Basics of Brewing Tea : Brewing Oolong Tea

[0casteloencantado0]

1:00 the sound of me leaving this guy behind

[cirquedude123]

I wouldn't listen to this... For one I wouldn't brew my my oolong any hotter than 195f. and 5 minutes for a brew? try about 3 min. And it didn't even sound like he knew anything about re-steeping... Here are my personal instructions... go to Teavana pick yourself up a Washi tin of Monkey Picked Oolong steep for 3 minutes at 195f for the first brew and about 2 minutes for the second and any thing after the third brew should steep for about 5 minutes. enjoy! haha

[neveragaineverever]

The temperature and time vary on oolong teas because oolong teas form a spectrum of processing techniques.

However, this guy doesn't even say how much water to use or cover re-steeping.

How come expert village always does such a bad job?

[dancelife450]

DRINKING OOLONG TEA RIGHT NOW AND IM SO SLEEPY, SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD. GOT IT FROM TEAVANA DUDESS! AND NO DUDE IN THE VIDEO, YOU BREW IT IN 3 MINUTES AT 195 DEGREES....

[desert877]

@dancelife450 I enjoy the six summit

[dancelife450]

@desert877 I really enjoy prosperous peach and definitely monkey picked.....haven't tried six summit. Isn't that the starwberry or raspberry one??

[therealMADgenius]

be aware of jingtea, they really ripped me off. when i ordered li shan for 50 g they send me one tea and when i ordered 250 g they send me absolute crap....totally different tea, totally different leaf quality and tea.. total rip off be aware

[hvuu]

@therealMADgenius

You never order tea. You have to buy in person and know what you are getting. That is a buyer beware for sure.

[JiyuuJin1983]

Green tea is heat-cured using a variety of methods, temperatures and durations to produce different flavor variations.

White tea is simply picked, washed and dried. White tea is the least processed of all the teas, and therefore is highest in antioxidant, while it is lowest in caffeine.

Oolong tea usually made from the darker, richer leaves, and is partially fermented before curing.

Black tea also comes from the same plant, but is fermented, giving it a much darker color and stronger flavor.

[JiyuuJin1983]

Tea is like coffee or cigars, it is ruined by air, which oxidizes it. Oxidation gives tea a bitter flavor, which is why most straight green and oolong tea available in the west has a bitter after-taste.

Powdered tea in tea bags has an increased surface area, is immediately exposed to the air, which oxidizes it very quickly. Loose tea is far superior.

Never pour boiling water over any tea, green, black or otherwise. It will scorch the tea and change the flavour.

[YesHipsLox]

Has anyone else noticed how bad these expertvillage videos are on tea? He doesn't know what he's talking about at all.

[Piglip011010]

@YesHipsLox nigguh seems high as shit

[nirvgardengod]

I roll my leaves daily

[raigekimaru]

oolong tea is MUCH more complicated than that.

1) add about a heaping teaspoon of leaves to a 100cc clay pot

2) pour boiling water over leaves and immediately drain (this is called the rinsing. it opens the leaves, rinses off dust and awakens the flavor

3) pour 90-95 C water and brew for 30-50 seconds

4) the second brew should be around 20 seconds (most of the flavor is still their, but now the leaves are fully open)

5) 3rd brew: 45 sec

4th brew: 80 sec

5th brew 140 sec

6th brew: 200 sec

=)

[MegaAkonlover]

and someone PLZZZ tell me whether the dried leaves are better than the tea bags you get from the groccery store. Which gives the optimum results for maintaining weight

[softy1000]

I would think that if you're looking for medicinal benefits, it wouldn't matter if your tea is in a tea bag or loose leaf, as long as it's the same plant, but I have no idea. I know that loose leaf will taste better and is more of the actual tea leaves than the stuff you'll find in bags. I personally would use the loose leaf, because I know that what I'm getting is quality, but it's really your choice. My guess is that it doesn't matter for medicinal, but I'm not an expert.

[hongster76]

looks like u have white tea there

[kennethhamilton]

white tea looks more silvery. that very well could be easily mistakable for white but because of the greatly varying differences between the two, its easy to make mistakes. i doubt the guy confused the two himself...

[hongster76]

there is no 'strict classification' of genres of teas, white, green, oolong, or black, just degrees of oxidization or none. therefore, although the retailer may call it 'oolong' it could very well be white tea (which btw looks greener if it has been recently harvested). of course if i tasted it, it would be easier to judge

[wtfbroskie]

continues from below: why poor water and dump it out? well chinese tea isnt exactly clean, so that kinda open up the leaves, gets em going and gets rid of any dirt or something that may be on hand processed tea

[wtfbroskie]

its better to go by the chinese way. they say to put enough oolong to kinda cover the bottom of the pot. poor hot water, let it soak for like 5-10 sec. dump out water. shake tea leaves. then put water in it again and steep.

[CyborgNinja7]

"... one of the most popular teas on the market." And yet, it's the least popular.

[hucksinfantryy]

Oh wait... may I get your resourse for that information? Let me see the top 10 and bottom 10 ranked teas in the world market.

[holdenmkrotch]

This guy needs to do more videos. Love it.

[tokyokaminari]

wow, pretty half-assed video.

[Room9Media]

Hey it's him :-D

[oolong2]

Hey it's me :-D