Aging puer
Hello all,
Another question for the sages of puer. I know the basic conditions that puer needs to age well, but I'm not sure how to best create these conditions. Does something like a cabinet or closet get sufficient air flow? If so, is there anything I should do, other then remove any odor causing stuff, to make it a good aging environment. Are some kind of vessels recommended? Is it necessary to somehow regulate humidity. I should add at this point that I live in Minnesota, where we experience very cold winters and hot, humid summers. If a cabinet wont do, what will? Is a basement to humid? Nico .. |
As long as the air is circulating some, the basement would be great.
If it is in its original wrap there is no need for a vessel. Pu-er should be able to 'breathe'. Sherdwen |
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:07:17 GMT, Nico Dornemann
> wrote: >Hello all, > >Another question for the sages of puer. I know the basic >conditions that puer needs to age well, but I'm not sure how >to best create these conditions. > >Does something like a cabinet or closet get sufficient air >flow? If so, is there anything I should do, other then >remove any odor causing stuff, to make it a good aging >environment. Are some kind of vessels recommended? Is it >necessary to somehow regulate humidity. I should add at this >point that I live in Minnesota, where we experience very >cold winters and hot, humid summers. > >If a cabinet wont do, what will? Is a basement to humid? > >Nico >. Hi again Nico, If the climate is "comfortable" for humans it is acceptable for storing puerh. If your basement is comfortable enough to use as a living space it will work just fine. Exposure to air is important but not to the point that you need a draft or "flow" of air, the main thing is that you don't starve it from fresh air. A cabinet or closet would work fine as long as it is not airtight, and I would recommend opening the doors once in a while to get a blast of fresh air in. As for vessels I would recommend using the original packaging or, if opened or torn, rewrapping the tea in single layer of acid free paper. If you do use a container for say loose leaf or whatever be sure the container is not airtight and doesn't have an odor of it's own. Look at http://www.pu-erh.net/howtoage.html for more info. Mike Petro http://www.pu-erh.net "In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed." Samuel Johnson, 1775, upon finishing his dictionary. |
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