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So after a particularly scaly morning brew today I got to thinking would it be possible to use the box of chemistry tricks used for treating the brewing liquor to improve the quality of my morning cuppa.

I only have one cup of tea a day so it wouldn't be a massive hassle to treat some water before bed each night.

What do folk think? Is this just stupid?
 
Hard water makes better tea. I'd suggest a Brita filter as this will remove any scum. I bought one years ago and they inluded two tea bags so you could compare filtered and unfiltered. Put one of those stainless steel scourer thingies in you kettle to absorb scale. (not the soapy ones!)
 
I know that some high end coffee houses treat their water for similar reasons to why brewers do the same thing. I believe for good quality loose leaf teas it's recommended to use filter water.

I have no direct experience in any of this, however, unless your tap water tastes unpleasant, and we're just talking about a bag of builder's tea, I don't think i'd bother doing anything fancy.
 
I have noticed coffee is alot nicer in Edenbridge than Redhill, I was confused for a while as my 1st thought was why is waitrose coffee so good but it must be the soft water. It certainly makes a big difference with brewed coffee i'm not sure if it does or not with instant.
 
chase spring is lovely 17p for 2 litres no scummy on top (I do rabbit on about it a lot on this forum ;))
other better water is available but not in the swansea area and nowhere near that price.
 
simon12 said:
I have noticed coffee is alot nicer in Edenbridge than Redhill, I was confused for a while as my 1st thought was why is waitrose coffee so good but it must be the soft water. It certainly makes a big difference with brewed coffee i'm not sure if it does or not with instant.
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I would stay with brewed coffee irrespective. Instant coffee is rubbish whatever water you use.
 
A while back I had a look through some coffee brewers forums to see if there was any info on this but found very little.

I did a comparison myself between an espresso made with RO and one with some treated water leftover from that morning's stout brew. I much preferred the treated water.

I got the wife to begrudgingly help me do a semi-blind triangle test out of curiosity and I could pick out the treated water easily, so there's definitely something to it.
 
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