tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943314388228285124.post272871580839150832..comments2023-06-23T14:30:53.559+02:00Comments on Norber-T: Water, and the lesson learnedNorberThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15228796938738530343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943314388228285124.post-16617465943499678112012-08-26T10:21:07.223+02:002012-08-26T10:21:07.223+02:00Hi NorberT,
Thanks for sharing that, good water i...Hi NorberT,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that, good water is most important indeed.<br /><br />I'm curious to know more about the kettle in your last picture - is that a clay kettle? Where is it from?<br /><br />- MartinA Student Of Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049646395598215963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943314388228285124.post-20873264240423318982012-08-25T13:51:01.173+02:002012-08-25T13:51:01.173+02:00Interesting post, MarshalN!
I was testing the two ...Interesting post, MarshalN!<br />I was testing the two different waters with a 2012 sheng and the difference in colors were significant too. I should have done some pics. <br />Actually when I was re-testing my cakes I started to worry if they age at all since the colors of the brews were brighter as I expected. As soon as I changed the water, the outcome was different different.<br />best<br />NorbertNorberThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228796938738530343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943314388228285124.post-57539902295180097642012-08-23T19:00:04.276+02:002012-08-23T19:00:04.276+02:00Regarding tea colour, I did some tests many moons ...Regarding tea colour, I did some tests many moons ago with two vastly different water. The results are pretty striking<br /><br />http://www.marshaln.com/2007/02/thursday-february-1-2007/MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943314388228285124.post-9489499718380177462012-08-23T11:51:00.425+02:002012-08-23T11:51:00.425+02:00Hi Jakub
I was a couple of months ago in Prague a...Hi Jakub<br /><br />I was a couple of months ago in Prague and my impression was that the tap water is pretty good there, so leave it to air out that little chlorine smell is probably enough. <br />The situation in my town is quite different. We are surrounded by hills and mountains made of limestone (actually there is plenty of limestone mines around), so the tap water which comes from the local source is very hard and moreover there is a fair amount of chlorine added to it. It is difficult to turn such water into a good tea water. The extensive filtration removes the majority of lime but also all other minerals are gone and the result is a kind of distilled water with a bit of limestone. Though brita states that their filters doesn’t remove minerals such as magnesium or iron but I can not imagine such selective filtration using activated carbon. <br />Good to know about the Chaozhou thing since I am planning to invest in a proper kettle in the future. <br />All the best<br />Norbert<br />NorberThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228796938738530343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943314388228285124.post-55975359823469590132012-08-22T18:56:29.654+02:002012-08-22T18:56:29.654+02:00Hi! Thanks for such an informed article - it seems...Hi! Thanks for such an informed article - it seems you have put a lot of effort into these experiments :)<br /><br />You're also right that soft water is not necessarily the best. That's why I use Brita only seldom - the softening effect harms some puerh.<br /><br />Does it not help to just let the water in a bowl or something overnight? It usually works well for me, most of the nasty smells gets out.<br /><br />Also, prolonged boiling helps, but it damages the water in a different way, so it's not the best option I guess.<br /><br />I'd say that the purifying powers of Chaozhou kettle&tea stove should handle even quite bad water. But these sets are hard to get I guess.<br />JakubJakub Tomekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641381393855983478noreply@blogger.com