How To Store Pu-Erh At Home?

How To Store Pu-Erh At Home?

Even the highest quality green/black pu-erh tea can be spoiled by improper storage. But in suitable conditions, this tea lasts for years and becomes even tastier. The rule especially applies to the Shens, i.e. green pu-erh tea. Over time, they lose the astringency and grassiness of young blends, acquiring in return an exquisite softness and meadow freshness.

How to store pu-erh at home? Just a few simple rules and he will thank you with pleasant tea!

If you have a healthy desire for tea, then you would want to keep it well and drink it at its best. In order to achieve this, you need to find out how to store your Green Pu-erh Tea so that you can enjoy it at its best. For those of you who may not know, pu-erh is a type of green tea that has been fermented before being dried. It is gathered in Yunnan, China and the best ones come from the area of Pu'er.

But even if the highest quality pu-erh tea can be spoiled by improper storage, with proper storage, this tea lasts for years and becomes even tastier. The rule especially applies to young blends which lose their astringency and grassiness over time, acquiring in return an exquisite softness and meadow freshness.

Just a few simple rules will help you to store your pu-erh tea properly at home with enjoyment:

  1. Invest in a good quality pu-erh tea. Once you have this tea broken up, then is when you need to make sure that it stays dry so as not to spoil. With where most people store their loose leaf tea though, there tends not to be any problems with moisture making it easy for everyone to keep enjoying their particular blend of Pu-erh Tea without fear of quality or taste being affected. Storing these bricks in a well-ventilated area instead can also help them remain fresher longer even if they are not dried completely out first before packaging away after use.
  2. Store it away from light and heat – the odds are you learned this by now, but it is up to you to protect your investment! If you can't store them properly then at least keep them out of direct sunlight and away from strong heating sources, like stove tops or open ovens! Provide normal air humidity. Good fermentation continues at a humidity of about 45-60%. This means that you do not need to dry the tea, otherwise it will oxidize, valuable bacteria and fungi will die, the taste will become too tart. High humidity is also not good. Although in China it is sometimes used to store pu-erh in a "wet warehouse", but the moldy taste in tea pleases few. Sooner or later, mold will develop with any tea. It is especially a problem in summer – prolonged high temperatures are not the best conditions for the storage of Puerh. At low humidity and constant temperature: if you need to store pu-erh for an extended period of time, then you must keep it under specific conditions. The temperature should be low, otherwise, the tea will oxidize and there can be changes in taste. There, microorganisms will cease to be active, and pu-erh, as we remember, is a "living" product. The optimum storage temperature is about 25 C. In excessive heat, fungi will multiply more rapidly.
  3. Don't wash your teas after drying - when washing pu-erh tea, do not wash the leaves immediately after they have been dried. Leave at least an hour or two for the water on the leaves to be absorbed into the dry tea, thereby reducing the development of mold during storage.
  4. Find the right neighbors. Of course, there should not be any products with pungent odors near the pu-erh. It is great if the Shengs are kept near the Shengs, and the Shu Pu'er near the Shu, since they have different microflora. Placing old pancakes next to young ones is just possible, if they "share" bacteria, ripening will be faster. But if the tea is arranged for long-term storage, it is better to store them separately.
  5. Keep cool! If you can't refrigerate your pu-erh, at least store them away from heat sources like summer sunshine and open ovens. Heat will degrade the quality of your tea over time.
  6. Give it some space - keep the storage area clean and free from strong odors and away from pets and children who may damage or eat pu-erh accidentally. It is also advisable to have two separate storage places for different types of teas – for example, storing aged teas and raw blends separately.
  7. Remember to check it regularly - remember that the teas will age more quickly if they are in a smaller container or tightly sealed bag. Check your tea often for any signs of deterioration during storage (like mold).
  8. Be patient! Finally, don't feel bad when you realize that the taste has changed after long pu-erh fermentation. The unpleasant grassy flavor disappears over time and is replaced with new delightful flavors which cannot be reproduced anywhere else by human hands!

So if you know how to store pu-erh then you can enjoy them anytime you like! Store pu-erh properly and it will last you for years! If stored improperly, however, you may find that your tea is beginning to stale and lose its flavor.

If stored properly, pu-erh does not lose its flavor; if stored improperly, it will begin to lose its flavor over time. So instead of throwing away precious tea due to improper storage habits, learn how to store pu-erh the right way so that you can enjoy them for many years!

Conclusion

The best way to store your pu-erh is in a cool, dry place that's away from strong odors, pets, and children. If you're not able to refrigerate them then at least keep the storage area clean so it doesn't get contaminated with other food smells or pests like mice or insects. Check on your tea often for signs of deterioration during long-term storage (like mold) but be patient – over time those unpleasant grassy flavors will disappear and are replaced by new delightful flavors which cannot be reproduced anywhere else! So keep cool, give it some space and be patient – We guarantee you will love the way your aged pu-erh tastes in 10 years or more!

Happy Brewing!

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