Eight steps to brewing tea correctly

Tea brewing is an important part of the entire tea culture, so friends who like tea, it is very important to learn to make tea, below we will sort out simple tea brewing methods, with these eight tea brewing steps can brew delicious tea.

1. Take water

The premise of brewing good tea is to find the most suitable water first, and pure water, mineral water and other soft water are preferred for tea brewing water. And one of the requirements for brewing tea water is that it needs to be boiled, whether brewed with 80 degrees or 90 degrees water, be sure to boil the water first, and then cool it to the desired temperature water temperature. Tea with high tenderness should be brewed at low temperature to avoid scalding the tea; Coarse and aged tea leaves can be brewed at high temperatures to bring out the aroma and taste of the tea.

Second, choose the utensils

Tea utensils should be combined with brewed tea choices, and lid bowls and teapots are suitable for a wide range of teas. Usually practice and use, brewing general tea can be handy, but pay attention to green tea usually brewed with glassware. Other auxiliary utensils, such as fair cups, tea tasting cups, etc., also need to be used with depending on the occasion.

3. Wash the cup

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Rinse the teapot and cup with water, including the spout and lid, and quickly drain off the water. This can increase the temperature of the tea set, so that after the tea is brewed, the temperature of the tea soup will not drop quickly, but is relatively stable, so that the water-soluble substances in the tea can be more fully leached.

4. Serve tea

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Depending on the size of the teacup or teapot, place a certain amount of tea leaves into the teacup or teapot where the tea is brewed. Generally speaking, the ratio of tea to water is 1:50~80. That is, add 3 grams of tea and fill at least 150ml with water. And those who like to drink strong tea, tea leaves can be cast more. If you prefer weak tea, you can inject more water appropriately.

5. Soaking time

The mastery of steeping time requires comprehensive consideration of factors such as tea type, form and brewing times. The sitting time can be determined according to the number of bubbles, and each subsequent bubble can be appropriately extended by 3-5 seconds according to the sitting time of the previous brew.

6. Pour tea

After brewing, the tea soup needs to be poured into the sea of tea, and then from the sea of tea into the customer's teacup. Tea cups are also called tea tasting cups, which have the meaning of tasting tea. And the sea of tea is also known as the fair cup, which means to divide the tea fairly.

7. Serve tea

The tea cup is held in a tea tray, delivered to the guest, and placed in front of the guest's right hand. When serving tea, you also need to use your spare hand to make a gesture of inviting tea.

8. Tea tasting

Freshly brewed tea, don't rush to drink. We should first look at its color and observe its shape. Then pick up the teacup, smell the soup, and taste it. When sipping the soup, let the tea soup first flow from the tip of the tongue along the sides of the tongue to the base of the tongue, and then back to the tongue, and repeat this two or three times to feel the aftertaste and sweetness of the tea soup.

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