How to brew white tea? How to brew white tea? How to brew white tea
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How to brew white tea?
This article will help you to understand the techniques of brewing white tea.
White tea belongs to a kind of tea production method, which can be easily bought in the market from Fujian, Yunnan, and Taiwan, etc. According to the difference in harvesting grades, there are different trade names for the products, and it is said that white tea is the production method that can show the original flavour of the tea the most. In this way, white tea can directly express the characteristics of the species, the terroir of the place of production, and the management of the tea plantation in a variety of subtle elements, and has become the focus of the taste of tea lovers in their pursuit of hard work.


White Tea Supplementary Knowledge! Tips for brewing various types of white tea! Why are white teas imported from China to Taiwan pressed? (Video at the end of this article in the Supplementary Materials section)
White Tea Characteristics
Usually a lightly fermented, virgin leaf type product.
▨ Preserve the original leaf shape after harvesting at different maturity levels.
▨ Will be affected Tea Tree Varieties Showcase the characteristics.
▨ The way tea gardens are managed directly affects the flavour.
▨ Can withstand repeated brewing and soaking.
▨ Melon fruity, green apple, woody notes are common.

Pak Man speciesWhite Tea (peach and peach aroma)

Jin Xuan speciesof white tea (with fluffy hair aroma, melon, apple, honey aroma)

Jadeite varietiesVersions of white tea (cucumber and jujube fruity flavours appear)

Ruby varietiesWhite Tea version (honey, pepper, citrus, mint notes appear)
Classification
- Super Tender Only Buds (White Hair Silver Needle) 88~92 Degrees
- Buds and young leaves (White Peony) 92~95 degrees
- Mature leaves (Gongmei, Shoumei) 95~100 degrees
Because the grade of white tea is directly related to the grade of picking and screening, the more tender the tea is, the higher the quality is usually classified as, and the brewing temperature should be slightly adjusted. The following are the situations that need attention, and only need small adjustments in the target, and some parameters of the brewing process.needDifferential Response:
- The more bud tips the tea leaves have, the higher the temperature and the more steamy the first few brews are.
- Tea leaves vary in colour: white and green with a fine water column; yellow and brown with a coarse water column.
- If you know the type of tea tree: Large-leafed tea trees produce soup faster.

"Gongmei, Shoumei, White Peony, Tai Lao Silver Needle and Fuding Dahai Tea are all white teas.
White tea is the most famous in China, mainly concentrated in Fujian on the coast of South China, commonly divided into Fuding, Zhenghe two major factions, a simple understanding of the two flavours with the sun, without the sun, and in line with the trend, Taiwan has recently done the production of white tea, exactly what is the taste of white tea in Taiwan?

be identical toGreen Heart OolongVersion of white tea (cantaloupe and green apple aroma) with a small concentrated water column

be identical toGreen Heart OolongA version of white tea (Yubari cantaloupe, Aomori apple aroma) with a thick water column.
Beginner Version
Universal Brewing Rules, MasteringThree pointsTo control the conditions, please don't start with a purple clay pot where there will be too many variables. Choose a vessel with a larger capacity, tea bowls, western style teapots, glass measuring cups, and siphon pots all have good results:
- Brewing Points: May be uncovered or half-covered.
- Amount of tea usedThere is a golden ratio of tea to water, 1g:100c.c. is the most widely used.
- Temperature used: A water temperature of 100°C is recommended.
▨ Example: Using 5g to correspond to a 500c.c. container
- One stroke: 4~5 minutes (best with aroma)
- Second rinse: 7~10 minutes (sweet water)
- Three rinses: 15~20 minutes (wood light)
This is the safest and least likely to fail version of the bubble method.It's a one-time brew.It is not necessary to backwash the sap, if you want to backwash the sap, you need to exchange the time for the flavour, after mastering the proportion, and let it sit for a long time to release, you will get the sweet and fragrant sap.

Advanced version
The main control is to increase the water temperature gradually, short time, and stronger punch.
The goal is to produce a balanced, fruity and sweet flavour.
- Preparation for Brewing: Check for foreign objects in the dried tea (necessary)
- Amount of tea usedTea and water have a golden ratio, 1g:30~40c.c..
- Temperature used: Recommended water temperature is 92 degrees Celsius, boiling is preferred.
▨ Example: Using 5g for 200c.c. Containers
Warm lubrication: 5 seconds (85 degrees) can be saved
- One stroke: 30 seconds (92 degrees)
- Second flush: 20 seconds (92~95 degrees)
- Triple punch: 20 seconds (100 degrees)
- Four punch: 20 seconds (100 degrees)
- Five punch: 20 seconds (100 degrees)
- Six strokes: start to increase time gradually +30s
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Things to add for white tea newbies
In recent times, many new techniques of white tea have begun to appear on the market, which are different from the traditional white tea concepts, but the brewing strategy is not very different, so novices can first ignore the differences, as long as you remember to control the temperature is not too high, to avoid the cover is too tight and stuffy steaming to the tea leaves for too long, it will be easy to have rice dumpling leaves, vegetable leaves stuffy cooked unfriendly gas does not appear.
- Warm the pot and control the temperature of the water so that it smells good.
- Use porcelain as much as possible.
- Whether you wash your tea or not depends on your source of food safety.
- For aged white tea, the temperature can be raised.
- White tea can be boiled.
- For compact white tea, it is necessary to break the cake and not to make it into crumbs.
- It smells better when it's been dried in the sun.
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