| The best possible water to use for
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| | seconds before putting into your kettle
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| infusing tea is well water. But here are
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| | (assuming your filter is attached to your
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| the alternatives for us city folk:Tips
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| | faucet). This oxygenates water that has
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| for a pure brew:* Tea leaves love spring
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| | been sitting in your pipes.* Distilled
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| water, so use it if you have it
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| | water does not make good tea. It does not
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| available. This is my first choice
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| | have its minerals and can make a
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| because it is the next best thing to well
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| | flat-tasting pot of tea.Use the best
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| water.* Use purified or filtered water.
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| | water you can in your teapot and you are
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| Don't use water directly from your tap
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| | halfway to a divine infusion.Temperature,
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| unless you live in an area where tap
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| | Quantity, TimingJust as important as
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| water is drinkable. Your tap water may be
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| | water quality is water temperature,
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| absolutely fine for other things like
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| | amount of tea, and timing your steep.I
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| boiling pasta or steaming veggies, but
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| | recommend beginning with the rule of
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| could have contaminants that will make
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| | thumb for your type of tea and start
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| your tea taste funny. The easiest
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| | experimenting from there.When I began, I
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| solution for most people is a Brita
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| | had no idea idea how to brew and I over
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| pitcher with a built-in filter. They are
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| | steeped green tea many times. (I pour
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| widely available.* Run tap water for 30
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| | undrinkable tea into my potted geraniums.
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