Can I treat distilled or reverse osmosis (RO) water or other demineralized water in my MEOW device successfully?
A. The short answer to this question is a resounding NO! There is quite a bit of evidence that for optimal effects, any water placed in a MEOW alembic must be a natural source water containing minerals placed there by Mother Nature. Distilled water, reverse osmosis water, or other demineralized or “purified” water will usually not produce significant results after MEOW treatment. It is also worth noting that some folks have tried the tactic of using distilled water or RO water and adding a bit of mineral concentrate (such as Concentrace or any of a dozen other brands) to the water prior to placing the water bottle in a MEOW alembic. So far, and with a few exceptions, the evidence accrued to date usually indicates that this tactic is not as effective as using water which was naturally mineralized, over time, by Mother Nature. One minor seeming exception to this rule is that some folks — including myself — have had great success in starting with high-quality unfiltered mountain spring
