How to make a good cup of tea? Remember these ten points/Cha Cha Bell
Tea Class
Make a cup of tea
It is a necessary skill for everyone who is related to tea.
A cup of "well brewed" tea,
It is a kind of creation and also an art.
[Cha Cha Bell Classroom] Summarizes these ten key points for you
- To make good tea, you need to establish correct concepts:
Making tea requires constant practice, so that one can enter a higher realm of tea ceremony in terms of will and thought, or realize and create a new level. The purpose of brewing good tea is to bring out the original best state of each brew, and to brew each brew well. Making good tea is a skill training for tea drinkers.
- There are standards for a cup of well-brewed tea.
Appropriate delicacies are not just for individuals. For the quality of a tea, delicacies that are suitable for everyone have become the standard for the quality of this tea. The most basic principle of economics: value determines price, and price fluctuates around value. Therefore, the goodness of a cup of tea is the "value", and they all have convergence.
- Making tea and evaluating tea are not the same concept.
Making tea is to make the best tasting tea, and the pursuit is to optimize the taste of the tea and to show the advantages and disadvantages of the tea; to evaluate the tea is to maximize the display of the advantages and disadvantages of the tea and set a tone for the quality of the tea. , is to judge the pros and cons.
- Brewing time.
The time the tea is steeped in water is the most important factor in determining the "right strength". If the soaking time is shortened, the tea soup will become lighter; if the soaking time is lengthened, the tea soup will become thicker. The length of soaking time should consider the type of tea brewed, the tea making process, the tightness of the tea, the amount of tea added, the tea drinker's taste preference, etc.
- The water temperature will determine the taste of the tea soup.
For the same tea, the tea soup brewed at high temperature will have a strong flavor, while the tea soup brewed at low temperature will have a bland taste. Tea leaves with different tenderness should be brewed at different water temperatures. Tea leaves with higher tenderness should be brewed at low temperature to avoid boiling the tea leaves; thicker tea leaves can be brewed at high temperature to bring out the aroma and taste of the tea.
- Water is the mother of tea, water is very important.
To make a good cup of tea, find the water that’s best suited for it.
The most basic principle of water for making tea: use soft water.
Tea brewed from hard water will not have a strong aroma, the color of the water will become darker, and the taste will become worse.
- The utensil is the father of tea.
When it comes to the choice of tea utensils, in principle, every tea maker must be proficient in each tea utensil, and the choice of tea utensils needs to be combined with the type of tea being brewed. General tea utensils, tureens and teapots need to be mastered proficiently.
- Add the amount of tea.
The amount of tea added determines the concentration of the tea soup. The amount of tea added should fully consider the number of tea drinkers, the tea drinkers' taste acceptance, the size of the tea making vessel, the length of soaking time, the completeness of the tea leaves, the picking season, and the tenderness of the tea. Degrees and so on.
- Know how to make tea.
To understand tea, you need to use your senses to judge the shape, tightness, age and other aspects of the tea to understand the tea, and then choose the most appropriate brewing method based on your own understanding of the tea.
- The keys to making good tea are: amount of tea, water temperature, and soaking time.
Only by mastering these three points can you make delicious tea. If you want to improve your tea-making skills to a high level, you need high-intensity contrast training. You can’t make tea by just reading books, and you can’t improve by just making tea without comparing and summarizing.
Making tea is a skill that can make you relaxed and happy. I hope you can learn this skill.
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