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Step 3: Wash your tea leaves to wake it up! (醒茶) oftentimes people think washing refers to cleaning but this is an important step in the brewing process. The tea leaves need a chance to breathe after being dried out for so long. I normally just swirl a little hot water around and use the water to hear up my cup. Give your tea leaves some time to yawn, but don't let it cool down!
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Nyoro~n 2y ago

Step 4: Start brewing! Oolong tea is suitable for very high temperature water because it takes a lot of energy to break down what's in the leaves. Pour in boiling water and give it about a minute. all personal preference but a good rule of thumb is no shorter than 30 seconds, and try not to forget it for more than 3 minutes 🤭

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Nyoro~n 2y ago

Step 5: enjoy! I normally brew enough to fill up my container (茶海) so just repeat the process until it's filled up . Oolong tea can take a lot of extractions, normally by the fourth steep the flavor starts to go but if it's a tea you enjoy go ahead and keep going!

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Nyoro~n 2y ago

I like to keep the small pieces of tea that breaks off out of my container, so I use a filter, makes cleaning a lot easier 👍