Hangata makhasi a tee a belisoa ka thuso ea aMochini oa ho belisa tee, empa tee e lefifi ke ea fermentation e sa tloaelehang ea likokoana-hloko, ho phaella ho karabelo ea enzymatic ea makhasi ka boeona, likokoana-hloko tse ka ntle li boetse li thusa ho belisoa ha eona. Ka Senyesemane, mokhoa oa tlhahiso ea tee e ntšo o hlalosoa e le "oxidation", ke hore oxidization, athe tee e lefifi ke "ferment" ea sebele.

Ho belisoa ke mokhoa o ikhethang oa tlhahiso ea tee e lefifi. Ho lefifi tee ka mor'aTee Rolling Machine ho sotha, ts'ebetso ea qubu ha e le hantle ke ts'ebetso ea ho belisoa, qubu ea tee e lefifi, e fafalitsoeng ka metsi, tee e lefifi ka har'aMochini oa ho Felisa Tee e Ntšokamora tekanyo e itseng ea mongobo le taolo ea mocheso, bohareng ba qubu ha mocheso o fihla ho likhato tse 70 tsa Celsius, ho fetola qubu ho etsa hore mocheso o kopane, e le hore o pheta hangata. Khothaletsa karolo ea li-enzyme ka har'a tee, hammoho le ts'ebetso ea likokoana-hloko, ho khothaletsa phetoho ea tee.

Ha ntho e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe e lokile, metabolism ea likokoana-hloko, hammoho le li-enzyme tseo li li ntšang, li ka senya bongata ba tee ea polyphenols, polysaccharides, protopectin, terpenes, protheine le lintho tse ling ka tee, e leng se etsang hore ho be le lefifi. monko le tatso e ikhethang ea tee.

'Me ntle le ho belisoa ha Wadding, tee e lefifi e na le fermentation ea bobeli e ikhethang, e tsejoang hape e le post-fermentation, e leng sesebelisoa sa' nete se bolaeang sa tee e lefifi.

Mokhoa oa ho qetela oa tee e lefifi ke hore makhasi a tee a hatelloa ka litene kapa likuku keMochini oa khatiso oa kuku ea tee ho tsamaya tseleng e telele ya tee. Tseleng ena e telele, makhasi a tee a atisa ho bolokoa sebakeng se nang le moea, mongobo o itseng le mocheso, 'me ka mor'a lilemo tse' maloa tsa ho belisoa ha tlhaho, mokhoa ona o bitsoa "secondary fermentation", e tsejoang hape e le post-fermentation.