Puerh tea is made of Yunnan large-leafed sun-dried green gross tea directly steamed and pressed, and in ancient times, most of them were clusters, cakes, bricks, tuo, etc., of which the cake-shaped ones are called tea cakes. Pu-erh tea is different from other tea can be collected, and Pu-erh tea the more aged the more fragrant, the more valuable, but in the collection of Pu-erh process of storage is an important part of the work must be done well, otherwise we can not talk about the appreciation of the Pu-erh. Therefore, the method of preservation is very important. So, what are some of the several ways to save Puerh tea cakes?

What are some of the several ways to preserve Puerh tea cakes? Puerh tea cake preservation requirements:

One, dry and ventilated place

Puerh tea cake is suitable for storage in a dry and ventilated place, and it is best to be put into a ceramic urn or ceramic jar, the location of the storage to avoid receiving direct sunlight, rain, Puerh tea by the sunlight, it will lead to the flavor of the tea becomes acidic.

Two, maintain the appropriate temperature

Maintaining the appropriate temperature is necessary for the "aging" of Puerh tea cakes. It is best to store Pu-erh tea cakes near the window of the balcony, which is conducive to the combination of Pu-erh tea cakes and the oxygen in the air, which is one of the basic points of Pu-erh tea can lose weight. Be sure not to direct sunlight to Pu'er tea cakes, too high temperature will also make the tea accelerate fermentation and become acidic.

Three, avoid humidity

Puerh tea cakes place not too humid, wrapped in rice paper and odorless moisture-absorbent paper and stored in the tank, to prevent the Puerh tea cakes from deteriorating in humidity.

Four, can not be in the place of odor

Puerh tea cakes can not be in the place of odor, because Puerh tea cakes absorb flavor ability is better, if stored in the taste of the place of cosmetics, fumes, etc. are prone to string of flavor.

Puerh tea cake brewing method:

One, to bubble tea first cut tea, we generally taste the authentic Puerh tea cakes are tightly pressed according to the level, you just follow the order of his hand directly on the break, Puerh tea Tuo tea a little tighter, is the need to use a special Puerh tea knife to open the tea from the side of the open, try not to break to maintain the integrity of tea strip. Otherwise, it will cause changes in the order and amount of leached substances, and will not show the original quality.

We need to prepare a good tea needle or tea knife and other prying tools, first of all, will be packaged to open the tea cake, the tea knife from the side of the tea cake along the edge of the insertion. With a little force, push the tea knife into the tea cake some more, so as not to pry the tea cake is very fragmented. Pry the tea cake upwards and peel it off. Then use the same method to follow the gap between the tea leaves, the tea cake will be pried layer by layer.

Two, the selection of pots is also the key, Puerh cake tea drinking, available knife will be cut down some tea, into the selection of tea sets, general drinking Puerh tea, most of the choice of purple sand pots. Tea should be put in according to the size of the pot and personal taste, generally speaking, tea accounted for one-third to one-half of the capacity of the pot is appropriate, just from the bamboo baskets, bamboo shells dismantled in the old tea, often taste dull, lax aroma, it is difficult to show that the old tea is deep and rich flavor. To drink to a good taste of aged tea, brewing before the "wake up tea" is an important part of the processing. Wake up tea is to change the way the tea is stored, awakening the tea quality, condensing the tea flavor.

Three, flush water to pay attention to. Brewing longer stored ripe cake to use boiling water, brewing not long stored raw cake, the water temperature can be lower. After aging Pu'er tea, the first bubble of tea soup is usually poured, the second bubble to start drinking. Pu-erh tea steeping time should not be too long, injected into the boiling water for 30 seconds to a minute to drink directly, or poured into another prepared in a large cup for storage, want to drink and then injected into a small cup of slow sip fine.

When storing tea, you need to choose the purple sand canister, it is best to use the sintering degree is relatively high, no odor of the old canister. Newly made zisha canisters contain earth and fire, which will lead to the deterioration of the tea appeared odor. Of course, the process of storing tea avoid odor, humidity and direct sunlight.

Four, the brewing method is the center of tea drinking, 10 grams of Pu'er tea poured into a teapot or covered bowl, flushed into 500 ml of boiling water. Wash the tea first, wash away the unclean and foreign matter on the surface of Pu-erh tea in order to fully release the true flavor of Pu-erh tea. Add boiling water and steep for 5 seconds. Pour the tea broth into a fair cup, then pour the tea broth into tasting cups, smell the aroma and observe the color before drinking.

The color of the soup is red, thick and bright, the aroma is unique and old, the leaf bottom is brownish red, and the taste is mellow and sweet, which is refreshing after drinking. The amount of tea must be according to the size of the pot and personal taste to input, and can not be in accordance with the tea accounted for one-third to one-half of the capacity of the pot is appropriate to throw tea, but the initial stage can be in accordance with the proportion of tea, and then gradually increase or decrease their own situation.

Puerh ripe cake and raw cake brewing method:

1, ripe cake

The temperature of the water should be relatively high, preferably 100 degrees Celsius. Old tea drinking requirements and ripe Puerh tea is similar, the only difference is that you can leave some roots when brewing, that is, each time out of the soup do not have to be poured so clean, but to leave part of it. Because the old tea is weaker.

2, raw cake

Water temperature in 80 - 95 degrees or so, the water temperature is too high easy to scald the tea, wash out the bitter taste, but conducive to the diffusion of aroma and tea flavor quickly leaching. First wash the tea, generally wash one to two times. The key to a good tea brewing is the washing process, which should not be underestimated. It is mainly determined by the water temperature, brewing time, and the speed of the soup. After the soup to open the lid or bowl lid, otherwise it is easy to damage the aroma and quality. Each time out of the soup to strive for clean.

The above is the introduction of this content, usually to make the Puerh tea more and more fragrant, good raw Puerh tea need to be stored and aged 8 to 10 years, good ripe Puerh also need to be aged 4 to 5 years. The aging cycle of Pu-erh tea collection is actually a value-added cycle. Due to the lack of comprehensive understanding of "Pu-erh tea", some collectors blindly pursue the aging period with a one-sided understanding of "the older the better, the more fragrant, the more valuable". In fact, the more Pu'er tea is more fragrant, so if you want to make Pu'er tea more fragrant tea lovers in the collection is also to pay more attention.