I went to
a tea event in Kyoto. Since I brought back a tiny amount of tea leaves I
plucked, I tried to process my tea!
1.
Withering: Leave leaves for one day. Water content is reduced by 40 %.
(Originally, the weight of leaves is 16.8g.
After withering, it becomes about 10.2g)
2.
Rolling: Keep rolling while loosening the lump once in a while. It gets sticker and
sticker. I did it about for 30 minutes.
3.
Oxidation:
Lay the leaves thinly, and covered with a wet paper. Leave it for 3.5 hours in
my case.
4 Drying: Dry them to stop oxidation. I use a
hair dryer, ha, ha.
4.
Final
drying: Leave it overnight to make them dry completely.
Done!
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| Looks like tea-ish! |
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| too green-ish!?? I would say very light oxidized tea. |
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| Very mild without any unpleasant bitterness. Whatever it is, it's fun, and I am happy that I've made drinkable tea! |
