1. How long is the shelf life of Pu 'er tea cakes?
Pu 'er tea should be 5 to 7 years old. During this fermentation period, the brewed Pu 'er tea tastes mellow and fragrant. The longest storage period of fermentation is 15 to 20 years. After this period, Pu 'er tea will lose its edible efficacy, which is harmful and useless.
2. Method of making Pu 'er tea cake
The first step is to pick tea, buckwheat, of course. The raw material of green cake is very important.
Step 2: decompose the collected tea leaves and remove the old leaves.
Step 3: remove water, which is very important, remove water vapor, and the fire temperature is 70-80 degrees.
Step 4: Twist the tea leaves and take away the bitter water and some stalks.
Step 5: Dry the tea. We ask him to dry the green tea.
Step 6: Steam the tea until it is soft before pressing the cake.
Step 7: press the cake, press the cake with a stone mill, which is n times better than the machine and loose but not scattered.
The last step: the good Pu 'er tea is ready.
3. Storage method of Pu 'er tea cake
The cellar storage method is temperature-controlled storage method, and the natural storage method has the following principles: away from odor, away from humidity, away from dust and air circulation, and the storage method can be charcoal urn storage method.
Fresh tea should not be sealed immediately after it is bought back, and it should be slightly ventilated. If the smell of new tea is heavy, it can be put in the air first and then stored after the smell is exhausted. The whole barrel of tasteless or slightly aged cake tea can be taken out and stored as a single cake, or the wrapping paper can be torn off and stored again. If the whole barrel of tea leaves has no warehouse smell, it can be wrapped in rice paper, cotton paper or kraft paper outside the bamboo pole and stored. These wrappers have a regulating function, which can keep out excessive moisture.