On two occasions over the last week I have been reminded of this question. The first was when I saw a pot of black tea, which had been placed in the fridge to cool for an iced tea, turn cloudy. The water used for this brew had been boiled from unfiltered water drawn from a household tap. Undoubtedly some of the factors in the clouding were the chemicals and minerals present in the water (read how to avoid clouding in your iced teas).
An English visitor contacted me to enquire if water quality could be affecting their brewed tea. They were not enjoying their favourite tea which they had brought with them from their UK home. They had tried several things to improve their brew including purchasing new china cups and a new electric jug, but to no avail. We agreed it was highly probable that it was the chemicals in the water that were affecting their brewed tea quality.
If you are living in a part of the country where you have great water then consider yourself lucky. If you live in an area where water is chemically treated to the extent that you can smell or taste the chemicals then you might want to consider using bottled water or filtered water.
Posted: Tuesday 24 October 2017
