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When I first got into espresso-making, I noticed that it didn't taste the best and tried it with some store-bought bottled water and the change in taste was quite noticeable.
I have tried many cheap water filters such as Brita and...
Hi. I have a water line installed at my beverage center and I'm now looking at utilizing it so that I don't have to continue to buy bottled water and fill a reservoir.
First off, I live in the Tampa FL area and the water is ridiculously hard. I need to test it again, but I...
Our utility publishes their water report (2022, 2023 isn't out yet):
Actual data starts at page 15.
I have a basic understanding of water chemistry from home brewing beer, but in the past I always sent out samples to Ward Labs to get water results, as most at home testing...
I recently took the plunge from a full automatic to a semi automatic. I started reading up on everything I can about espresso beans, preparation, machines, grinders and ended up in the rabbit hole called 'water'. So I read the SCAE water chart report, other Internet...
I craft coffee water from distilled water. With the cost of distilled water, I am thinking about getting an under-sink reverse osmosis system. Do under-sink RO systems normally produce zero Gh and Kh water - is the water equivalent to distilled in that regard? In case it...
Hello,
New espresso owner here (almost, hopefully machine arrives today)
So, trying to catch up with all the must know things and this time is water time.
I did some testing on my tap water and this is what I found:
TDS: 46 ppm
PH: 7.02
GH: 35.8ppm
KH: 17.9ppm
I wonder if those...
I have been making my own water recipe, mainly rpavlis, with distilled water since getting my espresso machine. We recently moved into a new house and put a point of use RO system in the kitchen. I'm wondering if I can just use RO instead of making my own recipe with distilled....
Hi h-b, I'm recently getting back into espresso after a long break and recently picked up a Decent. I live in Mammoth Lakes, CA and our water sources are described as follows:
This is the utility's water report: . It has pretty wide ranges for TDS etc so I sent off some tap...
Looking for common sense solution. This is a community well based water supply. Thinking of doing whole spouse carbon filter and UV for added safety (not espresso quality).
