The invention relates to the field technologies for producing tea leaves, in particular to a method for
processing white tea. The method includes steps of 1, tedding fresh leaves; 2, withering the fresh leaves; 3, carrying out
pile fermentation, to be more specific, piling up the withered white tea leaves with the
pile fermentation thicknesses of 30-45 cm in bamboo containers and covering the withered white tea leaves with linen and carrying out
pile fermentation on the withered white tea leaves at the pile fermentation temperatures of 25-32 DEG C for the pile fermentation time of 48-120 h; 4, slowly
roasting the white tea leaves by the aid of
charcoal fire; 5,
processing the white tea leaves by the aid of
back fire, to be more specific, filling jute bags with the white tea leaves after the white tea leaves are slowly roasted by the aid of the
charcoal fire, placing the jute bags filled with the white tea leaves in wooden barrels, covering the wooden barrels with wooden covers to allow the wooden barrels to be in semi-closed states and
processing the white tea leaves by the aid of the
back fire for the
back fire duration of 5-10 d; 6, curing the white tea leaves, to be more specific, filling new jute bags with the white tea leaves obtained after the white tea leaves are processed by the aid of the back fire, placing the jute bags filled with the white tea leaves in earthen jars, sealing openings of the jars by the aid of
kraft paper, hermetically bundling the openings of the jars by the aid of jute ropes and curing the white tea leaves for the
curing time of 5-10 d. The method has the
advantage that procedures for carrying out piling fermentation on the withered white tea leaves, processing the white tea leaves by the aid of the back fire and curing the white tea leaves particularly are quintessence of exploration of previous generations of tea making masters.