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Actually, this is not a good idea. By boiling water, you kill bacteria and change the quality of the water (water goes through radical changes during boiling state). So the preferred way for tea, if you really like to do it a best is to boil it and then wait for it to become a little bit more cool. For green tea, you don't have to know the exact temperature. Put the boiled water into the cup and wait for a while. If you have a small cup, it won't take very long, one or two minutes.

For improving tea quality, a quality of water must be assured. It can be usually done by using a water filter. Depends on the quality of your local tap water, but using a filter can improve quality even more than having the right temperature.

Yeah, and getting a fresh tea is important (should not be older than a year).