Learn to Easily Prepare White Tea Yourself

White tea has been quoted as the most beneficial form of tea as it has three times more antioxidants than green tea. It is naturally smooth and has a mild and sweet flavour unlike other teas. The major cultivation of white tea takes place in Fujian province of China from where it is supplied to across the world. If you have been reading a lot about the surprising benefits of white tea, you must be wondering how it has to be made. We explain the whole process of white tea preparation in eight simple steps. 

Know the basics about white tea 

• There are two versions of white tea are available in the market traditional budset white tea and new style leaf whit tea. Concisely, you can buy white tea in two forms buds and leaves.

• The best varieties of white tea are silver tip, jasmine silver tips, pai mu tan (white peony) and silver needle. 

• The price of every variety of white tea differs. 

Storing White tea 

• The basic rule of getting the benefits of white tea is to ensure that it is consumed within six months of purchase or it may expire. 

• It has to be kept in an airtight container and in a dark, dry and cool place to prevent oxidation. 

Use filtered water

It won’t be advisable to prepare white tea with hard water as it has high salt levels. Use only purified water or bottled water to make beneficial white tea. Hard water has potential to ruin the flavours of white tea. 

Boil water and then let it cool for five minutes

At first, let the water boil for a few seconds but not at too high temperature as very hot water may scald the tea, making it bitter and sour. Now cool the water for five to eight minutes and check its temperature before you add white tea. The temperature should not be above 70ºC to 75ºC. This will ensure nature taste of white tea. 

Brewing the white tea 

You can use different methods such as tea infuser basket, a tea ball, or a teapot to brew the advantageous white tea. 

Adding white tea 

Every cup of water should have two spoons of white tea for natural taste, flavour and aroma. So if you are making three cups of white tea, you need to add six tablespoons of  tea in the tea ball of teapot. 

Steeping 

To get that best cup of tea, there is more to white tea preparation than just ensuring the temperature of water and amount of tea. You need to steep tea for at least seven to ten minutes. First start with one to three minutes and gradually you can increase the time. Same white tea leaves can be used for steeping many cups of tea. If you are using same leaves for several cups, keep steeping between 1.5 minutes to 2 minutes for every cup. 

Serving white tea

You can add milk or sugar to white tea as per your wish but it may affect its flavour thus it is advisable to have it in its primary form. 

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