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