Which Requirements During Pu-erh Tea Storage?

By Author: Allen Yu
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The popularity of Pu-erh tea is not only favored by many tea lovers, but also favored by many tea collectors, because everyone knows that Pu-erh tea is different from other teas, as long as Pu-erh tea is stored The quality of good tea will be better and better in the later period, and the value will be higher and higher. The "more and more mature" is the transformation of Pu-erh tea during storage.
In fact, the post-fermentation of Pu-erh tea is actually the spores and mycelium of fungi such as Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus trichoderma, and yeast in the finished tea.
They rely on tea as a nutrient base under suitable temperature and humidity conditions , You can grow and reproduce. It’s not good to store it well, it’s not just to find a place.

　　Pu-erh tea can only be aged well when stored well. What are the storage requirements?

　　The conversion of Pu-erh tea is an oxidation process, and oxygen is here to accelerate the conversion. Therefore, the microcirculation of air can help increase the conversion rate, but excessive ventilation will dehydrate and degrade Pu-erh tea. The temperature can also affect the conversion of Pu-erh tea. In the high temperature summer, the conversion speed is fast, and the low temperature winter conversion speed is slow.

First of all, the aging process of Pu-erh tea requires a warehouse. If you want to get better aged tea, and the number of tea leaves is also a lot, then it is best to have an independent place to store Pu-erh tea. This warehouse must avoid the explosion of sunlight. In the sun, of course, rain should be avoided. The temperature should be kept at a constant temperature of about 23 degrees, and the humidity of the indoor air should be between 50% and 70%.

Not only can it not be sealed and stored, but the warehouse where the tea is stored also needs to be properly ventilated. Keep the room clean and do not put the tea and other tasteful objects together. Pu-erh tea has a strong adsorption, so Puer tea can easily channel over time taste.

When storing Pu-erh tea, you can periodically flip its order, especially when storing loose tea, it is best to periodically flip the tea leaves, so that regular flipping of Pu-erh tea can make Pu-erh tea more uniform during the transformation process , Squeezing the tea can also change the position of the new and old tea.

　　In the late conversion process of Pu-erh tea, the moisture of Pu-erh tea is one of the most important factors. The amount of moisture directly affects the quality of the conversion in the later period. This is the intrinsic condition to ensure the proper conversion of Pu-erh tea (especially raw tea) with correct process.

When the relative humidity of the environment is between 50-70%, the water content of Pu-erh tea under the compressed state of the raw materials can be in a relatively stable state and can not be kept in or out.

　　 In the north with too low humidity, the dry environment for a long time will make Pu-erh tea lose water, and the decrease of water content will not only slow down the aging rate, but also take away some substances during the process of water loss.

　　In the south with high humidity, the water in the environment will be absorbed by Pu-erh tea, and the increased water content provides suitable growth conditions for bacteria and molds, and also brings odor to the process.

　　 Therefore, maintaining this moisture content, referred to as "moisturizing", is a crucial goal during the storage of Pu-erh tea. Whether in the South or the North, the means of storage must go all out to achieve this goal.

To sum up, the water content of one internal factor, oxygen and temperature of two external factors are the main factors affecting the conversion of Pu-erh tea, and the external factors have to function through the internal factors. According to the different climatic conditions in various regions and the conditions for the conversion of Pu-erh tea, different warehouses will form tea products with local climate features.
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