Re:Water filter versus distilled water

[Guest guest]

Hi !

I may be WAY out of whack here, but I have heard from several sources,

including my

Nutritionist that " distilled " water leaches out minerals from the body. I

have always

LIKED my reverse osmosis water and ALSO my spring water from Yosemite Waters

I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis, etc.

Many thanks !

Cliff

Los Angeles

[Guest guest]

Yes, Ive heard this too, which is why I add a bit of himalayan sea salt to

my distilled water. I much prefer the mountain spring water.

zoe

Saturday, November 29, 2008, 1:36:41 PM, you wrote:

> Hi !

> I may be WAY out of whack here, but I have heard from several sources,

> including my

> Nutritionist that " distilled " water leaches out minerals from the body. I

> have always

> LIKED my reverse osmosis water and ALSO my spring water from Yosemite Waters

> I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis, etc.

> Many thanks !

> Cliff

>

[Guest guest]

I started out using distilled water because that's what I was told to

do. Then I started thinking that Kombucha has been made for thousands

of years and they probably weren't using distilled water, so I just

started using the filtered water from my refrigerator (which is

supposed to be pretty good).

When I first started making Kombucha, I ALWAYS had a baby SCOBY in each

bottle (after the first ferment, I put the Kombucha in 12-oz glass

bottles for a second ferment). Now, I don't get a SCOBY anymore, just

yeast sediment at the bottom of each bottle and yeasty, floating

thingies at the top.

Coincidence? Maybe... I just don't know.

-

> > I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis,

etc.

>

> > Many thanks !

>

> > Cliff

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you need to rebalance your bacteria levels.

zoe

Saturday, November 29, 2008, 2:36:34 PM, you wrote:

> I started out using distilled water because that's what I was told to

> do. Then I started thinking that Kombucha has been made for thousands

> of years and they probably weren't using distilled water, so I just

> started using the filtered water from my refrigerator (which is

> supposed to be pretty good).

> When I first started making Kombucha, I ALWAYS had a baby SCOBY in each

> bottle (after the first ferment, I put the Kombucha in 12-oz glass

> bottles for a second ferment). Now, I don't get a SCOBY anymore, just

> yeast sediment at the bottom of each bottle and yeasty, floating

> thingies at the top.

> Coincidence? Maybe... I just don't know.

> -

>

>> > I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis,

> etc.

>> > Many thanks !

>> > Cliff

>> >

>>

[Guest guest]

when we moved to the country last year, I thought that it would be a good

occasion to

use the water from the well wich should be a more natural and good water to

make our

Kombucha, but it didn't worked. So I had to start buying commercial spring

water again to

be successfull with my kombucha!

.

>

> > I started out using distilled water because that's what I was told to

> > do. Then I started thinking that Kombucha has been made for thousands

> > of years and they probably weren't using distilled water, so I just

> > started using the filtered water from my refrigerator (which is

> > supposed to be pretty good).

>

> > When I first started making Kombucha, I ALWAYS had a baby SCOBY in each

> > bottle (after the first ferment, I put the Kombucha in 12-oz glass

> > bottles for a second ferment). Now, I don't get a SCOBY anymore, just

> > yeast sediment at the bottom of each bottle and yeasty, floating

> > thingies at the top.

>

> > Coincidence? Maybe... I just don't know.

>

> > -

>

> >

> >> > I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis,

> > etc.

>

> >> > Many thanks !

>

> >> > Cliff

> >> >

>

> >>

[Guest guest]

Well water should have worked quite well, Im wondering what could be in your

water that made the difference.

Have you had it analyzed?

zoe

Saturday, November 29, 2008, 2:57:47 PM, you wrote:

> when we moved to the country last year, I thought that

> it would be a good occasion to

> use the water from the well wich should be a more natural and good water to

make our

> Kombucha, but it didn't worked. So I had to start buying

> commercial spring water again to

> be successfull with my kombucha!

> .

>

>> > I started out using distilled water because that's what I was told to

>> > do. Then I started thinking that Kombucha has been made for thousands

>> > of years and they probably weren't using distilled water, so I just

>> > started using the filtered water from my refrigerator (which is

>> > supposed to be pretty good).

>> > When I first started making Kombucha, I ALWAYS had a baby SCOBY in each

>> > bottle (after the first ferment, I put the Kombucha in 12-oz glass

>> > bottles for a second ferment). Now, I don't get a SCOBY anymore, just

>> > yeast sediment at the bottom of each bottle and yeasty, floating

>> > thingies at the top.

>> > Coincidence? Maybe... I just don't know.

>> > -

>> >

>> >> > I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis,

>> > etc.

>> >> > Many thanks !

>> >> > Cliff

>> >> >

>> >>

[Guest guest]

it was analized when we bought the house to be sure it was good to drink but

no

further investigation was made regarding kombucha,

maybe I should have just waited a few more days with the kombucha in the well

water,

sometimes even with the spring water it can take a few days before some bubbles

appear

in the culture.

I'll probably give it a another try in the future.

.

>

> >> > I started out using distilled water because that's what I was told to

> >> > do. Then I started thinking that Kombucha has been made for thousands

> >> > of years and they probably weren't using distilled water, so I just

> >> > started using the filtered water from my refrigerator (which is

> >> > supposed to be pretty good).

>

> >> > When I first started making Kombucha, I ALWAYS had a baby SCOBY in each

> >> > bottle (after the first ferment, I put the Kombucha in 12-oz glass

> >> > bottles for a second ferment). Now, I don't get a SCOBY anymore, just

> >> > yeast sediment at the bottom of each bottle and yeasty, floating

> >> > thingies at the top.

>

> >> > Coincidence? Maybe... I just don't know.

>

> >> > -

>

> >> >

> >> >> > I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis,

> >> > etc.

>

> >> >> > Many thanks !

>

> >> >> > Cliff

> >> >> >

>

> >> >>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yeah, I wondered the same thing as Zoe. I've been using well water ever since I

started making kt, and with great success as well.

Maybe you ought to analyse your water again or at least just try to use it for

kt. I'm sure it'd help to cut some costs.

Great brewin'

Rodrick

Re:Water filter versus distilled water

it was analized when we bought the house to be sure it was good to drink but

no

further investigation was made regarding kombucha,

maybe I should have just waited a few more days with the kombucha in the well

water,

sometimes even with the spring water it can take a few days before some

bubbles appear

in the culture.

I'll probably give it a another try in the future.

.

>

> >> > I started out using distilled water because that's what I was told to

> >> > do. Then I started thinking that Kombucha has been made for thousands

> >> > of years and they probably weren't using distilled water, so I just

> >> > started using the filtered water from my refrigerator (which is

> >> > supposed to be pretty good).

>

> >> > When I first started making Kombucha, I ALWAYS had a baby SCOBY in each

> >> > bottle (after the first ferment, I put the Kombucha in 12-oz glass

> >> > bottles for a second ferment). Now, I don't get a SCOBY anymore, just

> >> > yeast sediment at the bottom of each bottle and yeasty, floating

> >> > thingies at the top.

>

> >> > Coincidence? Maybe... I just don't know.

>

> >> > -

>

> >> >

> >> >> > I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis,

> >> > etc.

>

> >> >> > Many thanks !

>

> >> >> > Cliff

> >> >> >

>

> >> >>

[Guest guest]

I'm ready and willing! Now...how?

-

>

>

> Sounds like you need to rebalance your bacteria levels.

>

> zoe

[Guest guest]

this seems to be one of those " you have to decide for yourself " topics. i

have read everything from your comment that it leaches minerals from the body,

all the way to there is no way this could happen. i am open to proof that this

can happen, but until then, i tend to come down somewhere in the middle, and

prefer to believe a statement found in my reading (tho i have no more proof that

this is true than any of the other opinions!) that distilled water, as well as

any fresh, pure water, will help remove the toxins, leftover minerals and other

stuff floating around OUTSIDE of our cells. pure water, including distilled,

would not " leach " necessary elements, compounds, or even toxins from within the

cells.

my choices for water would thus be:

1. true spring water bottled by me at the source in glass containers (not an

option for me)

2. fresh pure well water (not an option for me right now, but hopefully will be

in the future)

3. water that is filtered by my under the counter filter to remove chlorine and

sediment, then distilled to remove the flouride and other nasties not removed by

the filter, with a pinch of sea salt to improve taste (and just in case that

leaching theory is true-lol).

under these options somewhere is water just from my filter, which i did until i

got the distiller, or bottled spring water, which is cost prohibitive and is

almost exclusively been bottled in plastic, leaching even more toxins into

the water than there would be from my filtered-only water. if you do have to

resort to bottled water, i would think that spring water from a reputable source

(that is whole 'nuther topic, if you read the bottled water regulations you will

find that much of your " spring " water may have initially come from a spring, but

most often has gone through the city water treatment plant before going in your

bottle) is preferable to bottled distilled water, but thats not based on

anything but my opinion.

so, until i can reach my ideal of number 1 above, i will do the best i can and

trust that home-distilled (and therefore 99%pure) water is better for me than

water with a bunch of chemicals.

happy water makes happy kt

dl

 

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From: Zoe W <mtnwalker2b@...>

Cliff <kombucha tea >

Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:49:25 PM

Subject: Re: Re:Water filter versus distilled water

Yes, Ive heard this too, which is why I add a bit of himalayan sea salt to my

distilled water. I much prefer the mountain spring water.

zoe

Saturday, November 29, 2008, 1:36:41 PM, you wrote:

> Hi !

> I may be WAY out of whack here, but I have heard from several sources,

> including my

> Nutritionist that " distilled " water leaches out minerals from the body. I

> have always

> LIKED my reverse osmosis water and ALSO my spring water from Yosemite Waters

> I am also interested in this topic regarding TASTE, water analysis, etc.

> Many thanks !

> Cliff

>