Preparations For Making Pu-erh Tea

According to the Chinese way of tea making, the kind of containers and types of tea brewed may vary; in order to have a cup of fragrant tea, good tea leaves, fresh water, appropriate water temperature and timing are key. The following are the major steps for making tea:
Clean and warm the containers: Warm the kettle and tea cups by pouring boiling water.
Add tea leaves: Take out the adequate amount of tea leaves from the tea-leaf container and put them in the teapot or cups.
Brew the tea: Pour water (80-100°) onto the tea leaves and steep.
Savor the tea: Pour the tea liquid in a cup to drink it or directly drink from the cups or teapot where the tea is brewed.
The steps for making Pu-erh tea is not different from making other kinds of tea. The difference lies in the special quality and form of Pu-erh tea.
Compressed Pu-erh tea should be loosened and "woken up" for a while. Pu-erh tea is slightly different from other types of tea in terms of preparing tea leaves and tools, amount of leaves needed, water temperature and timing.