How to choose and how to make puer in tablets

In our country, tea has long been a popular drink. The exotic Puer tea also fell in love with Russians . Reviews about him can be heard very different: someone just enjoys an unusual taste, someone takes it as a cure for a variety of diseases, and someone with the help of it even tries to get rid of excess weight. In any case, Puer actively enters our life. The purpose of this article is to tell you about its features, how to choose the right tea, how to make puer in tablets, and about the nuances of preparing leaf and pressed tea.

How to choose a pu er

1. If you do not have much experience in choosing a tea, then it's best to consult a connoisseur who is well versed in this matter. But when there is no such possibility, it is necessary to pay attention to the year of manufacture and the name of the plant that manufactured the product. Today, tea varieties produced in China in the 80s of the 20th century are especially popular. Factories "Xiangguan-Chaguan", "Kunming-Chaguan", "Menghai-Chaguan", "Linzan-Chaguan" are known for their responsible attitude to the production process and attention to the tea extract.
2. Look at the appearance of the pressed tea. Puer of long-term aging should have a red-brown color, but sometimes there are also light brown hues. Dark brown tea color can indicate the quality of long-seasoned product.
3. Special requirements are also imposed on the Puera form. Before buying, make sure the quality of the compact - the leaves must be tightly compressed, and there should not be any foreign inclusions.
4. Tea, which is stored for more than ten years, has less weight and becomes fragile. If the edges of the puer are dense and difficult to break, then its exposure is not too large.
5. In quality loose tea all leaves should be soft and about the same size. The presence of whole kidneys indicates a good quality of puer, and a dull color and the presence of foreign garbage - about the bad.
6. The aroma of this tea should not include extraneous impurities and flavor additives.

How to brew puur in tablets

Usually pressed Puer is sold in tiles of different size and weight. At home, it is convenient to use small tablets, since each of them represents one serving.

Before you make a pu-er in a pill, it's important to prepare the water. In order not to spoil the taste of raw puer, do not pour it with steep boiling water. Water should be about 90 degrees. Do not forget to pre-steam the teapot by pouring hot water into it for a few minutes.

So, knead the tablet with a knife and pour the mixture into the teapot. Traditionally, ceramic, clay or glass stoves are used. The first time Puer water is poured for only a few seconds and then it is poured out. This is done in order to clean the old tea from dust and dirt. Each subsequent welding takes longer than a few minutes, there may be ten in all. However, it must be remembered that the longer tea is infused, the more it is bitter.

How to make a pressed puer

If you have to taste traditional Puer, you can store it for future use, buying large pressed plates. Before brewing Puer, the pressed tea should be separated with a special knife. The main thing you need to know is that you can not cut the tea tile. The knife is used for chipping the strata into two or three square centimeters, and the separation process must begin at the edge of the plate. The amount of brewing will have to be determined by experiment, until the optimal option is reached. Next, the pu-er is brewed in the manner described above in the section "How to brew Pu-er in tablets". As you can see, there is nothing complicated.

How to brew leaf puer

Lovers and experts appreciate the leaf Chinese Puer tea. How to brew this kind of tea to fully reveal its taste? First of all, you need to calculate its number correctly. For one person, one teaspoon with a slide for 500 ml of water is enough. Then the tea is put in a steamed teapot and allowed to stand. In this case, the first tea leaves should not be poured out and in a few minutes you can already enjoy the taste of this fine drink. It is known that such a tea can be brewed six or seven times, but you do not need to leave it for a long time. In an hour his taste will become tart and bitter. The Chinese consider this tea harmful and do not recommend drinking it.

Some useful tips

1. For Puerh, it is better to buy a separate teapot, because a special taste is absorbed into the dishes and subsequently mixed with the taste of other varieties.
2. Do not spoil the taste of the drink with sugar.
3. It is not recommended to drink Puer before bedtime due to a strong toning effect.
4. To drink tea it is possible only fresh, as in due course its advantage disappears.
5. Store Puer in a dark place at room temperature. Different varieties should be kept separately from each other.
6. Do not forget that tea perfectly absorbs odors, and subsequently you can not get rid of them. Therefore, Puer must stay away from spices, flavors and coffee.