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Gongfu Brewing

Jīnguā Gòng Chá金瓜贡茶

jīnguā gòngchá

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán)
Tea type
Pu-erh Tea
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
98 °C
SKU · JINGUA-GONGCHA-CN
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Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán)
Tea type
Gongfu Brewing
SKU
JINGUA-GONGCHA-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 98°C, 7 g / 100 ml, 10s, 12 steeps
  • Western: 98°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
5–7 g per 100–150 ml water when brewing by gongfu cha method. When brewing in large vessels — 5 g per 250 ml (1:50 ratio).
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
98 °C
Tea amount
7 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
Pu-erh
Alt Names
Rén Tóu Gōng Chá (人头贡茶, Réntóu Gòngchá — "Human Head Tribute Tea"); Tuán Chá (团茶, Tuánchá — "Round Tea,&quo...
Taste
Liquor Color
Sheng pu-erh: from yellow-green (young) through amber (5–15 years) to deep ruby-chestnut (20+ years). Shu pu-erh: rich dark ruby, red-chestnut (红浓, hóng nóng — "r...
Sensory Source Descriptor Dt Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
4
Sensory Source Descriptor Mn Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor Se Intensity
3
Details
Vintage year
OPT-PUERH-VINTAGE-UNSPECIFIED
Pressing format
OPT-D902FEC129A64389
Name Breakdown
Each component of the name carries deep meaning:
Alkaloids
Caffeine (2.5–4.5% of dry weight in raw material), theobromine, theophylline. With aging the perceived stimulating effect somewhat softens due to caffeine binding with polypheno...
Minerals
Potassium, manganese, zinc, selenium, fluorine, magnesium, calcium. Zinc and selenium content may be elevated due to mineral profile of Yunnan soils (especially Mansong and Bula...
Vitamins
B-group vitamins (B1, B2, B3), vitamin C (in young sheng; decreases with age), vitamin E.
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