Aging puer

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- Nico Dornemann
  
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18 years ago

Thu, Aug 18, 2005 11:07 PM

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 .

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- sherdwen
  
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18 years ago

Fri, Aug 19, 2005 4:08 AM

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

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- Mike Petro
  
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18 years ago

Fri, Aug 19, 2005 10:47 AM

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.

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