Hi Folks, I recently got my espresso machine and decided to use Espresso Afficionado's TWW Espresso Inspired Water formula . I have been mixing 1.5g of Epsom salt and 0.5g of potassium bicarbonate into 1 gallon of distilled water per the instructions. I recently checked the TDS...

I currently make my own water using distilled water with a recipe that I found online consisting of magnesium sulfate and potassium bicarbonate. The water results in a hardness of around 85ppm. I know that calcium causes scale in the machine, but flavorwise, is it better for...

While my Cremina was away in the shop I was using my Cafelat robot as my daily driver. Usually I use the standard rpavlis water recipe with the Cremina. For the robot I just used water from my RO system. Now the Cremina is back and I'm using rpavlis water again I've noticed that...

Hi i use bottled water which has hardness of 28.7 mg/L or ppm of CaCO3. How often should i descale?

Hi,

I red many topics about hard water solutions, but not one that would answer question (I asking myself in my mind).

Anyway, my new machine is on it's way, and since it has rotary pump I have an option to plumb in (at least in theory) .

Problem is that tap water here is...

I've been using the Homeland filter system for about a year. Really happy with nearly no water hardness.

I was looking at the BWT system from WLL and it adds back magnesium. Should I consider upgrading?

Hi, I've moved to a new home and town, and have different water than before.

I currently use a zerowater filter then add KHCO3 per rpavlis recipe and it works well. I'm also in the process of plumbing in my Londinium R, but basically just using an external reservoir of the...

Hi all,

I've installed RO + Mineralization cartridge for my espresso machine Linea Mini. The RO is half year old and the mineralization cartidge is quite new (less than 1 month).

In the morning when I check TDS the water is ~27-40ppm (~40ppm in the morning and after some usage...

Hi Fellow HB'ers,

Hope you all enjoyed the holiday period!

I posted a thread in the Tips Thread on what I need to plumb my Rocket Giotto by using a 5-gallon water jug and a Flojet pump. I checked my municipality's water quality report and they don't even make it a point to...

I try to keep things simple, so this is what I do:

I make a concentrate of 500ml distilled water with 25g espom salt and 12.9g of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). Then I add 3.5gr of that solution per 1 Liter of water. So far it is not bad I see some positive changes compared...