D-CN-025
Hunan Fu Zhuan Brick
茯砖茶
Golden flower brick heicha, from Hunan, China.
Dark tea (post-fermented)
Hunan Fu Zhuan Brick is strongest on sweetness, body and smoothness. Typical tasting words: mushroom, cut hay, forest floor, sugar cane, bark. Historically made during the hottest weeks of summer for the border trade with pastoral communities in Northwest China. Prized for the proliferation of bright yellow spores called 'golden flowers', which impart an unmistakable fungal, sweet flavour.
Also known as Fu Brick, Golden Flower Brick and Fuzhuan Heicha.
The profile
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Facts
- Origin
- Hunan, China
- Plant
- Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
- Harvest
- summer
- Elevation
- low
- Oxidation
- 60 to 80%
- Roast
- unroasted
- Leaf
- compressed
- Price band
- mid-range
- Availability
- fairly common
- Ageing
- made for ageing
- Forgiving to brew
- 5 of 5
- L-theanine
- low
Made by: kill-green, then rolling, then wo-dui pile fermentation, then steaming, then brick compression, then controlled incubation for Eurotium cristatum, then drying.
Caffeine
A cup of Hunan Fu Zhuan Brick carries a typical estimate of 35 mg of caffeine, within a range of 20 to 50 mg depending on leaf amount, water temperature and steeping time. Figures are estimates for a 240 ml cup. Better earlier in the day if you are sensitive to caffeine. The caffeine planner turns this into a daily total.
How to brew it
| Method | Leaf | Water | Steeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western, 250 ml | 3 g | 98 to 100 °C | 3 min, 4 min, 6 min |
| Gongfu, 100 ml | 6 g | 98 to 100 °C | Rinse, then 15 s, 20 s, 25 s, 30 s, 45 s, 60 s |
Up to 8 infusions. Scale for your own pot with the brew calculator.
Drinking it
- morning
- afternoon
- evening
- after_meal
- cold_weather
- after_dinner
Pairs with red_meat, cheese and breakfast_dishes. Milk: yes. Iced: no. Sweetener: no. Good for beginners: yes.
Tasting words explained
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