[alarm rider]

Thanks for posting this.

I have a question which someone might be able to answer:

For water that is stored at home, is it better to use distilled water, spring water, or just plain tap water?

I am chiefly concerned with shelf life.

Thanks,
AR

[SJSAMPLE]

Any of them will work, but you may want to induce a mild “shock” to the water (bleach) before storage, sanitizing both the water AND the container.

[AFreeBird]

For water that is stored at home, is it better to use distilled water, spring water, or just plain tap water?

I am chiefly concerned with shelf life.

FWIW(IMHO): Water is water. Distilled would probably be best, followed by spring and then tap(depending on your muni water source).

The enemies of storing it are evaporation, and leaching of chemicals from its container, plastic in particular. Aluminum gives "fresh" beer a metallic aftertaste (IMHO), glass of course it best. Glass is also heavy, and breakable.

But whatever you store it in, as long as it's a tight seal, the water should still be there for you. Granted it may not taste as good as "fresh", but depending on where you find yourself, it will most probably be a damn sight better and safer, than unknown local sources.

[redhead]

"For water that is stored at home, is it better to use distilled water, spring water, or just plain tap water?"

If you trust your tapwater source, by all means store it. Fill the bottle clear to the brim, but when you go to use it, pour some into a smaller container and leave enough room so it can be shaken vigorously. This will add oxygen to the water and freshen the taste. Keep a small bottle each of iodine, clorox, peroxide, and if you can find it, colloidal silver for purification, antiseptic use, and first aid. A drop or two of clorox or iodine should purify a half a gallon of water, if I remember correctly (Please check on this, as I am not sure of my proportions!)