How to brew Wuyi Yancha (Rock Tea) | Rou Gui Oolong | Chinese Tea Gongfu Tea Steeping

How to brew Wuyi Yancha (Rock Tea) | Rou Gui Oolong | Chinese Tea Gongfu Tea Steeping | ZhenTea

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How to make Wuyi oolong tea? We use Rou Gui in the video to demonstrate. Rou Gui is a kind of Wuyi Yancha (rock tea), oolong tea. I hope this step by step tea brewing instruction is helpful when you are just getting started with Wuyi yancha. Rock tea is such a fun family of tea that is definitely worth exploring. The tea steeping details in this video will give you a great guideline for practicing brewing yancha. But as always, every tea is different and requires a slightly different brewing method. And different people have different tasting preferences. So please don't hesitate to play with the perimeters so that you find the best sip for you!
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@johnbrown7689 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a video shows how brew in yixing clay for rock oolong , I have a 140ml yixing dhp clay pot been trying get right leaf to time ratio this video saved me a lot time and tea :)

@Conqtorias 26 күн бұрын

I dunno if you still read/reply to these comments, but I've been getting into gong-fu lately and we had a rock tea included with the teaware I purchased, and when we had it it tasted much as you said, very distinctly cinnamon and flavorful. I've been chasing that tea for a while now, and found a couple of variants that might be the right thing, but I simply cannot get it to taste like anything other than coffee. The one I ordered most recently on the first steep tasted SO CLOSE to being right, and then every steep thereafter returned to that coffee-ish flavor, which brought me here. One thing I noticed is how fast your steep is right away, and that may very well be my entire problem, I tend to let it sit for a bit (a couple seconds, adding a couple after a handful of steeps), does oversteeping this kind of tea lead to that kind of flavor? Or, the other thing I noticed is that you mentioned filling the gaiwan 2/3 full of the leaf, is that the space it should take BEFORE adding water? And is that a general rule of thumb for most teas (i know that rolled up oolongs like the milk tea I have get HUGE, but I haven't ever used THAT much of the leaves before. Could it be one or both of those things, do you think? (I'll be testing it later but I just had to ask while it was in my mind).

@ZhenteaCa 22 күн бұрын

Hi there! Yes! We do respond to these comments... Eventually... 😜 It sounds like you're on the right track. Keep experimenting with infusion time and leaf amount and I'm sure your find the sweet spot. One other thing you might want to consider is tea quality. I hope this helps you find your perfect sip! 🍵❤️

@jinjunmei 5 жыл бұрын

Great video again! It was very interesting to watch the actual brew process. I always learn better from visuals rather than just reading brewing instructions, especially when it comes to the gongfu style. I actually didn't know about the little shake step after you put the tea into the heated gaiwan, but just before you add the water. Also, those are some great gaiwan skills for the flash brewing! I've been practicing for maybe 6 months now or so, and I still burn my hand half the time, and so my flash brew turns into a 10 second brew because I have to put the hot gaiwan down and cool my hand for a moment, haha.

@ZhenteaCa 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad this video is helpful. A little shake after putting the leaves in the warmed gaiwan provokes the dry aroma of the tea best. Our video about how to choose and use a gaiwan also gives great tips on how to reduce burning from the vessel and holding perspective. And I also switch hands when one is feeling really hot. I even did it in the video, haha!

@TheCynthiaRice 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, unless you wear nail polish, your wife is doing the brewing. I also like to brew DHP Western Style in the morning. Have also cold steeped it. Both yielded great cups.

@ZhenteaCa 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, you are very observant! I did all the brewing and shooting. It's just faster to have Phil do the voiceover. Otherwise, I have to write down every word and edit it to minimize grammar mistakes. He did mimic my voice and accent when doing the test run. Should have kept that version

@TheCynthiaRice 5 жыл бұрын

Not a big deal. He just should have given you credit for doing the actual brewing.

@michelejoyner698 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

@toddstropicals 5 жыл бұрын

Great video guys and good info. Now if we can just get folks to leave the Lipton bags in the store😁

@Knards 5 жыл бұрын

Lipton turned me off from Tea for most of my life

@toddstropicals 5 жыл бұрын

@@Knards LOL, yeah me too. Even for ice tea, I just can't do liptons. But a good Jasmine tea rocks as Ice tea!

@PastorErickDMarquez Жыл бұрын

Where to get some yoooo send link

@HisLittleBee 2 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what the glass container is that your putting the hot water into at the end? I really like it.

@ZhenteaCa 2 жыл бұрын

Hario cold brew bottle

@HisLittleBee 2 жыл бұрын

@@ZhenteaCa can you use it for hot as well?

@ZhenteaCa 2 жыл бұрын

For sure, but it's not insulated, so be careful not to burn yourself. We use it for hot water almost exclusively! 🍵

@EB-coffee 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I’m lookin for some advice. I’ve been trying to brew Wuyi, and it seems like no matter what I do, I can’t get it right. I’ve tried different temperatures and gong fu and semi gong fu. It always comes out lacking flavor. I’ve gotten good at brewing green teas, and my water seems to be good for those. I’m mostly a specialty coffee drinker, so I know the importance of water. Do you think it’s water or something else?

@ZhenteaCa 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the gongfu brewing steps we showed in the video? Does it make any difference to your yancha's taste? What exactly does "can't get it right " mean? Is it too light? Maybe no aroma? Or you don't like what you taste? Does this happen to all of your yancha or just a specific one? Sorry to attack you with millions of questions. But a little more info will help me answer your questions.

@EB-coffee 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for the reply. So far it’s been with a couple yancha I’ve tried. I’ve followed the steps in your video, and it seemed to draw out more sweetness than my previous attempts, but I’m still met with mostly 2 flavors: mostly toasty and a little non-descript sweetness. I’m having trouble extracting more complex and noticeable flavors.

@ZhenteaCa 4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm.... This is interesting. Feel free to keep experimenting, but it's also very likely to be a tea quality issue.

@reillyi7607 2 жыл бұрын

For whatever reason, when I brew yancha I get an unpleasant bitterness. It’s the type that puckers the sides of the back of my tongue. I love bitter drinks (coffee, puerh) but this bitterness feels like I’m brewing it wrong. Especially since most people say yancha isn’t bitter at all..