Huo Mountain yellow tea buds is a traditional famous tea in China, which belongs to the fine quality of yellow tea and is a light fermented tea. In addition, Huoshan yellow bud is rich in a variety of nutrients, the taste is very fragrant and mellow, it tastes very refreshing. It has been a tribute to the palace since the Tang Dynasty (7th century A.D.).
Brewing Method
1. Use three grams of dried tea. If you like the strong taste, you can add more than three grams of dried tea.
2. Water temperature 90-95 degrees Celsius.
3. Pour 90-95 degrees Celsius hot water into one third of the teapot (or cup) and shake the tea gently so that the water can fully soak the tea.
4. Re-infuse 90-95degrees Celsius water until 70% is full. Depending on your taste preference, the soup is served in 10-30 seconds.
Huang Ya and a gentler brewing comparison
Huo Shan Huang Ya is associated with Huoshan County in Anhui. Yellow-tea production includes a yellowing stage, and plucking standards can include a bud with one leaf or two unopened leaves. That makes it worth looking closely at the dry material rather than assuming that the word buds always means a cup made exclusively from individual buds. The archived name describes this particular selection; it does not establish the picking standard of every tea sold under a similar name.
The recipe above uses water at 90–95°C. As an optional comparison, try another session at 85°C while keeping the leaf weight and vessel volume unchanged. This lower temperature is also used in contemporary Huoshan Huang Ya brewing guidance. Compare the aroma, body and finish, then choose the version you prefer. Avoid changing temperature, quantity and time together, because it becomes difficult to tell which change helped.
Leave room for the leaves to open and pour the infusion completely out when it reaches the strength you enjoy. Examine the wet leaves after brewing: this is an opportunity to see their size and shape more clearly. Make a brief note of your preferred water volume and timing alongside the three-gram starting quantity, so that the method becomes a recipe you can repeat.