Green tea is the tea with the widest range of tea-producing regions in China, and it is produced in every tea-producing province in the country. Because of this, there are a large number of tea drinkers in China, in the southeast, northwest and north, both in towns and villages. Green tea is an unfermented tea, rich in vitamin C and amino acids, characterized by freshness, fresh aroma, bright green color. Brewing green tea should be these characteristics fully displayed, so the temperature of the tea water, tea and water ratio, steeping time, tea utensils should be properly grasp the choice. General tea and water to 1:50 is appropriate, the most reflective of the quality of tea. Water over the too light, tea over the bitter. Because of the green tea category picking young leaves or tea buds, so should not use too high a water temperature to brewing, steeping water temperature in 85 ~ 90 ℃ is appropriate, of course, depending on the degree of tightness of the tea leaves. In addition, also avoid a long time steeping, otherwise the bitter and astringent flavor. If the brewing method is appropriate, the tea broth green, tea flavor fragrance, taste fresh and sweet. Tea set selection, there are more modern glass cups, traditional white porcelain cups and bowls. Glass is more intuitive, can appreciate the clear tea and green buds, has a good visual effect, but drinking inconvenient to take, easy to hot hands. White porcelain tea bowls or tea cups with brackets are more suitable, neither affect the aroma loss, but also easy to pick up, not hot hands. It is recommended to use porcelain tea set brewing.
Specifically, the green tea brewing program can be divided into the following processes:
(a) Selection of equipment: All high-grade tender green tea, generally choose glass or white porcelain cup tea, and without cover, so that an increase in transparency, easy to appreciate the tea观姿; the second is to prevent the tender tea bubble ripe, lose the freshness of color and freshness of taste. As for ordinary green tea, because not in the appreciation of tea, but in the thirst, or tea talk, or snacks, or talk about friendship, therefore, you can also choose to use a teapot to make tea, which is called "young tea cups bubble, the old teapot bubble". According to the number of people ready to drink tea cups and bowls, as well as tea canisters, tea, tea, tea spoon, tea plate, tea towel and kettle.
(2) view tea: on the tender famous green tea, in the bubble before drinking, usually have to view the tea. View tea, a. First take a cup of the amount of dry tea, placed on the white paper (or tea special apparatus), let the drinker first appreciate the dry tea color, shape, and then smell the aroma, fully appreciate the natural charm of the famous green tea. For ordinary bulk green tea, this procedure can be exempted. b. Or tilt and rotate the tea canister, pour the tea leaves into the tea. c. Use a teaspoon to put the tea leaves into the tea canister. d. Use a teaspoon to put the tea leaves into the tea canister. Use a teaspoon to pluck the tea leaves into the tea plate, appreciate the dry tea color, tenderness and uniformity, and smell the aroma of dry tea.
(c) a. Clean: is to choose a good tea utensils with boiling water one by one to wash, to clean the utensils, and add to the fun of drinking tea.
b. Warming the cup: boiling water will be scalding tea cups once, to improve the cup temperature, in winter, especially important, conducive to tea brewing.
(d) place tea: brewing green tea tea cup general capacity of 150 ml, the amount of tea in about 3 grams (placed relative to the container of one-fifth of the amount of tea). Use a teaspoon to evenly distribute the tea leaves from the tea tray or the tea tray into each cup.
(E) infused bubble: the brewing of fine green tea, generally depending on the degree of tightness of the tea, the use of two methods of brewing: one is on the casting method, which applies to the shape of the tightly knotted high-grade fine green tea, such as the West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Mengding Ganluo, Trail Mountain Tea, Lushan Yunwu, Yongxi Huoqing, Cangshan Xueqing, etc., that is, first of all, 85 ~ 90 degrees Celsius of boiling water into a cup, and then take the tea into the tea leaves will slowly sink. The tea leaves will sink slowly. On the loose stripes of high-grade famous green tea, generally used in the casting method, that is, the first set of tea, and then rushed into the boiling water. As for the ordinary popular tea, of course, it is the first tea and then the water. Tea water temperature at 85 ~ 90 ℃ is appropriate, the amount of water for the cup capacity of 1/4 or 1/3, so that the tea leaves absorb water stretching, to facilitate the precipitation of tea, about 30 seconds after the start of brewing.
(F) brewing: brewing times: about three times, with the "phoenix three nodding" method, the water into the cup to the total capacity of about 70%, meaning that "seven points of tea, three points of love". After three "high punch", so that the cup of tea up and down, up and down the cup of tea soup concentration uniformity. On the other hand, it is a sign of etiquette to welcome the guests. The brewing process requires the kettle to hang high, so that the water has impact, and the beauty of the curve.
(VII) Appreciation of tea: This is for high-grade green tea, in the process of brewing tea, the drinker can see the tea show, the changes in the tea soup, tea smoke dispersion, as well as the eventual tea and soup into the image, in order to appreciate the natural flavor of tea.
(H) Feng tea: tea as soon as possible after brewing to the guests, so as not to lose the opportunity to smell and taste. In order to avoid the tea leaves too long soaked in water, losing the flavor, in the second and third bubbles, the tea can be poured into the fairway cup, and then low tea into the tea cup.
(IX) Tasting: Before drinking tea, generally more to smell the aroma as a guide, and then taste the tea taste to appreciate the taste of tea. Drink a small mouthful of tea, let the tea reverberate in the mouth, and taste buds fully in contact, and then slowly swallowed, and the tongue against the root of the teeth and inhalation, the sweet taste of tea. Green tea brewing, generally 2-3 times is appropriate. If you need to drink again, then, have to re-brew is.