hi guys it's phil here from ZhenTea today we're going to be brewing a
long jing green tea i'm gonna walk you guys how to brew this in a gaiwan a
teapot and the tumbler so you're gonna have all of your bases covered let's get started
let's spend a minute and have a look at the gear we'll need to brew long ging in a gaiwan
I've got my 90 millimeter gaiwan of course a sharing pot is handy and I will use one today
a tea cup so I can sip the tea and of course let's not forget our kettle I always like to
take a quick second to warm up the guy wamba for I jump into brewing this has at least two
advantages first it's gonna clean out my gaiwan if there's any dust or anything in it second that
warm humid gaiwan is gonna be a great receptacle for our leaf it's gonna release the dry leaf aroma
and we're gonna be able to really enjoy it let's get this fabulously flat leaf into this warm gaiwan
and see hey get back in there and see what we smell can smell even be seen oh whoa what an
aroma this is just divine definitely worth taking a few seconds to warm this gaiwan up so this may
be a little shocking for some of you but we'll be brewing this tea with boiling water today
don't freak out everything's gonna be okay we are not gonna wreck this tea it is not going to taste
bitter and none of those things are gonna happen this is a quality green tea and it really needs
the boiling water to get all that goodness out oh there's that aroma again so delicious
reminds me of a little bit like freshly baked cookies and a little hint of matcha reminds me
of a matcha cake that Zhen makes I just love it while that steeps let's have a quick chat and
a look at the leaf the flat shape of long jing is very characteristic so much so that just about
every tea that's pressed flat will be called long jing such as the price of great fame I guess also
notice that the color of the long jing is not that bright lustrous brilliant green or that
deep purple green that we commonly see it's more to the yellow green side and that's just perfect
for long jing that is what we're looking for all right that's infused enough so out we come take
a look at that liquor that's what we're shooting for you'll see the infusion times that we used
popping up on the screen from time to time but if you learn to use the colour of the tea soup you'll
be free from stopwatches and other time devices you'll be able to relax and just enjoy your tea
I managed to get five infusions from this green tea you can see that the liquor
color didn't change much from infusion to infusion and the flavor profile was
very consistent as well and that is how you brew green tea and a gaiwan
now let's brew the same tea on a tumblr tumblr brewing is the most common brewing method in
China and it doesn't need to be fancy you can just toss some leaf in a glass and pour your water on
but this is a very nice tea so I thought I would notch it up a little and show you a slightly more
formal tumbler approach the gear for this is dead easy you're gonna need a tumbler and a kettle
and that's it you're gonna want to get started by warming up the tumbler similar to how we warmed up
the gaiwan in gaiwan brewing this is gonna allow us to enjoy that wonderful aroma again the tumbler
I'm using is about 300 milliliters and I'm tossing in just enough leaf to cover the bottom of the
glass this is a decent rule of thumb for a tumbler of normal proportions you might need to adjust
if you have a freaky shaped glass and I really hope you do cuz that would be kind of cool once
the leaf is in there I'm gonna put just a little water on the leaf again this is boiling water and
I assure you this is more than okay this fantastic long jing needs it you won't get cooked or burnt it
will only get delicious give that a swirl and this is our opportunity to enjoy the aroma again yes
there it is that freshly baked cookie smell again no wonder we love tea once you're absorbing that
ahh inspiring aroma we add the rest of the water of course this will need a little time to steep
and also to cool so that's perfect once it's cool enough or if you're like me and you just
can't wait and you're willing to risk burning your mouth start sipping don't worry if a leaf gets in
your mouth this green tea is so tender you can eat it if that's a little too much you can always spit
it back in the glass I've even seen cups and mugs with strainers on them but I really think
that's kind of cheating eventually you get down to about 1/3 full not 2/3 empty 1/3 full at that
point the tea is cooling off and it's getting a little strong don't worry though we're gonna
add some more hot water and keep it going that's right tumbler brewing gets multiple infusions too
and you can repeat this until the tea is spent I tend to push my tea way too long when I'm working
because I just love having something to sip on however long you choose to enjoy your tumbler
of tea I do hope you give this method a try because it's a really great way to brew long jing
if you're more of a tea pot person we've got you covered too even if you rarely use it to
pot there will be times that it will be handy it's also a good method to use if you're grabbing your
travel mug the gear is very simple all you need is a teapot some tea cups and your trusty kettle
once again we'll be using boiling water we'll toss our leaf into the pot there we go get that all in
there and we will fill her up when you're brewing Long jing you really want to agitate the leaf and
now we wait okay I know you're looking at that teapot and you're thinking that is not a teapot and
you're right that's a cold brew bottle that Zhen and I use as our teapot it's about eight hundred
and fifty milliliters and we just love to be able to see the liquor and the leaf really any teapot
will do but how long do we wait while your teapot may be a different size you'll have adjusted your
leaf amount so that the ratio of water to leaf will be about the same as ours so your steep
time will be almost the same too tea in physics together at last and that's how we brew long
gin in a gaiwan a teapot and a tumbler I hope I gave you some tools to feel confident brewing
green tea and maybe put away the scale and the thermometer if you liked this video please give
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this as well as information about tea processing tea travel and much much more I'm Phil from ZhenTea
where tea is like fine wine signing off keep it steep and today we're gonna be brewing...
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