Bitterness can't melt away? On the Bitterness of Liubao Tea

Any tea has bitter taste, and the birth of cooked tea technology is to artificially remove bitter taste, so as to quickly reach the stage of drinking. However, some newly brewed teas still have this taste. Therefore, it is normal that Liubao tea has bitter taste. The key is obviously not obvious, and whether the bitterness can be melted.

The bitter source of Liubao tea is normal and abnormal. To measure the quality of a tea, we should not judge it by bitterness, but make it clear from the source.

season

Liubao tea made by farmers from tea leaves picked in summer is very bitter. It takes several years of aging to reach a taste suitable for drinking. Fresh leaves with different tenderness have different contents of main flavor components in tea products. The tenderness is too low, the contents are few and monotonous, and the taste is rough or astringent. In general, the bitter taste of one-bud, one-leaf and two-leaf tea is stronger than that of one-bud, three-leaf and four-leaf tea, which is also the reason why the taste of middle and low-grade tea is relatively weak.

For example, the old tea girls with the lowest grade of raw materials are all made of old leaves, which is not suitable for processing mature tea. The old tea girl in the new year is considered to be the most representative of the authentic flavor of Liubao tea, with bitterness and sweetness.

craftsmanship

Liubao tea goes through a series of technological processes from fresh leaves to finished products, which affects the transformation and content of various contained substances in tea and may produce some bad bitterness.

How to avoid bitter taste caused by technological reasons depends on the master's proper handling of the characteristics of tea raw materials and environmental changes.

However, no matter how skilled the master is, the finished product will inevitably have a bitter taste, which cannot be avoided 100%. The key is whether it can be melted. Therefore, when tasting Liubao tea, it won't be bitter to the throat, it will disappear in an instant, and it will return to sweetness, and the sweetness stays in the mouth for a long time, which makes people feel comfortable and happy. This is a normal bitterness; On the other hand, the bitter taste stays in the mouth and cannot be locked, so there is a problem with this bitter taste.

Brewing method

The control of tea quantity, what kind of tea set to brew, the temperature of brewing and the time of serving soup will all affect the taste of tea. If you don't master it well, it's easy to soak out the bitter taste of tea.

For friends who want to enjoy delicious tea soup, it is very important to master the correct method of making tea. From the choice of tea set, to the control of tea quantity, as well as water temperature and brewing time, these factors will affect the taste of tea soup.

Brewing equipment: the bowl can be filled with water and soup quickly, and almost no tea is pressed; When the teapot is soaked for a long time, the bitterness will naturally increase.

Tea temperature: Under normal circumstances, the water temperature of tea with high tenderness is lower, such as spring tea and winter tea of Liubao tea, which can be 90 degrees; Raw materials below grade two or three are brewed with boiling water.

Dosage of tea: the dosage of tea is mainly utensils, and the utensils are small, while the dosage of tea is large, and the tea soup is bitter.

Soup time: Generally speaking, the first few mouthfuls of tea should not be soaked for a long time, and the taste will be heavy if soaked for a long time. However, when to appropriately extend the time of boiling soup depends on the nature of tea.

human factor

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides is also bitter. By observing the bottom of leaves, we can find that the tea damaged by pests and diseases, and the tea with leaf spot at the bottom of leaves is bitter and bitter, all of which are bad tea.

Generally speaking, Liubao tea generally has a bitter taste. Sweetness is the criterion for judging good tea. Some newly cooked teas taste bitter, while others may not. We can make full use of advantages and avoid disadvantages by brewing. Old tea and mature tea aged over the years should have no bitterness. If so, it may be a technical or aging problem.

This article is edited by "Liubao Tea House" with references:

Liubao Tea Beginner's Manual.