Tea 101: Water for tea (via: The Examiner)

Posted on August 5th, 2009. Written by Tony Gebely.

Lainie Petersen wrote a great article on the water used for tea – which is very important as brewed tea is 98% water. If you have been using city tap water for tea, then reading this article is a must.

“Many people don’t consider how water affects the flavor of tea. Here are some tips for ensuring that the water you use for tea enhances each cup (or pot) that you brew (read the rest…)

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Tony Gebely

Tony is co-owner of Chicago Tea Garden and tweets as @WorldofTea. He has been a tea drinker for nearly ten years and has traveled to tea producing regions throughout Asia.

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  1. Math….the universal language:

    Celsius to Fahrenheit (°C × 9/5) + 32 = °F
    Fahrenheit to Celsius (°F – 32) x 5/9 = °C

  2. We are lucky in Memphis to have some of the purest water from the tap. When my daughter Camille was at LSU she debated this with one of her professors, even bringing him some Memphis water.
    He had it tested and found out she was right!
    Probably one of our under rated assets!

  3. Shame she didn’t use a temperature scale the rest of the world understands?

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