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I am a newcomer to home-barista although I have gleaned quite a bit of useful information from perusing the forums as a guest when I was relatively new to brewing coffee a few years ago. My (ex)wife and I enjoyed making primarily milk based espresso drinks on an ECM...
Anyone in Tokyo have an opinion on the quality of Tokyo tap water for espresso machines? I'm relatively new to the subject of water quality for espresso, so I am posting here in the hopes that someone based in Tokyo has already looked into this.
I have been using Aquacode brewing water at 100-120 ppm for a while now with pourover brewing. I prefer the clarity, acidity and sweetness I get with it over TWW. I recently got an espresso machine for my place and want to make sure it's okay to use.
From Prepping for a major upgrade: Profitec Pro 700 + Ceado E37s :
Water wise, I currently use filtered water for espresso, with an APEC WATER Top Tier Supreme Certified Alkaline Mineral pH+ High Flow 90 GPD 6-Stage Ultra Safe Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System to...
For those that are going to dive in here, let me emphasize that the best part of this whole set up is never having to worry about your water and what's going on inside your machine. No worries about filter performance or aging, or bypass %, or the income water changing over the...