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Tips for storing your Pu erh tea

Storing Pu Erh tea

Pu Erh is a post-fermented black tea, produced in Yunnan, China. Thanks to microorganisms, it continues to transform over the years. Special storage conditions are needed to preserve its quality. This involves packaging, temperature, and humidity. Wondering how to store Pu Erh? Here are some tips.

Packaging or container for Pu Erh

Pu Erh is often compressed into cakes or bricks. Then, it is packaged in a cardboard box, bamboo, or paper. Keeping it in its original packaging allows for better fermentation. If you have loose Pu Erh, you can put the leaves in a jar or in an airtight and opaque container.

The ideal environment for storing Pu Erh

Knowing how to store Pu Erh starts with analyzing its habitat. The room where you store your tea must:

  • have a temperature between 20 and 30°C;
  • have a humidity level maintained between 50 and 75%;
  • be aired daily, so that your Pu Erh ferments;
  • be odorless, otherwise the tea's taste may be altered.

You now know how to store Pu Erh. By following these few rules, you can take out your teapot to enjoy a good infusion of black tea from Yunnan.

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