Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The Top Brewing Method:Bi Luo Chun

Pre-brewing Preparations
Prepare the tea set: Kettle (the hot plate used for boiling water necessity and is not shown in the picture), glass teacup, lea towel plate, teaspoon and basin.

Pour the appropriate amount of water into (he kettle and bring to boil. Let the temperature drop to 80°C before use.

Gently scoop the necessary amount of Bi Luo Chun lea leaves onto the tea plate with the teaspoon.

1. Tea set: Arrange the tea set to begin brewing.
2. Warming the cup: Pour a small amount of heated water. Warm the tea cups.
3. Pouring water: Directly pour the water into the cup until it is 7/10 full.
4. Adding tea leaves: Gently sweep the dry Bi Luo Chun tea leaves into the glass teacup.
5. Admiring the "dance of the tea leaves": The tea buds slowly sink to the bottom cup upon absorbing the water.
As the tea buds sink to the bottom, the liquid turns green. The effect seen through the glass cup, is called 'dance of the tea leaves.
Tea Tips
When warming the glass teacup, first rotate vertically before rotating it levelly. Finally, drain the water into the basin.

Offering tea
Offer the freshly brewed Bi Luo Chun to the guests.

More Green Tea Information
Top-grade green teas such as Bi Luo Chun, Jingshan Tea, Mengting Ganlu, etc. are usually more compact with fine and tender buds. To brew this tea, pour heated water into the cup until it is seven-tenth full. Add tea leaves.

When entertaining guests at home, invite the guests to look at the dry tea leaves before brewing and again look at the wet tea leaves after brewing.

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