil. Coffee and tea require the water to have reached the roiling boil state before either will begin the brewing process.
4. Place the coffee grounds inside the coffee press. This can be done directly, by removing the grounds from their packet, tin, or canister, or the packet/tin/canister can be PUT directly into the coffee press, which measures out exactly one dose.
5. Once the kettle has reached a rolling boil, POUR the kettle's boiling water into the coffee press.
6. Wait approximately two minutes, and then PRESS the coffee press to finish the brewing process. The coffee press will prevent it from being PRESSed too early, ensuring that the coffee ends up "just right" for its intensity. This step also sets the brewing intensity so that the grounds will not continue to brew after pouring a cup.
7. POUR the coffee press's contents into an drink container, such as a mug.
8. If desired, coffee and tea flavorings can be added to the drink container after the beverage has been poured into it. This will append the coffee's flavor messaging with the flavoring additive.

Using a Tea Infuser

1. First, both coffee and tea require the use of a prepared heat source, such as a portable stove or Collapsible Tripod. Ensure that the heat source is properly fueled, lit, and ready to use.
2. Next, fill the brewing kettle with water, either from water that is part of the food and drink system, or by CASTing Minor Water (903) or Holy Bolt (306) at the kettle. It will take multiple glasses of water to fill a kettle completely. Kettle measurements include: about one-fourth full, about one-third full, about half full, about two-thirds full, about three-fourths full, nearly full, and full. A kettle holds up to 35 sips, equivalent to five full cups.
3. Place the filled kettle on the stove or other heat source and bring the water to a boil. Coffee and tea require the water to have reached the roiling boil state before either will begin the brewing process.
4. Place the tea leaves inside the tea infuser. This must be done directly, by removing the grounds from their packet, tin, or canister, and then PUTing the "tea leaves" item into the tea infuser, which measures out exactly one dose.
5. Once the kettle has reached a rolling boil, PUT the tea infuser into the kettle. If the infuser has not yet been closed beforehand, this step will automatically close it, too.
   Note: Tea leaves inside an infuser can be added to the kettle and water at any point prior to boiling, including before the heat source is lit. However, it will not begin actually brewing until the water has reached a rolling boil. Shortly afterward, the clear liquid (water) inside will begin to turn the color of the tea.
6. Let the kettle continue the brewing process. You can LOOK IN the kettle to observe how intense the tea is. See the brewing intensity and timing section for more information on how to determine that your tea is done.
   Note: Once the kettle has reached a rolling boil, it can be removed entirely from the heat source and it will still continue the brewing process uninterrupted. If the heat source goes out, it does not need to be re-lit so long as the kettle has already been heated to a rolling boil beforehand.
7. Once the tea has been brewed to the desired intensity, GET the infuser out of it to set that intensity for the entire contents of the kettle. The tea leaves will not continue to steep after pouring a cup.
8. Simply POUR the kettle's contents into any appropriate drink container, such as a mug or teacup.
9. If desired, coffee and tea flavorings can be added to the drink container after the beverage has been poured into it. This will append the tea's flavor messaging with the flavoring additive.

Brewing Intensity and Timing

Unbrewed water is clear. A brewed beverage will have a color according to that specific beverage as well as an intensity description. The intensity of the liquid can progresses from pale to murky to or rich until it no longer displays any intensity adjective.

Within seconds of reaching a rolling boil state, any tea leaves or coffee grounds added to a kettle will turn the clear liquid (water) inside to the color according to the bevereage being brewed. It will initially appear as "some pale (color) liquid".

Approximately 1 minute later, the liquid will transition from pale to appear as "some murky (color) liquid".

Approximately 1 more minute later, the liquid will transition from murky to appear as "some rich (color) liquid".

Approximately 2 more minutes later, the liquid will drop the rich adjetive and appear as just "some (color) liquid".

The final beverage's strength appends the tea or coffee's flavor messaging:

• The tea/coffee is weak.
• The tea/coffee is a bit weak.
• The tea/coffee is just right.
• The tea/coffee is a bit strong.
• The tea/coffee is very strong.

If the desired outcome is "just right", waiting 3 minutes after the brewing process begins (and the water in the kettle changes from "clear" to "pale (color)") will consistently produce this result. If a timer is not readily available, waiting an extra minute (when the water changes from "rich (color)" to no longer having any adjective) will also consistently produce this result, however care should be taken as it will quickly shift toward "strong" if not poured immediately.

If using a tea infuser, this is the point where the infuser should be removed to lock in the "just right" quality.

Resources

Tea and Coffee Flavors

• Tea flavors
• Coffee flavors
• Tea and Coffee additives

A Taste of Truth Tea Leaves

• A Taste of Truth - Tea Leaves
• Taste of Truth Tea Leaves (script)

Loenthran Divination by Tea Leaves

• Elanthian Divination - Elves
• Tea Leaf Divination by Loenthran elves
• Divination in Elanthia (log)
• Elanthian Divination: Elves
• Elven divination (log)

Erithi Tea Ceremony

• Erithi tea ceremony
• Erithi tea ceremony lecture (log)

Non-Brewable Teas

• Herbs (for healing teas which cannot be brewed and must be purchased)