My two eldest kids once never liked tea of any kind. Even growing up here in the South they never took to sweet iced tea. But now that they are grown and I have tried nearly tea there is on them, they both like puerh and matcha! Yay! Go figure!
My son has been coming every weekend to help his dad build a fence and it is brutally hot. In addition to the iced matcha water they drink while working, I have been making cold steeps of puerh for the rest of the time. My son is pretty health conscious. Yes, he loves his Mountain Dew and Taco Bell, but he exercises moderation and makes sure he gets something healthy every day, too.
He has really been enjoying the cold steep puerh, and even texted me for directions on ow to make it with some puerh I had sent home with him.
Cold steeped puerh is truly refreshing, light, and cooling. It feels good to drink something that I enjoy this much that is also so good for me. Many thanks to Bonnie for showing me how good it is this way!
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I still haven’t tried cold steeping it…yet!
Me either, I have lots of pu’erh in the house that I just can’t seem to get to. Don’t seem to have the time to sit with it for multiple infusions.
ashmanra could you please give some advice on tea to water ratios, steep times etc. Part of my can’t even imagine pu’erh cold, but am willing to try it. :))
The first time I made it, it was a rested. I had used three teaspoons of puerh in my 22 ounce pot to make hot tea, but I saved the leaves and put them in a glass pitcher that is about 28 ounces. I just filled it with water and let it sit for a day.
The second time, I used about the same amounts and I put the dry leaves in my pitcher and poured over just a bit of hot water to “wake it up.” After about a minute, I added cold water to the top and let it cold steep for a day. That pi there was pretty strong which was yummy to me, and I realized it was strong enough for me to pour a glass of tea and top up my pitcher and keep it going for a few days so that is what I did.
This time I just plain cold steeped. Again, it was about a teaspoon of leaves for every eight ounces, but I think up to a tablespoon would be good. I like my puerh strong because I tend to buy lens that I like – ones that are not fishy.
It tastes extra cold – probably mostly because I cold steep in glass – but there is a primal fresh and pure taste to cold steeped puerh that makes it satisfy me even more than plain water.
Thank you. That’s really interesting. I usually rinse pu’erh when I’m hot brewing. I think I’ll do a quick wash with hot water, then just plain cold steep it. I have a glass pitcher that’s also about 28 oz. I might just do half the first time to see what it’s like. I have several Mandala samples kicking around here that I never seem to get to. If I’m drinking pu’erh, I usually just go straight to the Noble Mark or Silver Buds.
This intrigues me. I’m going to try it. Thanks for posting about it.
You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Thanks for the idea about drinking this cold. Yesterday I received my first Phatty Cake from Garret and he included a sample of Phatty Cake II. I’d not thought about cold brewing so I think I’ll try that with a chunk of the cake (not the new sample for I must drink that one in the more traditional way).
i need to try cold steeping my puerhs!
Yeah! The Phatty Cake! Despite access to tons (literally) of pu’er, I come back to this one time and again. Can’t wait to start hearing what people think of the Phatty Cake II: The Sequel! The pressing of it was just done in late April so the post pressing action is still going on. But, I made some in-store here for samples two days in a row and people are loving it and buying the cakes already! Another few months and the complexity of the blend will really become evident even moreso than now.
Since we got the shipment of the PC II on Saturday, we have already listed it on the site and have it on special. A tong purchase is a HUGE savings. We just wanna get this stuff out in the world and see what people think of it.
Thanks for your reviews, my friends. It is so helpful to hear from you and helps me to develop more pu’ers for you (and me, of course). May your days be merry and bright!! G
I still haven’t tried cold steeping it…yet!
Me either, I have lots of pu’erh in the house that I just can’t seem to get to. Don’t seem to have the time to sit with it for multiple infusions.
ashmanra could you please give some advice on tea to water ratios, steep times etc. Part of my can’t even imagine pu’erh cold, but am willing to try it. :))
The first time I made it, it was a rested. I had used three teaspoons of puerh in my 22 ounce pot to make hot tea, but I saved the leaves and put them in a glass pitcher that is about 28 ounces. I just filled it with water and let it sit for a day.
The second time, I used about the same amounts and I put the dry leaves in my pitcher and poured over just a bit of hot water to “wake it up.” After about a minute, I added cold water to the top and let it cold steep for a day. That pi there was pretty strong which was yummy to me, and I realized it was strong enough for me to pour a glass of tea and top up my pitcher and keep it going for a few days so that is what I did.
This time I just plain cold steeped. Again, it was about a teaspoon of leaves for every eight ounces, but I think up to a tablespoon would be good. I like my puerh strong because I tend to buy lens that I like – ones that are not fishy.
It tastes extra cold – probably mostly because I cold steep in glass – but there is a primal fresh and pure taste to cold steeped puerh that makes it satisfy me even more than plain water.
Thank you. That’s really interesting. I usually rinse pu’erh when I’m hot brewing. I think I’ll do a quick wash with hot water, then just plain cold steep it. I have a glass pitcher that’s also about 28 oz. I might just do half the first time to see what it’s like. I have several Mandala samples kicking around here that I never seem to get to. If I’m drinking pu’erh, I usually just go straight to the Noble Mark or Silver Buds.
This intrigues me. I’m going to try it. Thanks for posting about it.
You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Thanks for the idea about drinking this cold. Yesterday I received my first Phatty Cake from Garret and he included a sample of Phatty Cake II. I’d not thought about cold brewing so I think I’ll try that with a chunk of the cake (not the new sample for I must drink that one in the more traditional way).
i need to try cold steeping my puerhs!
Yeah! The Phatty Cake! Despite access to tons (literally) of pu’er, I come back to this one time and again. Can’t wait to start hearing what people think of the Phatty Cake II: The Sequel! The pressing of it was just done in late April so the post pressing action is still going on. But, I made some in-store here for samples two days in a row and people are loving it and buying the cakes already! Another few months and the complexity of the blend will really become evident even moreso than now.
Since we got the shipment of the PC II on Saturday, we have already listed it on the site and have it on special. A tong purchase is a HUGE savings. We just wanna get this stuff out in the world and see what people think of it.
Thanks for your reviews, my friends. It is so helpful to hear from you and helps me to develop more pu’ers for you (and me, of course). May your days be merry and bright!! G