Tea
Tea, a drink made using Camellia sinensis plant also known as the Tea Plant.
Dependencies
Tea leaves
How to Process into the six types of tea
The six types of tea are (in order of fermentation) Green, White, Yellow, Oolong, Black and dark.
Green Tea
Green tea is the simplest style of tea to make. Take Tea Leaves and Wither them and then fixed and dried for the base green tea that can also be later made into matcha
Yellow tea
Yellow tea in one of the most rare types of tea that is made by first withering then fixed and wrapped and finally dried.
White tea
White tea is another simple tea to make where you wither then dry it
Oolong tea
A very complicated tea where you first wither it then roll it and then oxidize it, fix it and finally dry it
Black tea
One of the most common types of tea black tea is made by withering, rolling, oxidizing and drying
Dark tea
Also known as pu-er tea named after the Chinese city, puer. Is the most oxidized type of tea. And is made by first withering then fixing, rolling and finally fermented.
How to turn into a drink
Dependencies
- Water
- tea(of any variation)
- heat source
- kettle
First take your tea leaves and put them is a strainer if it is loose leaf (you can skip this step if you have a tea bag) and then put your tea into hot water and let it steep.
Ideal temperatures for each type of tea
Green tea: 175f
White tea: 200f
Yellow tea: 175f
Oolong: 190f
Black and dark tea: boiling