Which Water is Best for Green Tea?

Which Water is Best for Green Tea?

Optimal Water for Japanese Green Tea

Does your area have hard water or soft water? The water from your tap could be hard water or soft.

 Soft water is best. Hard water contains a higher concentration of minerals that can interfere with essential components of green tea and negatively affect the taste.

Use distilled water if you live in an area with hard water. Or use a good water filtration system.

Here is a hard/soft water map of the USA.

Immerse the leaves in hot water to brew tea. The heated water extracts the compounds of the tea leaf. The aroma and flavor that give green tea its unique essence.

After harvesting Japanese green tea leaves are dried. Unlike black tea Japanese green tea is not fermented during processing.

Pouring green tea at optimal temperature

Temperature is important in brewing Japanese green tea

Here is a guide to the optimal temperature to use for each tea type at our shop.

This guide also illustrates traditional cooling methods if you do not use an electronic kettle.

Please check out our Brewing & Preparation page also.

Green tea mug

Enjoy a delicious cup of Japanese green tea today!

 

 

 

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