How To Break A Puerh Tea Cake

[@J.Leistikow]

Hah, drinking some Da Hong Pao and surfing for some tea vids. Thank you for the right time.

[@shadowmichiru]

I received a tea cake for the first time today from a Chinese student of mine as a gift. I love tea but I haven't tried a Puerh tea cake before and don't know what to do with it. Glad I saw this video. Thanks for teaching.

[@yuliyamaslyn]

Thank you, Shen, and all involved in making this video for the lesson!

[@carynoel]

Awesome and insightful tutorial Shen. I love the detail that you put into this instruction. Thank you.

[@Withtlovers]

Amazing informative and very useful video. Thank you for your incredible continuous work!

[@alextavani6562]

Very helpful, and informative, Shen Su. Many thanks to you, and the GTH Family. I love these videos, and the GTH approach. Keep them coming. Peace and well wishes.

[@TinaAWall-xc6cz]

Brightest Blessings to you for your help. I have always wanted to buy a Tea Cake but had no idea what to do with it.

[@catherinereynolds9115]

Always good to have a new skill to practice! Thank you Shen

[@rogercarlsson3677]

Got one of those tea cakes from a friend, and this link. I'm ready to go. Thx!

[@MikeBaas]

Nice to see an aged tea cake master and his tools at work!

[@tenttinderline]

Interesting learn something new everyday.

[@boisiaga9948]

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[@HaileyBuckingham]

Thank you, so helpful! No wonder I was getting so much powdered tea before😂

[@carlitomelon4610]

Wait.... several infusions from the same leaves? Im used to discarding my Tetley British Blend bags after one use😅 I have a lot to learn!

[@RainbowCuga]

Teabags are meant to be steep once, loose leaves can be steep a lot more time!

[@michelleowen2477]

So helpful. Thank you :)

[@eliotlycosa1550]

I can’t wait to try these I love tea so much. I’m going to my local Spice works shop tomorrow and am going to buy 9 small packages for 5.99 each

[@mokkorista]

I have a puerh brick, probably machine pressed. But I'll try this method.

[@mrthomas8623]

Great video! At the beginning you mention it is good to break up a cake if you plan on drinking it in a year or two to get a more even brew. Does this hold true for all tea equally? Fresh sheng pu'er, shou pu'er, and dian hong?

[@globalteahut]

Yes, breaking up the cake you are going to drink and putting it in a ceramic jar for a month, then start drinking, is the ideal. You may not be able to do this, due to lack of space or jars, but it is the ideal. A half-broken cake is neither ideal for storage, nor for drinking...

[@kohinarec6580]

I gotta get into this.

[@akak-dw2cm]

Thanks.

[@TheIndustrialphreak]

Love the minimalist shirt there, were did you get it?

[@vegannomad4994]

What kind of jar would you store that in. Like an airtight kilner jar?

[@globalteahut]

A clean ceramic jar is best (clay or porcelain for example). Puerh needs to breathe so the jar should have a lid but not be completely airtight. We will make a follow-up video explaining it in more detail soon.

[@圓仔花-j6t]

希望有機會能跟聖素一起喝茶

[@RinusCuisine]

Very delightful to watch. I love baking and I make baking videos on my channel as well

[@Smokdeel]

Thank you

[@staceymcdermott4954]

How many mg of caffeine is in per cup of tea

[@davidw.pursley6474]

I’m a newbie. How much tea is used for a brew?

[@globalteahut]

That depends on the size of your teapot and how many people you are serving and in what brewing style. 10g may be an average? may be....

[@globalteahut]

Let us know the cc of your pot and which type of tea you like and we could help more specifically :)

[@davidw.pursley6474]

Global Tea Hut Wude answered my question this weekend in his talk. Thank you.

[@ichibanmanekineko]

I find about 8/9g per 150ml works well

[@bradhouston4734]

Thanks 🇦🇺

[@globalteahut]

most welcome!

[@bradhouston4734]

@@globalteahut thanks. By the way. Do I need to use filtered water for all of this? Or just standard chlorinated stuff out of the tap?

[@globalteahut]

@@bradhouston4734 water is the cheapest way to improve all your tea. Each cup or bowl is 99% water ! Try experimenting with filtered waters and different bottled waters as well. We all have to find that convenience to quality sweet spot!

[@Frankie-ec8sb]

Try steaming it for a minute, and all the leave separate easily

[@globalteahut]

Good idea. Never tried it. Maybe worth an experiment., But perhaps it would effect the flavor...

[@jasmeeitrakesh8606]

I want a pu er tea cake as well.

[@umiteasets]

Brew puer tea by yixing teapot is better.

[@timwilliams347]

Bro who cares about whole tea leaves it will still taste the same

[@globalteahut]

Actually, bits and whole leaves steep very differently. Of course, don't take our word for it. Try a steeping just of bits and one just of whole leaves. You will see they taste very different, steep at different speeds and to different strengths.... There is no way to break a cake without creating some broken bits and a mix is usually ideal for steeping, but trying to keep the leaves whole while breaking is still a good approach we think. But if it doesn't matter to you then break away and stay happy and full of tea!