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Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Ripe Pu-erh Tea is a sub-type of Pu-erh tea that has undergone a "wet piling" process. Wet Piling aka "wo dui" was originally applied to Pu-erh in the 1970's as a way to fast age raw pu-erh (sheng cha), making it more palatable and smooth like a fully aged raw pu-erh.
The process is accomplished by piling sheng pu-erh mao cha (uncompressed sheng puer) about a meter high in a covered clean space where it is kept wet and allowed to ferment for 45 days. The pile is often covered with large cloths to retard evaporation of the water and the pile is turned every few days so that the inner contents are not overly fermented, allowing a consistent level of fermentation for the entire batch.
The wet piling process has many other factors that impact the quality of the end product. The water used to keep the pile wet is very important. It is said that Menghai Tea Factory Brand Ripe Pu-erh teas have such a sweet taste due to the sweetness of the well water on their property. The ambient temperature and humidity level in the immediate area where the wet piling is done can also impact the process. The size and turning of the pile must be well regulated and the frequency of the turning is largely determined by the "wet piling master" who oversees the whole process.
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2026 Yunnan Sourcing "Gong Ting" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea
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2025 Yunnan Sourcing "Zhang Jia San Dui" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Zhang Jia San Dui" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Entourage" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Gong Ting" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea
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2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Di Jie Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2023 Yunnan Sourcing "First Contact" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Ban Pen Village" Bu Lang Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Tiger Clan" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Gong Ting" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea
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2021 Yunnan Sourcing "Fly Me To the Moon" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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Mang Fei Mountain "Golden Pu-erh" Dragon Balls Tea
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2021 Yunnan Sourcing "Di Jie Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Original price $11.75 - Original price $102.75Original price$11.75 - $102.75$11.75 - $102.75Current price $11.75In stockThis is a Spring 2020 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2020 and then aged in Mengku until...
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2021 Yunnan Sourcing "Ban Pen Village" Bu Lang Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.75 - Original price $104.00Original price$11.75 - $104.00$11.75 - $104.00Current price $11.75In stockThis ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Ban Pen Village area (Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai County) tea leaves harveste...
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Gong Ting" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea
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Certified Organic "Gong Ting Grade" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea
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2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Green Miracle" Wild Arbor Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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Mang Fei Mountain of Yong De Ripe Pu-erh Tea Dragon Balls
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2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Gong Ting" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea
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2013 Hai Lang Hao "Half Ripe Yi Wu Mountain" Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $10.25 - Original price $94.25Original price$10.25 - $94.25$10.25 - $94.25Current price $10.25In stockThis is a Spring 2013 Yi Wu cake that was wet-piled for about 25 days (instead of the full 45 days). This is what's called half-fermented or half ...
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