Best Water for Coffee

[robinhudda123]

best water for coffee

Actually i have no more knowledge about the making coffee but i am a science student so i can say that water is of two type one is hard water and another is soft water .Soft water is the best for making coffee and all type of cooking food and also best for the drinking purpose.

 

[shadow745]

TDS is not just your mineral content, but may include heavy metals and sodium. All households, no matter the water source should have RO systems. a Mineral + cartridge will add the good minerals back in. Where I live we have some of the highest quality municipal water supplies in the USA, but it is still treated with Chlorine and Ammonia (Chloramine) and travels to the home through a 100 year + water system. What comes out of the tap is not suitable for drinking even with a TDS of 30 PPM in my opinion. My RO has a pre, post and mineral + cartridge providing safe drinking water (Chloramine/contaminant free), and a great foundation for my artisan roasted coffee and espresso. CAUTION Do not hook up an RO with HARD water. You will burn through the RO membrane quickly and it will cost you. Put a softener ahead of the RO if you have 3 grains hard or more. Just some thoughts from a water specialist

R.O. is NOT the do all/end all for water treatment like some want to believe. There is such a thing as water that is TOO pure and becomes like drinking air. Using a R.O. system to remove everything, then adding it back with different cartridges is not only costly, but more involved/complicated than most want to deal with. Best advice I can give is to test the water you currently use and carbon filter it. As long as everything in the water is somewhat balanced and nothing is astronomical leave it be.

 

[coffeewithkc]

This does sound a little more involved then I would do to make my morning coffee. I have just started using water through a filtered water pitcher for my coffee and can taste the difference.

 

[shadow745]

Honestly I'd leave it at that. Provided your water is potable simple carbon filtration should work for all but anal retentive geeks.

For commercial applications that can involve PITA descaling regimens for high end machines, softened water or a scale reducing inline filter is best.

 

[Nathen]

In reply to thewilliams1, filters will not stop your machine from scaling, ion exchange (water softener) is the only way to remove calcium. Frankly, "heavy metals" filters is a gimmick. There is only one way to remove 99.9999% of toxins and heavy metals, and that's RO.
Many folks need to us RO because of the numerous toxins in drinking water supplies. (I have fluoride) I use the Kinetico K5 RO which has a re-mineralization cartridge. So far I've had great results. My Dad uses just plain RO water and swears that it is better than mineralized water. I know of a lot of coffee shops ( high end) that use RO and their coffees are great. It is all about your own personal preference.

 

[Rafiljone]

Hi to all,
Mineral water of any type is better for the coffee,and if water not full of filtration that is not suitable even taste-wise not so good.

 

[Alston]

Hi friends,......
Mineral water is the best water for coffee because this water pure and purify.
No germs in it.So i preferred it for coffee.Thanks a lot.

 

[peterklamkacoffee]

Evian or Poland Spring seem to be best for me.

 

[Alexanderjohn]

I started out as a coffee drinker, then got really into tea. With tea it is well known that different sorts of water sources produce optimal, and more flavorful results with certain types of tea.
So my question is, has anyone ever experimented with spring water, filtered water, etc... and does it make a difference over tap water, when making coffee?

Adam

Hello,
well i always use filtered water,
And i think its best, as filter water is already like boiled water and really good for health.
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[Collinslice]

Hello

No, only and only milk is better for coffee not water because taste is absolutely changed by mixing the water.

 

[Collinslice]

Hello to all

If slightly water can be used for making coffee, it means there lies no distinction concerning the taste.