The invention discloses a
processing method for mechanical heaping-yellowing of yellow tea. The
processing method comprises the following successive steps: plucking of fresh tea leaves, spreading, deactivation of enzymes, spreading for cooling and
moisture regaining, and rolling. The
processing method further comprises primary
drying, secondary spreading for cooling and
moisture regaining, and re-baking and sufficient
drying, and primary baking and heaping for yellowing are successively carried out between the procedures of rolling and primary
drying. In the step of primary baking, the temperature of the tea leaves is controlled to be 50 + / - 2 DEG C, and the tea leaves are baked until the
water content of dried tea leaves is 30 to 40%. In the step of heaping for yellowing, heaping for yellowing is carried out by a
fermentation machine; the dried tea leaves having undergone primary baking are uniformly spread and heaped to a thickness of 2 to 4 cm; and in the process of heaping for yellowing, the temperature of the tea leaves is controlled to be 43 to 54 DEG C, relative environment
humidity is controlled to be 61 to 83%, ventilation is carried out once every 10 to 20 min, and heaping for yellowing lasts for 4 to 8 h. According to the invention, mechanical accurate regulation and control of technological parameters are carried out in the whole process, so the processing efficiency of yellow tea is improved, output is increased, cost is lowered, and the quality stability of yellow tea products is substantially improved, which enables the quality of the yellow tea products to be enhanced.