How to brew Long Jing (Dragon Well) Chinese Green Tea

[Ergolad]

I prepare my Long Jing this way every day. Thank you so much for the instructional video.

QUESTION- How long should one wait for the 2nd and subsequent infusions? Currently I brew 3 mins for each infusion leaving 1/4 "root" for each.

I sometimes enjoy these separately or combine them in one tall glass sipping it over time. Either way, I infuse one right after the other. If I wait too long before infusions I find the leaves stew and get a grassy, strong vegetal aroma/taste.

Thoughts?

[granputon01]

Poo hao !

[fiifan]

My Long Jing isnt sinking! Is it a bad quality Long Jing that ive got?

[liamsp544]

@fiifan You likely don't have hot enough water. The water should be approx. 80C or 175F. A good indicator of the proper temperature is when little bubles are rising up to the surface of the hot water, but not violently.

[ctdraper2]

Very informative. Thanks for posting....

[AaronsBeat]

Do you drink directly from the glass or do you transfer the tea to a cup?

[SurfMonkeyCoconut]

I think she is doing an excellent job at rotating that cup! ;D "slowly and gently", i need a cup of tea now.

[pidarastas9]

Thumbs up if your mouth dried up while wathing this cool vid