| Home-brewed coffee and tea, that morning cup or | | | | amount of tea leaves to try to get back the taste. |
| afternoon break, are simple pleasures of life. | | | | Another remedy can be adding milk, sugar or flavour |
| However, when brewed in hard water, these | | | | extracts to alleviate the sharp undertones and |
| beverages can lose their taste and appeal. Consider | | | | aftertaste. |
| the popularity of coffee and tea. In 2007 alone, the | | | | Another way to get back the flavour is to brew |
| British Coffee Association estimates that £720 | | | | these drinks with bottled water. It's an added |
| million was spent on coffee, with approximately 70 | | | | expense that doesn't solve hard water problems, but |
| millions cups enjoyed each day. More than twice as | | | | it can give you the flavour you want. Treating this |
| much tea is consumed, 165 million cups daily, | | | | problem with a water softener reduces the scale left |
| according to the UK Tea Council. It's clear that people | | | | in pipes, kettles and coffee makers. (You can find on |
| love these beverages. However, many don't realize | | | | the web some information about water treatment |
| the affects of hard water. | | | | systems that could prove helpful if you're looking for |
| Although non toxic, hard water results in coffee with | | | | a household solution to hard water.) A water |
| traces of bitterness. Even people who enjoy a strong | | | | softener can address the overall problem in |
| cup of coffee still want a rich, bold flavour that is lost | | | | households and allow you to brew at home without |
| with hard-water brewing. Green teas don't fare well | | | | jeopardising flavour and satisfaction. |
| at all, losing their delicate flavours. One can double the | | | | |
