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Water Quality

How to Determine Water Quality for Proper Brewing

• Is it Good Tasting ?
• Free of Odour ?
• Clear?

Water Parameters for Brewed Coffee

Water Composition Will Influence

• Taste
• Equipment Performance
• Flow Rate Through Coffee Bed

Water and Taste

• All tap water contains dissolved solids (minerals).
• Dissolved solids can improve taste profile.
• Very hard water runs through (under-extracts).
• Soft water over-extracts
  More readily absorbed by coffee
  Swells filter fibres to retain coffee longer

What Hardness Can Do To Your Brewer