What kind of tea is suitable for different seasons? How to brew tea?

Tea is a traditional beverage in my country. There are many types of tea. Drinking different teas in different seasons has health-promoting effects. So how should we drink tea in different seasons? What is the best way to brew tea?

What kind of tea is suitable for different seasons?

Chinese medicine advocates: drink flower tea in spring, green tea in summer, oolong tea in autumn, and black tea in winter. In short: flowers in spring, green in summer, oolong tea in autumn, and red tea in winter.

Drinking scented tea in spring is because after a long winter, the cold evil accumulated in the human body can be dissipated by drinking scented tea. Scented tea can promote the occurrence of yang energy in the human body.

Drink green tea in summer. Green tea can clear away heat, relieve summer heat, detoxify, quench thirst, strengthen the heart, and promote metabolism. Women in particular should drink more green tea in summer for beauty, weight loss, brain health, cancer prevention and anti-aging.

Drinking green tea in autumn, such as oolong tea such as Tieguanyin and Dahongpao, can remove excess heat from the body and restore body fluids.

Drinking black tea in winter is sweet and warm in nature. It can nourish the body's yang energy, warm the stomach and drive away the cold.

How to Brew Tea

If you want to brew a good cup of tea, you must meet the first three elements of tea leaves, water source, and tea sets. In addition, mastering certain tea brewing techniques is the key to brewing a cup of good tea. Then the tea brewing skills also include the amount of tea leaves, the temperature of the water, and the brewing time, which is also the second key element.

Water quality is also very important. The principle is not to use tap water, purified water is more suitable.

green tea

Green tea is suitable for covered bowls, glass cups, and porcelain pots. The temperature is about 85 degrees. If you like it stronger, the ratio of tea to water is 1:50, and if you like it lighter, 1:80 or 1:100. Soak for 2-3 minutes.

Green tea with many buds, such as Biluochun, is suitable for the upper pouring method. Pour water into the tea set first, then pour the tea. Green tea with shiny leaves after frying, such as Longjing, is suitable for the lower pouring method. Use the impact of water to fully release the tea in the water, put the tea leaves first, then add water. Fluffy green tea, such as Anji White Tea and Huangshan Maofeng, is suitable for the middle pouring method. Pour half of the water first, then add the other half of the water after pouring the tea.

Green tea is usually brewed 3-4 times. Each time, you can keep 1/3 of the tea soup and then add water. This can keep the flavor consistent for each brew and the taste will not change quickly.

black tea

Suitable for covered bowls, porcelain pots, glass pots. Tea to water ratio 1:30 or 1:50. Water temperature 100 degrees. Soak for 10 seconds, and increase the number of seconds for each brew.

White Tea

Suitable for covered bowls, porcelain pots, and glass cups. Water temperature 100 degrees. Tea to water ratio 1:25 or 1:30. Soaking time 30 to 60 seconds.

Oolong Tea

Suitable for covered bowls and purple clay teapots. Water temperature 100 degrees. Tea to water ratio 1:15. Soaking time 8-10 seconds for the first three infusions, and add 5 seconds for each subsequent infusion

Puer Raw Tea

Try not to break the tea leaves when prying them. Suitable for covered bowls and purple clay teapots. The ratio of tea to water is 1:15, and the amount of newly pried tea can be slightly less. Brew with boiling water. Note that you should wait until the boiling water stops before pouring water. Make sure the water flows evenly. Soak for 10 seconds. After 5 soaks, you can increase the time by 2-3 seconds.

Note: 1. Drain the tea soup thoroughly each time you pour it out. 2. For tea brewed with boiling water, wait for several tens of seconds between each pour. This way, the bottom of the cup will not be too hot and the cup will be stale for a longer time.

Situations where you cannot drink tea

Generally speaking, don't drink tea when you are sick and take medicine, as drinking tea will reduce the efficacy of the medicine. Of course, don't take medicine with tea.

Don't drink tea on an empty stomach as it will dilute stomach acid and is bad for your stomach. Don't drink large amounts of tea before or after meals either.

Others such as pregnant women, people with neurasthenia, liver disease, anemia, stones, etc. should try to drink less tea.