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One Of Factors For Black Tea Sourness: Tea Storage

2022-03-05 14:03:27

As we all know, the taste of tea leaves will be more stable after storage, and the tea fragrance and tea taste will be more excellent. As we call black tea today, it belongs to the category of fully fermented tea, and the flavor of the tea soup is better after six months of storage before drinking.

Although black tea is not a kind of tea that can last for a long time compared to white tea and Puer tea, the storage process of black tea should be more careful. During the storage process of black tea, be sure to keep it away from the place with water vapor and a peculiar smell.

If it is accidentally contaminated with water vapor, the tea will absorb water and become damp, and then "secondary fermentation" will occur, producing odor components such as acetic acid and propionic acid, which will eventually lead to the sour taste of the tea. Therefore, we often hear tea friends say that black tea that has been stored for several years will have a distinctly sour taste when it is brewed again, which is the consequence of improper storage.

Black tea is not like Pu-erh tea, which is a post-fermented tea. Even if it is exposed to some moisture during storage, as long as it is within the reasonable range of tea storage and transformation, it is not a big problem. Different varieties of tea leaves have different properties.

Therefore, reasonable storage of black tea can avoid the sour taste of black tea soup after brewing. Keep the aroma of black tea