Pu Erh Tea Brewing

Or as loose leaf tea.

Pu erh tea brewing. Compressed tea needs to be broken into small pieces and an appropriate amount of these pieces is then steeped in a chinese gaiwan or an un glazed clay yixing teapot or other type of small. This is the same plant that is used for making green oolong and black teas. Overview information pu erh tea is made from the leaves and stems of the camellia sinensis plant. For one cup of water about one teaspoon of leaves or one tea bag is needed.

The strength of the tea will depend on the amount tea relative to the amount of water. Traditionally this variety of tea is made using a yixing teapot or a gawain teabowl. If you are brewing tea from a pu erh cake break off a small piece of tea using your prying pick. Pu erh hei cha are usually purchased as a compressed unit of tea a round disc rectangle square or bird s nest tuo cha etc.

The liquor itself is a bright red brown color which is clear and very deeply mellow and earthy. You will notice with each re brewing of the leaves the brewed tea. Pu erh teas are available as a cake of compressed tea leaves loose tea leaves or in tea bags. How to brew pu erh cakes ripe cakes.

Whether you are using loose leaf pu erh or a pu erh cake we recommend that you use approximately 3 4g of pu erh tea per 200ml of water. Bring fresh filtered water to a boil 212. Be sure that your water is at or around 212.