Can I brew black tea in cold water? The proportion of cold soaked black tea and the skill of soaking time

[tea selection] what kind of tea can be used to make cold tea?

As for the choice of making cold-brewed tea, most teas can be soaked cold, with the exception of black tea, such as Pu'er ripe tea. Pu'er cooked tea has a dark or reddish brown color, warm and mellow taste, and is a post-fermented tea, which must be brewed in hot water before the taste of the tea will be released, so it is not suitable for cold brewing tea.

[brewing time]

Green tea, oolong tea and black tea vary according to the degree of fermentation.

The soaking time of cold-soaked tea varies according to the leaf shape and fermentation length. The longer the soaking time, the more complete the tea taste can be released. The taste can be adjusted according to individual taste, but it is not suitable to soak for more than one day. The finished tea is recommended to drink within two days.

Green tea for 4 hours

Ball oolong tea 8-10 hours

Black tea 8-10 hours

[ratio of tea to water]

Brewing cold brewed tea, tea: the proportion of water is about 1100. 10 to 12 grams of tea, put in about 1 liter of cold boiled water. Dechuan cold tea bag, a bag containing 12g original leaf tea, can be directly soaked in one liter of cold water without filtering tea, which is quite convenient to use. Tea friends who like the fragrance of tea can also buy tea directly to make the tea fully stretch in the water, and then filter out the tea when tasting, so that the taste of tea will be more rich.

[container selection]

Although the cold tea is at a low temperature and the material of the container is less concerned about safety, it is still recommended to use glass products, and the style that is easy to put into the refrigerator is not only visually beautiful, but also the best taste of cold tea washed out of the glass bottle.

In the hot summer, after coming home from work, make a pot of cold tea, as long as chilled for one night, there will be sweet tea to drink the next day, easy to enjoy the pure burden-free cool summer.