Tea

[ChinaVoodoo]

I always thought pu-erh tea cakes were made somewhat like tobacco plugs. They are quite solid. It takes a great deal of effort to break one apart. But the process is rather simple at this factory, requiring no form for the press. I wonder what the psi is.
https://youtu.be/ThOL272oEqI
I've got lots of different pu-erh teas aging, but since they are so dry, they age very slowly. I think I'm going to try kilning a variety of teas (raw/ripe pu-erhs, green/black oblongs, long-jin, some Indian teas, etc) to see what happens to them. I'm into tea, man. I never thought of kilning before. Damn.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Meng-ku just uses a giant concrete block. How much would that weigh? 250lbs? https://youtu.be/syDZMKuU1tY

Douji uses some strange press followed by a boy standing on something like a curling stone. https://youtu.be/l-H_9Lk8IxE11