When I saw the word "pimple tea" a long time ago, I didn't know what tea it was. After consulting some senior tea makers, we learned that the so-called "pimple tea" is what we often call "old tea head". If many new tea lovers hear about it for the first time, they may ask, what is the "old tea head"? Is it very old tea? Will such tea taste good? To solve these questions, follow Xiao Bian to explore“ Old Tea Head ”。
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What is the old tea head? Old tea head belongs to Pu'er cooked tea Derived tea. In the production process of cooked tea, it needs to go through the process of pile fermentation. However, in the process of artificial fermentation, due to the huge amount of tea to be fermented, it can not be carried out in all directions when turning the pile, and a large amount of pectin will overflow from tea after high temperature and humidity. These pectins will stick the surrounding tea leaves together and turn them into clumps. After fermentation to a certain extent, these clumps of tea leaves will be picked out and artificially decomposed into small pieces to become "pimple tea", which is often referred to as "old tea head".
The dried tea of the old tea head is brown, naturally curled and compact in shape, irregular and lumpy, with different sizes and relatively tight, clean and free of other attachments; The aroma is mainly stale, and the taste is slightly mellow. The taste is smooth, sticky and sweet. The soup color is red, bright and bright, and the leaf bottom is reddish brown or brown, full of elasticity.
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How to brew old Pu'er tea
1. Pu'er Old Tea
The old tea head of Pu'er can be made by the way we usually make tea, but the water temperature is required to be higher, preferably above 95 degrees. When brewing, you can directly put the old tea head into the cup and add boiling water. At the beginning, the tea soup is relatively light, and at the third and fourth times, the tea soup will become more and more thick, with attractive aroma.
2. The old head of Pu'er tea can be boiled with clear water
It is also a good way to brew the old tea head of Pu'er with clear water. You can use an alcohol lamp and a glass pot to brew the old tea head. Put the old tea head in a glass pot and add clear water. After boiling, you will see the changes in the tea soup. It is a very good visual enjoyment. After boiling, you can pour it out for people to drink in about three minutes.
3. The old tea head of Pu'er can be brewed with a coffee machine
The old tea head of Pu'er can be brewed with a coffee machine. During operation, the steam water in the coffee machine can be poured directly on the old tea, and then an attractive tea soup can be obtained. This method can separate the tea and tea soup of the old tea head, and the tea soup will be more pure, crystal clear, and very attractive. It is an ideal way for people to drink old tea.
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Tea head, also known as "Natural Tuo", is the plump and tender bud leaf of sun green Maocha. Due to its high tenderness and pectin content, it naturally curls or tangles into blocks during the fermentation of cooked tea. Generally, 20 tons of cooked tea is piled, and the tea head is less than 300 kg.
These are the three best ways to brew the old tea head. We recommend that you boil the second kind of water to brew the old tea head, so that it tastes more mellow.
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