Brewing time for black tea
Generally speaking, if the tea leaves are tender, it is necessary to shorten the steeping time, so the steeping time of small-breed black tea is shorter than that of large-leaf black tea such as Dian Hong. The maximum steeping time of black tea should not be more than 3 minutes, generally between 30 seconds and 2 minutes, the time should be short at the beginning of the brewing process, and the time should be extended after a few brews.
The disadvantages of long-steeped black tea
1, the loss of nutritional value of black tea for a long time, more than 24 hours, the tea contains nutrients, after a long time of water immersion, oxidation and volatilization will occur, the nutritional value of the tea will be significantly reduced, and then drink it can not play a due role.
2, microbial increase because of the long time to place, the tea contains vitamins and proteins and sugar substances have been volatile, people in the drinking, but also can not absorb the nutrients should be, and the sugar contained in the tea will also be placed for a long time in the production of a large number of harmful microorganisms, they drink will be unfavorable to the body’s health.
Precautions for brewing black tea
- When brewing black tea, it is necessary to master the ratio of black tea to water. That is, 1:50, 1 gram of tea leaves need 50 milliliters of water, a tea amount of 5-6 grams, the water temperature of about 85 degrees.
- The method of brewing black tea can be divided into drinking method and mixing method. Drinking method refers to the tea leaves into the bowl, direct brewing. The different method of drinking, you can add sugar, milk and other flavoring in the brewed tea soup.
- The brewing time is different for different number of brews. Probably the best brewing time for the first brew is 30 seconds, the second brew extends to 60 seconds, and the third brew extends to 2 minutes, each brewing time from short to long. The tea leaves should be steeped for 2 to 5 minutes.
- Black tea brewing process needs to be renewed, do not wait until the tea soup are finished. You can continue to add water when 1/3 of the tea broth is left. It will not dilute the tea broth, but also can maintain the temperature and depth.
To summarize, no matter what kind of tea, it is not recommended to brew for a long time. Because the tea leaves in the shelving time, the nutritional value will gradually disappear, may also produce bacteria, so too long tea is not recommended to drink!
FAQ
- Where is your manufacturing facility located? How is the productivity?
- Longyuan Tea Industry has more than 10 ancient tea production bases in Menghai Laobanzhang and Pasha, Jinghong Mengsong, Mengla Yiwu and Mansong, Lincang Shuangjiang Mengku and Pu’er Sleeping Deer Mountain, etc. It also has nearly 20,000 acres of cooperative tea gardens and 6,000 acres of its own property rights in Daduogang, which is known as “the first township of tea in China”, of which more than 1,000 acres are organic tea plantations. More than 1,000 acres; factory area of more than 400 acres, there are five processing plants, plant area of more than 40,000 square meters. The annual production and processing capacity of the enterprise reaches more than 5000 tons.
