How to make yellow tea
As one of the six major tea categories in China, yellow tea is loved by tea lovers for its unique "boring yellow" process and mild taste. Recently, the discussion about yellow tea has continued to rise across the Internet, especially the brewing method has become a hot topic. This article will combine the hot content of the past 10 days to provide you with a detailed analysis of yellow tea brewing techniques, and attach structured data for reference.
1. Characteristics and classification of yellow tea
Yellow tea is a lightly fermented tea. The core process is "suffocating yellow". The tea leaves are oxidized through the action of moisture and heat, forming the quality characteristics of "yellow leaves and yellow soup". According to the tenderness of raw materials, they can be divided into:
| Category | represents tea | Raw material characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow bud tea | Junshan Silver Needle, Mengding Huangya | Single bud or one bud and one leaf |
| yellow tea | Weishan Maojian, Pingyang Huangtang | One bud and two leaves |
| yellow tea | Huoshan yellow tea, Guangdong big leaf green tea | One bud and many leaves |
2. Five key steps for brewing yellow tea
1.Selector: It is recommended to use a glass cup or covered bowl to facilitate observing the expansion of tea leaves and changes in soup color.
2.water temperature: 85-90℃ is the best, high temperature will destroy the freshness of yellow tea (Junshan Yinzhen can use 90℃).
3.Amount of tea added: The recommended ratio of tea to water is 1:50, for example, 3g of tea is added to 150ml of water, which can be adjusted according to taste.
4.Brewing time:
| Number of brews | time control |
|---|---|
| First dip | 30 seconds |
| Second bubble | 20 seconds |
| The third bubble | Increasingly by 10 seconds |
5.Have a drink: First look at the color of the soup (apricot yellow and bright), then smell the sweet aroma, and finally take a sip.
3. Differences in Brewing Different Yellow Teas
According to the three major yellow tea varieties that have been hotly discussed by tea friends in the past 10 days, the specific parameters are compared as follows:
| Tea products | water temperature | Foam resistance | Characteristic techniques |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junshan Silver Needle | 90℃ | 5-6 bubbles | High brewing makes the tea buds stand erect |
| Mengding Huangya | 85℃ | 4-5 bubbles | It takes 10 seconds to "moisten the tea" for the first brew. |
| Huoshan yellow tea | 95℃ | 6-7 bubbles | Can be simmered in a purple clay pot |
4. Answers to frequently asked questions (top 3 hot spots)
1.Does yellow tea need to be washed?
There has been a lot of controversy recently. It is recommended that high-end Huangya tea does not need to be washed. Huangda tea can quickly moisturize the tea for 5 seconds.
2.Is it possible to cold brew yellow tea?
Becoming a new trend in summer, cold brewing with mineral water for 4 hours will make the sweetness more prominent.
3.How to remedy improperly stored yellow tea?
If there is a stale taste, you can use 90℃ water to brew twice quickly to awaken the nature of the tea.
5. Recommended brewing tools
Combined with the hot sales data of e-commerce platforms, the following combinations are recommended:
| Tool type | Popular products | price range |
|---|---|---|
| boil kettle | Intelligent temperature control pot (±1℃) | 200-500 yuan |
| tea maker | High borosilicate glass bowl | 80-150 yuan |
| tea cup | White porcelain hat cup | 30-80 yuan/piece |
Mastering the correct brewing method of yellow tea can not only fully demonstrate its "sweet and refreshing" characteristics, but also experience unique tea dances such as "three rises and three falls". It is recommended that tea lovers flexibly adjust parameters according to specific tea products to enjoy the warm and moist beauty of yellow tea.
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