The advantages of making tea in purple clay pots lie in its mellow aroma, excellent heat retention performance, and avoiding the production of cooked soup flavor, so as to better retain the essence of tea. In general, semi-fermented or fully fermented tea is best brewed in a purple clay pot, and it is best to brew only one type of tea in a pot. For example, a clear cement pot is best for oolong tea, while a custom pot is best for pu-erh tea. Therefore, for different types of tea, you should choose the corresponding pot.
Here are the recommendations for purple clay pots for four common teas (black tea, pu'er, tieguanyin, and green tea):
1.Black tea: dark star mud, dark green plaster pot.
2.Pu'er: Ordinary purple mud, dark purple mud pot.
3.Tieguanyin: vermilion mud, red clay pot.
4.Green tea: Duan mud, light star mud pot, light green plaster, clear cement pot.
It should be noted that Duan mud, Benshan green, light Tianxing mud pot, light green plaster and clear cement pot are not suitable for making black tea, Pu'er tea, and black tea, because after brewing with black tea, the wall of the pot will absorb black tea scale, and there will be artificial blackening. The ** section, old section, Benshan green, gray and other light-colored pots should not be brewed with blackened tea juice.
In addition, the vermilion pot should pay attention to the temperature difference when using it in winter, and should not be rashly poured with hot water, but should be warmed first. Due to the large shrinkage ratio of vermilion mud, thermal expansion and cold contraction can easily lead to cracking.
When choosing a purple clay pot, in addition to considering its material and process, we should also pay attention to its suitability for brewing tea, so as to better enjoy the fun of tea tasting.