I like the sentiment 'Bread and water can so easily become tea and toast'. Just heat some water, add some good tea and have a tea party for one...or 20! Did you know that hard water affects the quality and taste of your afternoon cuppa? Soft water can also affect the taste.
According to Water for Tea Brewing by L. Goodwin, the best water to prepare tea with is quality spring water with a neutral pH of 7.
"Aside from fresh mountain stream water and good-quality bottled spring water, filtered tap water is generally the best option for brewing tea. Some neutral-tasting tap water may not even need to be filtered".
Yorkshire Tea actually sells tea for those of you with hard water!
These free printables look amazing, Shawn! And wow! I did not know that about water and tea, but it really makes sense!!!!! TFS!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have filtered Lake Superior water and it is fab for tea!
ReplyDeleteI sure never knew about the hard water tea-what will they think of next.
But it is true, I've had to dump tea made with hard water before. Yuck!
Thanks for the info on the tea! Will have to take a peek at the printables. Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteCute printable...always aprreciate them. Hard water tea-wow. I have very soft water where I live.
ReplyDeleteShawn, I've enjoyed learning about the finer points of tea steeping and enjoyment this month! We have ten more days for our TEA EDUCATION,so I cannot wait to see what you have up your sleeve in the last days of January!
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