Raw Pu'erh Learning & Basics [Episode 168]
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- This episode covers the basics of raw pu'erh and how to brew it and get started on this very diverse category of tea. Teas included are the 2013 Xizihao Xuanxi, 2004 Jianshen Tuo, and 199 Yangqinghao Micang.
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great video, sad to see the tea lovers are such a niche group on youtube, glad you guys still keep on making videos for this small group of fans
Great video. Thanks.
finally I've found tea content on youtube!!
i think the same as you :)
Please please please post links to the teas you are drinking. Yunnan sourcing is awesome but sometimes it's hard to find the tea you are talking about.
One more steeping... you would've been able to finish:) thanks guys love the videos ....fellow teaheads!
Great video! I tend to buy the majority of my sheng puerh from Yunnan Sourcing. I sometimes buy sheng puerh from Teavivre, Green Tea Guru, and White2Tea.
Cheers Kirk!
Poland storage had me dying.
Doesn't puer have to be large leaf variety? Enjoyed the video.
Something I'd love your thoughts on: I notice you tend to use the 1g per 15ml rule or thereabouts, with flash steepings. I've heard this echoed n the advice of many puerh drinkers I trust. The other rule of thumb I've come across seems to be a somewhat traditional gong-fu approach, about 5g of leaf per 100ml, with a first steeping of around 10 seconds, adding a few seconds each subsequent steep. Slightly less tea, slightly longer steeping. I'd love to know if you've ever tried or compared your usual method to something like the latter, and if so what differences you noticed in the tea? Thanks for all the help.
I've brewed with lower ratios often enough. But usually have hard rules when it comes to that. Going at that ratio is more than OK, but it's just a matter of reacting to the tea. Some teas you want to push harder, whereas others keeping it light can be preferred. For example, older tea you can definitely push more without as much consequence as something young and strong.
It's also a matter of how sensitive you are to caffeine. I only drink 5 grams a day, if I do 6g I'll get a bad trip :/
I'm new to puerh and I can't seem to figure out which one I would like... I dont have much money so this has been a slow process.... the only one I've tried tasted fishy which I didnt like.... I like green teas and light oolongs so which kind of puerh would be better suited for my taste? Sorry for the weird comment I just can't figure this out
Hi Kenna,
Fishy would probably mean a ripe pu'erh. If you like green teas and light oolongs you could try some relatively young raw pu'erh. I'd advice buying a bunch of samples (don't need to spend too much) and seeing which ones you prefer the most.
Cheers!
-James
hahaha the end was great
:)! Cheers sir.
-James
Today I’m brewing my ripe puErh with some kangen ionized water. My neighbor bought a machine for 5,000$. But unfortunately my tea now just tastes different in a bad way. This tea just tastes very much like the kangen high Ph water. What do you think of drinking tea with ionized water?
Great video, thanks! I just picked up a sheng ya bao pu'erh. I've never had a raw pu'erh before, would you rinse this one before pouring it to drink? It's not terribly old (not sure the year but no older than 2013) and I know that this is a pu'erh with a light profile more similar maybe to a white or green tea, perhaps this affects whether to rinse or not? And if you would rinse, how many times?
I rinse once. You won't die if you don't.
Great, thanks!
What volume is your gaiwan?
hey guys, I'm a fairly new viewer & subscriber. I enjoy your videos & have learned a lot from them as well but as someone that works in video production, I would like to make a few suggestions. First of all, you shouldn't shoot your episodes with bright windows behind you unless you have lighting from the front that will compensate. Cameras when using auto modes tend to darken the whole of the subject matter because of the brightness of the windows in the background. You want that natural light to shine on you more from the front so that you and the tea has the highest definition from the camera. To a certain extent, the more light on the subject matter, the better the camera will show it. The darker the subject matter, the less detail the camera shows and the colors tend to be skewed. Since the look and color of the tea is a big part of the experience, I wanted to share this with you guys. I realize that your arrangement might be limited to the space where you record, so if this is the case, ignore what I just said until you are in a space where you have more control over how you record. Cheers.