boba pearls (120 grams) • brown sugar (60 grams; adjust to taste) • water (2000 ml; for cooking boba) • water (2000 ml; for cooling boba) • ice water (2000 ml; for chilling boba) • –18 black tea bags (or about 3/4 oz loose black tea leaves [20 grams]) • large bottle whole milk (at least 5 cups or 1200 ml)
brown sugar (about 25 grams) • water (about 68 grams) • tapioca starch (about 85 grams) • boiling water for cooking boba • milk • For the brown sugar syrup: • brown sugar (about 40 grams) • water (about 50 grams)
tapioca starch (about 50 grams) • boiling hot water (about 40 grams) • Boiling water, as needed for cooking • Brown sugar, as needed for syrup • Room temperature water, as needed for rinsing • whole milk • black tea