Storage method of new tea

When the new tea is put on the market every spring, most families buy it in large quantities, but they cannot use it up because of the large quantity. The following methods can be used for storage:

1. Storage of quicklime

The storage of tea with quicklime is the most commonly used and convenient method for tea storage.

The method is to use small tasteless horse iron buckets or dry, clean and odorless earthen pots and pottery pots (preferably with the green sand altar produced in Yixing), put quicklime into a cloth bag and seal it into a lime bag. Before putting the tea, roast and stir-fry the tea in a gentle fire, in order to fully dry the tea, wrap it in thin Kraft paper after it is dried, and then arrange it layer by layer around the altar or jar after fastening it with string, and place the quicklime bag in the center of the jar or can. the lime bag needs to be covered with a packet of tea. After the tea is filled, plug the jar mouth with Kraft paper, cover the jar mouth with a straw mat (for moisture absorption) and seal it in a dry room.

The ratio of tea to quicklime is about 5:1. After a stage, when most of the block lime is weathered, the lime should be replaced in time to maintain the dryness of the tea.

2. Thermos flask storage

The storage of tea in thermos flask is the most convenient and simple method.

The method is to directly put the tea into the thermos bottle or ice bottle, warm cup, pay attention to the tea as full as possible, in order to remove the air in the bottle. Then wrap the mouth of the bottle with adhesive tape. The tea can also be preserved in brown glass bottles or dark plastic bottles. That is, put about 70% or 80% of the tea in the bottle, put a clean and tasteless ball of paper on the tea, tighten the cap of the bottle, seal the mouth with wax, or seal the mouth with adhesive tape.

3. Charcoal storage method

You can use one kilogram of dry charcoal (preferably white charcoal), put it in a clean cloth bag, put it in the center of the tile altar or small horse iron bucket, put the tea wrapped in Kraft paper around the cloth bag in layers, seal the jar mouth with Kraft paper when the altar is full, and then cover with a straw mat (the charcoal can be changed every two months to keep dry).

4. Normal temperature storage method

Can use strong moisture-proof, tasteless and non-toxic polyethylene plastic food bags or aluminum platinum tea bags or tea tins and tea cans for storage. Generally stored from March to June, the tea will not deteriorate. The tea can also be put into a small iron can, covered and sealed with tape, then fastened with a plastic food bag and refrigerated in a refrigerator with a temperature of about five degrees Celsius. We should pay attention to prevent the tea from being attacked by moisture or other peculiar smell in the refrigerator, so as to keep the tea from deteriorating for one or two years.

In rural areas, tea can also be wrapped and stored in grain heap or rice chaff pile or ash heap, which also has a better storage effect, because these are substances that absorb moisture and are easy to keep tea dry.