White Tea Processing
White tea? What is white tea? is that tea has white color? The answer is must be "No". White tea is a kind of tea that does not undergo a process of fermentation. During the process of drying and evaporation also be very short. White tea is simply taken from the top of the tea leaves and buds are still harvested before actually bloom. Called white tea because when plucked leaf buds are still covered as fine white hairs. For more information about white tea, you should check my related article about White Tea. Because in this article, we will talk about how the white tea is processed and what makes white tea special in processing.
White Tea is special because it is not produced in huge commodity. It is produced in certain seasons with certain process. Besides, it is only taken from the top of tea leaves and buds which are still not bloom. Many people might only enjoy and devotee of the white tea, they do not know how white tea is processed until they can enjoy it. While, the processing of white tea is break into five steps called Picking, Natural Whitering, Drying, Dry Sorting, Storage and Packaging.
The process of picking a very important process, because the raw material is very precious white tea should be picked carefully. Picking just shoots and two youngest leaves unopened still shrouded in fine hairs silvery. Picked when buds open yet, and do when the sun had not risen to keep moisture from tea shoots are picked. And that's with very strict standards that are passed from generation to generation since the time of the Ming Dynasty.
To produce high-quality white tea, the leaves should not be plucked shoots that have been colored purple, damaged by wind, human or insect; and touching the ground. And specific to the material best quality white teas are usually picked when early spring, harvest time is usually only 2 days to 2 weeks.
White tea is withered immediately after plucking. Secrets tea withering process varies from one region to the other regions, in Fujian itself relying on the climatic conditions and traditions of each family.
This process holds very important role in determining the final quality of the white tea. Buds plucked tea leaves that have been spread evenly over the container made of woven bamboo trees, then sunbathe on the place sunlight is not too hot or stored in a room that has good air circulation. Container ventilated place withering should not be stored directly on the floor.
White tea is dried with the help of wind and sunlight mountains naturally, without going through the process of fermentation or milling so as not to damage the actual form of white tea. Drying the white tea aims to reduce the water content of the shoots were up 3-4% If the weather is not conducive to drying-process naturally, the drying can be done by storing the tea shoots in a basket made of wood and heated by using a small flame ( temperature 30-40 ° C) for approximately 30 minutes.
The white tea comes from the drying still heterogeneous or mixed still, both the shape and the size. Besides, white tea still contains dust, and other impurities that affect the quality of white tea. So, it requires sorting or separation process which aims to get the shape and size of tea white uniform making it suitable to be marketed with guaranteed quality.
Storage and packaging after the sorting is done immediately to keep the fragrant aroma of white tea. To market tea packaged in a plain white paper bag or plastic bag with varied packaging sizes.
That's the whole processes of white tea processing. To become white tea that we enjoyed in tea time, it takes a long process. However, these process is really important in making the best white tea beverage. Hope you are not only enjoy the tea but also you can improve your information from my article. So, keep drinking white tea.
White Tea is special because it is not produced in huge commodity. It is produced in certain seasons with certain process. Besides, it is only taken from the top of tea leaves and buds which are still not bloom. Many people might only enjoy and devotee of the white tea, they do not know how white tea is processed until they can enjoy it. While, the processing of white tea is break into five steps called Picking, Natural Whitering, Drying, Dry Sorting, Storage and Packaging.
Processing of White Tea
The best white tea is taken throughout these five steps:Picking
The process of picking a very important process, because the raw material is very precious white tea should be picked carefully. Picking just shoots and two youngest leaves unopened still shrouded in fine hairs silvery. Picked when buds open yet, and do when the sun had not risen to keep moisture from tea shoots are picked. And that's with very strict standards that are passed from generation to generation since the time of the Ming Dynasty. To produce high-quality white tea, the leaves should not be plucked shoots that have been colored purple, damaged by wind, human or insect; and touching the ground. And specific to the material best quality white teas are usually picked when early spring, harvest time is usually only 2 days to 2 weeks.
Natural Withering (Whitering)
This process holds very important role in determining the final quality of the white tea. Buds plucked tea leaves that have been spread evenly over the container made of woven bamboo trees, then sunbathe on the place sunlight is not too hot or stored in a room that has good air circulation. Container ventilated place withering should not be stored directly on the floor.
Drying (drying)
Sorting Dry
Storage and Packaging
That's the whole processes of white tea processing. To become white tea that we enjoyed in tea time, it takes a long process. However, these process is really important in making the best white tea beverage. Hope you are not only enjoy the tea but also you can improve your information from my article. So, keep drinking white tea.
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