To be able to enjoy all the flavour notes and taste of real good tea, keeping the storage conditions & ndash; practically the only requirement.
It's not enough just to buy tea. Care should be taken to create the right environment for him in the home or office.
The packaging indicates the shelf life of the tea. Sometimes you can see two dates - this marking is placed on elite varieties and means the date of collection of tea leaves and the date of their packaging.
Tip: Oolong and green tea after purchase can be packaged in small foil bags or small cans for several teas.
Opening a large package with each brewing, part of the taste is lost, & ndash; and with portion packing, tea calmly & laquo; rests & raquo; and waits in the wings, keeping all properties.
Fermented teas are slightly more stable.
The main factors that can negatively affect the taste of tea during storage:
- Humidity,
- Oxygen and sunlight,
- Temperature,
- Odors.
Ideally, tea should be stored in a sealed teapot (e.g., as one of these tea cans ), or in a foil bag in a cabinet, without a light source, at room temperature.
However, every kind of tea is & laquo; capricious & raquo; in its own way, so let's take a closer look.
How does humidity affect tea?
Dry tea leaf is extremely hygroscopic. In the final product, the moisture content of the leaf is no more than 10%, so tea by any means tends to absorb moisture from the ambient air.
When storing loose tea, you can use a metal, ceramic or porcelain thick-walled teapot with a tight sealed lid or a foil bag.
High humidity & ndash; this is the accelerated development of bacteria and microorganisms, which will lead to the breakdown of phenolic compounds (deterioration of taste and smell), and later the appearance of mold on tea.
Optimal air humidity level & ndash; 30-40%.
How does oxygen and sunlight affect tea?
Air containing oxygen rapidly destroys the tea leaf pigments, activating enzymes and enzymes, resulting in unnecessary fermentation.
Know that tea should never be stored in daylight, even if it is dim and diffuse.
Sunlight entering through clear glass heats the tea leaf. As a result, moisture evaporates from the tea, which settles in the form of condensate on the walls of the container, increasing humidity.
Warm and humid air is the best environment for bacteria to grow, mold, and other consequences.
This will have an extremely unfavorable effect on tea, because the expression of aroma and sweetness of taste are lost, and bitterness replaces them.
For a puer, if it is in the form of a pancake and wrapped in factory paper packaging, a cool place, for example, in a drawer, will be an ideal storage place. And the less opening the drawer, the better.
If paper on a puree pancake unfolds and light hits the tea, as well as contact with air, it will deteriorate faster than in intact packaging.
How does temperature affect tea?
Optimal storage of green and herbal tea & ndash; it's just below room temperature.
A thick-walled teapot is great for providing enough protection.
Red, black teas and puers can be safely stored at room temperature without fear of deterioration in their taste.
How do extraneous odors affect tea?
Well, everything is clear here. The tea leaf is porous, perfectly absorbs any odors, so to the rules & laquo; neighborhood & raquo; should be taken very carefully:
- Store your teas in a separate designated area.
- Do not store tea in a paper bag or plastic container.
- Flavored and & laquo; clean & raquo; store teas separately.
- Make sure the kettle lid is completely sealed.
Tea leaf takes 1-2 days to absorb a foreign smell and reproduce it in the finished drink!
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