Re: Am I Gonna Die from Using Tap Water ?

December 9, 2008

It will be bad for your Kombucha if your tap water has chlorine in

it. If it does you will need to do something to alleviate that...

Gayle

On Dec 9, 2008, at 9:57 PM, myomassage wrote:

> To make a long story short I have ripped out the

> Whirlpool Reverse Osmosis water filter and am about to

> use tap water to brew K-Tea. Is this dangerous ?

>

> Thanks,

>

December 9, 2008

12/09/2008

You will be fine, but your Kombucha will be damaged

by chlorine. (Chlorine kills Kombucha bacteria . . . )

So, JUST BOIL YOUR WATER FOR 7+ MINUTES (it's okay/good

to add the sugar first), and then brew your tea, cool it

all to room temperature, and go ahead with your Kombucha

process.

AND, it's good to boil filtered water, too, since those

filters trap but do not kill or remove bacteria. And,

change the filter's filter at least every six months.

JUST BOIL YOUR TAP/FILTERED WATER, THAT'S ALL IT TAKES!!!

Good luck, and best wishes,

lem

>

> > To make a long story short I have ripped out the

> > Whirlpool Reverse Osmosis water filter and am about to

> > use tap water to brew K-Tea. Is this dangerous ?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

>

December 10, 2008

What about well water?

I use a Brita filter on our well water - and we do have a water softener

that runs every two days for the higher iron content.

Can I use this by just filtering it and without boiling?

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