Six Essential Factors for Brewing Good Tea 6

One Tea One World, One Pot One Universe;
In One’s Palm move the Heaven and Earth,
With the delicate fragrance heart is contented.

Choice of Tea ware

4) Tea Ware with other Materials

There is a strange odor with plastic tea ware and using hot water to brew tea will influence the tea flavor. The same holds true for paper cups and plastic cups; they are not suitable for brewing good tea. When using thermo mugs to brew premium green tea, due to the long term steeping, fragrance will be “stuffy” and “ripe” which is not suitable at all.

5) Tea Cups

In order to appreciate the color of tea in a cup and also for convenience of cleaning, it is best to use cups with glaze in the interior. The color of the cups should be white or light color. Smaller cups are suitable for tea such as oolong with rich flavor and big cups are suitable for lighter tea such as Longjing.

6) Sharing Pitcher or Fairness Cup

It is used for holding tea right after brewing. After tea is steeped to the right flavor, tea is poured into the sharing pitcher to be further poured into individual small cups fairly. A filter can also be placed on top of the cup to get rid of tea dust.

7) Gaiwan

Gaiwan is popular since it is suitable for brewing any kind of tea and can be easily cleaned with no strange odor. It consists of the cup, the lid, and the saucer. Put tea leaves in the Gaiwan, pour hot water, wait for the time that’s suitable for the specific type of tea and enjoy!

It is important to choose tea ware that is suitable for the person, smooth to handle, and with smooth water flow. In addition, pay attention to the cleanliness and dryness of the tea ware since the protein within tea will rot easily. If the tea ware is not cleaned well, it will influence the quality of tea and your health.

Tea aroma is considered one of the best fragrance in the world. Controlling the six factors of making tea, you’ll be able to enter the palace of the tea world. Drinking tea is an enjoyment, appreciating the taste of tea and beyond. It is also a learning experience, learning to appreciate others, learning to realize the spirit of the true, the good and the beautiful, revealing the unusual aspect from the common factors.

泡好茶的六大要素﹝六﹞

一茶一世界，一壺一天地；掌中動乾坤，清香心自得。

泡茶用具的選擇

4.其他質料茶具

塑膠茶具帶有異味，以熱水來泡茶會對茶味有影響，紙杯、塑膠杯亦然，不適宜用來泡好茶。用保溫杯泡高級綠茶，因長時間保溫，香氣低悶並有熟味，亦不適宜。

5.茶杯

因為便於欣賞茶湯顏色，及容易清洗，杯子內面最好上釉，而且以白色或淺色為佳。一般小杯用於烏龍茶等濃度較高的茶，大杯則用於龍井等滋味較淡的茶。

6.茶海

又稱茶盅，用以盛載剛泡好的茶。茶壺內之茶湯浸泡至適當濃度後，將茶湯倒至茶海，再分別倒於各小茶杯內，以求茶湯濃度之均勻。可於茶海上放一濾網，以濾去茶渣、茶末。

7.蓋碗

宜沖泡任何茶，且容易清潔，不會有異味，不少人樂於採用。蓋碗分為茶碗、碗蓋、托碟三部份，置茶於碗內、加沖熱水，依茶葉種類加蓋幾分鐘後飲用。

選擇茶具是重要的，主要是要自已喜歡、順手、出水好。另外，要注意使用後茶具的潔淨與乾燥，因為茶葉中含有蛋白質容易腐化，如果沒洗乾淨會影響茶葉品質及身體的健康。

茶香素來有天下第一香的美譽，掌握泡好茶的六大要素，你就己經進入茶世界的殿堂。品茗是一種享受，欣賞自己喜歡的茶韻與茶味；品茗也是一種學習，從中學習欣賞別人。品茗中可體現真善美的精神，在平凡中顯見不平凡，令人神閒意遠，回味無窮。