I've been using Brita filtered pitcher water for espresso for years. I've seen discussions about special water so I figured I had missed something and ordered some Third Wave Water after having an excellent espresso at my local coffee shop and not having the same results at...

Hi everyone,
My La Marzocco water test shows minimal hardness, chlorine, etc, yet a white residue has been accumulating on the walls of my plastic water tube. Can anyone explain why this is?

For the first year, I used the stock tube and it never developed the white residue,...

I recently found out my water is too high in chloride, so I am looking for an RO system.

There must be other people looking for the same info, in similar circumstances, so I created this topic.

I would like to keep my machine plumbed in. But then I need to look at...

I have always used just Brita filtered water in my espresso machine but wanted to try one of the mineral additives like potassium bicarbonate to see if I can tell the difference. I ordered some Third Wave powder today, but in the meantime picked up this water from Randall's....

I have an inline BWT BestMax Premium for my Bianca.

I would like to test the water from the filter, mostly PH, can i use strips or drops?

I know I cannot test GH in any meaningful way, what about KH

There is a cafe in my building and I got a look at his water analysis.

GH...

For those of you making what seems to be coined 'rpavlis water', how are you making it? I've seen it mentioned many times and I've seen some posts where people provide different measurements for it, but it wasn't until today that I looked for rpavlis' actual post that spells it...

Brand new Lelit Bianca, trying to do things right. I tested our RO water with the test strips provided by Clive Coffee and it's reading 50ppm, which seems to be within spec--however I realize that's probably not telling me everything regarding mineral content, etc.

I'm just...

Hello everyone,

First of all, I did use the search function but couldn't find the exact information I am now asking for, so my apologies if I'm asking a question that has already been answered. Simply link me the respective thread in that case.

I am considering buying water...

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...

I'm discussing water softening with tech support where I purchased my espresso machine. I had been using an in-tank softener and seeing what may be fast buildup of scale. The rep recommended that I test the softened water periodically to make sure it's following the espresso...