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I've been making recipe water for espresso for about a year now and wondering how close to 7 is distilled water and if there is a common additive to raise it just a notch. Anyone use a pinch of something?

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May not be fully water related. But my question is, is it ok/safe to leave the machine (ECM Synchronika) for few hours at a time? I usually turn it on at 5AM and turn off until 9AM, I do the same at night (on at 5PM turn off 9PM). Is it better/ worse to turn on/off often...

I stumbled on a water recipe online that uses Gypsum Powder. I noticed that when mixing the concentrate that the powder doesn't dissolve. Has anyone used Gypsum as a mineral additive and what is your experience?

So it turns out DC has a lot of Chloride in its water supply. On avg 29 ppm, but with a wide range, that hits 60 on the top end. Obviously bad if you have a stainless boiler, but if you have a copper/brass one (like my R58), how safe would you be?

Longtime reader here, first time poster. After a lovely decade with a Gaggia Classic, upgraditis finally got the best of me and I made the leap to a fancy HX machine. Life is good, except the newfound paranoia about water quality... and hence this post.

Leading up to the HX...

Is there anybody have a corrigendum PDF file of water for coffee? I lost my file during remove some folders.

Original sources of this file aren't available include this

Somebody who has this file, plz share to me. :wink:

Thought it might be worth sharing my experience of using Volvic in my espresso machine for the benefit of others.

As I couldn't plumb in my machine due to its location in the house, and after much research, I decided to use Volvic based on the general consensus that it would...

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We bought a Lelit Bianca a couple of months ago, and now we'd like to plumb it in. We are currently using Crystal Geyser spring water, which is fine, but we like the convenience of having it plumbed in.

I've put some water sample data at the end of my post. The data...

Hi there all, after much reading here, I decide I would give the RPavlis recipe a try. I am using Third Wave Water now but would like to switch or try Pavlis recipe.

I have a couple of questions though.

First, I see it calls or mentions that distilled water should be used. My...

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I would like to plumb in my espresso machine and I am not sure if I need to add a water filter.
The water I have is already filtered (sadly, I am not sure which filter exactly) but I can give you the following water test results:

What would be your recommendation?...