Tea, one of the most popular drinks in the world. Since ancient times, making tea has been regarded as an art and culture. For tea lovers, mastering the right way of brewing tea not only allows you to taste the best flavor of tea, but also experience the serenity and pleasure of the process. In this article, we will take you to understand the general brewing process of tea, so that you can easily master the skills of tea brewing and enjoy every cup of good tea.
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Choosing the right tea
The first step in making tea is to choose the right tea leaves. Different types of tea, such as green tea, black tea, oolong tea and white tea, have different brewing methods. When choosing tea leaves, try to choose fresh and good quality tea leaves. The quality of the tea leaves directly affects the taste and aroma of the tea broth.
Prepare the tea set.
Prepare a set of tea utensils suitable for making tea. It usually includes a teapot, teacups, fairway cups (used to even out the tea broth), a tea strainer and so on. If you have the conditions, you can also prepare a tea tray and tea towel, in order to keep the tea-making environment neat and tidy. Different tea leaves can choose different tea utensils, for example, the gaiwan is suitable for brewing oolong tea, and the zisha pot is suitable for brewing puerh tea.
thermos flask
Warming the cups and scalding the pot is an important step in making tea and helps to stimulate the aroma of the tea leaves. Pour boiling water into the teapot and teacups, swirl them around a few times and then pour them out, this warms the tea set and prepares it for the next brew.
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tea infusion
Depending on the size of the teapot and your personal taste, take the right amount of tea leaves into the teapot. Generally speaking, the amount of tea leaves accounts for 1/3 to 1/2 of the volume of the teapot is appropriate. For some high-grade tea, such as Longjing and Biluochun, you can reduce the amount of tea leaves to avoid the tea soup is too strong.
infuse
When infusing water for brewing, the temperature of the water and the way it is infused are both critical. Different tea leaves are suitable for different water temperatures. Green tea is usually brewed with water at 80-85℃, oolong tea at 90-95℃, and black tea and Pu'er tea can be brewed with boiling water at 100℃. When injecting water, you can use high or low brewing method, high brewing helps to stimulate the aroma of tea leaves, while low brewing is suitable for delicate tea leaves.
Soaking time
Steeping time varies according to the type of tea and personal taste. Generally speaking, green tea is steeped for 1-2 minutes, oolong tea and black tea for 2-3 minutes, and Pu'er tea can be extended to 3-5 minutes. The first infusion is usually poured out and not drunk, known as "tea washing", which removes impurities from the tea leaves.
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serve (tea)
After the tea is brewed, the tea should be poured into the fairway cup in a timely manner, and then into individual cups. This ensures that each cup of tea has an even consistency. Be gentle in your movements so as not to break the serenity of the tea.
taste tea
Tea tasting is a kind of enjoyment, not only to taste the tea soup, but also to feel the aroma and observe the color of the tea soup. When you drink tea, you can smell the aroma of tea, then sip it, slowly feel the change of tea in your mouth, and finally savor the aftertaste of the tea leaves.
backwash
High-quality teas can be brewed several times, and the brewing time can be gradually increased each time. Usually green tea can be brewed 2-3 times, oolong tea can be brewed 5-6 times, and puerh tea can be brewed more times. The temperature of the water and the way of filling the water need to be adjusted according to the changes of the tea leaves.
Cleaning Tea Set
After making tea, timely cleaning of the tea set, keep the tea set clean and dry, help to extend the life of the tea set. Especially the purple sand pot and other tea utensils, need to be carefully cleaned, so as not to tea stains remain to affect the taste of the next tea.
Through the above steps, you can easily master the general brewing process of tea. Brewing tea is not only a skill, but also an attitude towards life. In the busy life, make a pot of tea, enjoy a moment of tranquility, feel the fragrance of tea, why not a wonderful experience?
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