Using lime, charcoal, and other tea with storage, is the application of traditional tea dry storage technologies and generally has a certain effect. In theory, water quality impact greatly on the tea, dry tea water rate should be low as possible, generally require less than 6%. Relative humidity environment of dry tea moisture great impact on the general storage environment relative humidity should be less than 60%. Drying the extended tea durability, and preservation of fresh technology and the application of other premise.
(1) quicklime storage method.
The traditional method used for household storage cylinder drying lime, which have a certain effect.
Choose the appropriate size and good sealing properties of a metal box, glass bottles, Migang, ceramics cans as containers, the size depending on the number of harbor and tea set for drying, cleaning, tasteless, non-rust; dry with a clean tea thin Zhifu good (and not use old newspapers to avoid adsorption Mexican flavor tea), a half kilograms per pack, with string Zajin, from one to four weeks Add to the pot (lime bag at a central), can be sealed.
The general reserves in the bottom of the massive lime shop, at the upper packaged tea; reservoir volume is low tea can be packed methods such as boxed, bagged, will be packaged with kraft paper with Longjing tea Add the lime storage bins or bags together. Lime should be based on the amount of tea moisture conditions, the ratio of tea and lime general 4:1-5:1. In the use of this method in the process of observing that need to be swapped lime, swap at least 3-4 times a year.
Quicklime moisture absorption after weathering the timely replacement of general altar installed after a month will be replaced every 1-2 months after a replacement. Otherwise, not only lost moisture absorption lime, lime and water in the tea will be absorbed. West Lake Longjing tea this method storage, the effect very well. This method can also be used in the silicone substitute lime, the effect is better when silicone water discoloration, it can continue to be used after drying.
(2) storage of charcoal
Specific methods and lime storage method similar to the different charcoal instead of lime is the desiccant, about 1 kg of charcoal into bags, each month can be replaced.
If charcoal moisture absorption, we should first hot charcoal, after cooling load bags, bag weighing about 1 kg; every two months to remove charcoal Shaoan reuse.
