Wu Yi Weight Loss Tea

How To Make Oolong Tea

Oolong and Wu Yi tea are normally generated using the exact same process. How Wu Yi tea and Oolong tea is brewed depends greatly on the manufacturer and this simple processing method will effect how the tea actually tastes. Wu Yi tea and Oolong is typically processed using the following steps but not exclusively:

1. Wilting- This is the process of drying the Wu Yi tea leaves to get rid of any moisture or water. The Wu Yi and Oolong tea leaves can be dried either by laying out in the sun and evaporating or just a simple air dry.

2. Cooling- This is done immediatly after the Wu Yi tea leaves are dried. On normal occasion the Wu Long tea leaves will just be placed in a nice cool area which is blocked from any UV rays so the Wu Long leaves can be chilled to perfect temperatures.

3. Yaoqing- This step is an ancient Chinese secret that the people who harvest Wu Yi tea leaves have been doing for thousands of years. The Wu Yi Tea leaves are gently tossed around so the edges of the tea leaves become a little bit bruised. By this process of bruising the WU Yi tea leaves this creates more contacting surface which helps the process of oxidation.

4. Shaqing- This stops the oxidation of the tea leaves. Over-oxidised tea leaves become very strong in flavour and this step is critical to the taste of the Wu Yi tea. To stop the oxidation the tea is exposed to heat which is set to very high temperatures. Small operations that make Oolong tea and Wu Yi tea normally just fry the tea in a large pan. However, large companies that make Oolong complete this process by machines which can Shaq high quantities of Oolong tea leaves at once. This is more costly but will prove efficient while producing large amounts of tea.

5. Rouqing- At this point the Wu Yi leaves are rolled into strands before the next step of dehydration. The style in which the tea is rolled into doesn’t affect the taste of the tea very much. Wu Yi leaves can either be made into strands, clumps, bags, or hung.

6. Roast- Roasting the tea leaves is done with a very low heat. This is done so the Wu Yi tea leaves become dehydrated. This is the final step before the tea is prepared to be packaged and delivered. After the Wu long tea leaves become roasted the leaves are then graded from good to bad. The bad Wu Long tea leaves are separated out from the good ones. The bad Wu Long tea leaves will either become destroyed or sold at a cheaper price. The style in which the tea leaves are packaged depends on how the manufacturer wants the packaging to look.

6 simple steps is all it takes to make a great Chinese slimming tea.

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