How to make Pu Erh Tea from a Cake

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14th August, 2024

How to make Pu Erh tea from a cake

Composed by Alix Bethbeze

What you need

Tea Cake
Teapot (cast iron/purion)
Tea Knife
Digital Kettle
Digital Scales
Timer/Watch
Serving Vessel
Cup

1. Split Tea Cake

Gently work knife into side of tea cake; once dislodoged, seperate into two halves.
This may take a few attempts, so please take your time as you want the leaves to loosen gently and not get damaged to protect their structure.
Once loosend, carefully pull the cake apart.

2. Temperature & Weigh

Heat the kettle to the desired temperature then pre-heat all the utensils (pots and cups), then discard water.
Pull a portion of tea from the seperated cake and weigh the correct amount of puerh recommended.

3. Wash & Infuse

Place pre-weighed puerh tea leaves into the pot, add a dash of hot water to wash and awaken, pour out the tea liqor immediately to discard.
Pour over the pre-heated water again and steep for the recommended time.

Note: You can repeat this process multiple times, typically by adding 10 seconds to each infusion

4. Serve

Once the infusion time has finished, separate the leaves from the tea liquor by straining into a serving vessel or immediately into a cup.