At our new home, we have hard water. I had thought that the teabags I was buying were just weak, but the internet seems to indicate that the hard water will actually change the taste of the tea to a more chalky taste with some residue.
Two suggestions I have come across are either brewing with bottled water (I try to reduce the amount of packaging I buy so don't want to do this), or brewing the tea double strength (this makes it a little bitter).
What is the best way to get a tasty brew using hard water?
Best Answer
You can also get a water filter that is meant to help with this sort of thing.
Here in the UK one of the most common brands is Brita, you simply put a couple of litres in a jug which has a filter in it, after filtration use it to make your tea.
I've not used it myself however so can't comment on its effectiveness.
You can also get these filters built into your taps.