Melting snow to brew tea?

I’ve not, but I live in a polluted area.

I haven’t but I would. Of course, if I have no water then I have no power so it’s a moot point for me.

My grandmother has done though, as she has a wood stove and if there is no water, snow would be used. Just get ‘clean’ snow.

I would definitely do that. Obviously I would look for clean snow and boil it first. I think I will try that and grab some snow next time I’m at the top of Mammoth Mountain in a storm. That would be an amazing way to honor one of my favorite mountains with tea.

I like the idea of this but wonder if snow is really just in fact frozen distilled water and would be void of the minerals needed to bring out the best flavors in the tea. Might be a very one-dimensional cup.

If I lived in the mountains I might try this, not on Long Island.

I don’t get any snow where I live, but I’ve tried ice steeped tea. It was okay. https://yunomi.us/688/ice-steeping-technique/

I would test the Ph of it before drinking it, at a minimum.

Snow? What is this “snow” you speak of?

Well…

I was reading up some Chinese ancient writing about tea.

It was said something like snow is 100% sky juice, superb for brewing tea, next is rain water during winter season…..

Oooh, sky juice!!
I love that word for it. I might steal it pretty much forever. Sky juice!

No, I’ve never tried it. Given that they put the fear of god in you re: how our pollution has ruined everything (it probably has), I’d be hesitant to try it, although not entirely unwilling. I’d let my immune system have a go at it, at any rate.