Water for Tea

I am experimenting on this water issue with many different kinds of tea. I have tried many different brands-Local and foreign. I used from Australian(Pit's), European(Evian, Mont Fluer etc.) to American(HighLand, Palomar Mountain Spring water etc.) Spring water and natural Mineral water. I am maintaining a records each and every time. So far I brewed all kinds of Ceylon, Kenyan, Bangladeshi, Indian, Indonesian, Taiwanese, Japanese, and many Chinese kinds of teas. I am doing this experiment last couple of months. I have found out and came to this conclusion- 90% time Natural Mineral water is better for brewing the teas.

With all my respect- I know some of you are very knowledgeable about chemistry or on chemical related issues. You might disagree with me but I think after this couple months experiment with different teas and Spring/ Mineral water , I am convinced Natural Mineral water is better then Spring water.

Would like to know your thought.

Ripon (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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Ripon
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You may be right. I just use New York tap water, though- albeit after it's been filtered. For my taste buds, it works the best.

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Tea

And I believe it was adjudged the best water in a taste test a few years ago against bottled and other cities waters.

Leif

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Leif Thorvaldson

It is indeed good water. Virtually tasteless, but not flat. I haven't experimented with bottled water- as my grandmother used to say, 'if it's not broke, don't fix it.'

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Tea

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Yolanda, what's your feeling about the ubiquitous Brita filter systems in common use in the USA? Also, wouldn't the quality of tap water depend on the location of the tap?

Michael

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Michael Plant

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