I live in a hard water area. Until now, I’ve been using a standard water filter like Brita, which has worked fine, but I could never achieve the clarity I was looking for in my coffee.

So last week, I dipped my toe in the world of water recipes. I got myself a zero water filter, read up about remineralisation and made a few litres of coffee brewing water.

I wasn’t sure what to expect or if it would make a difference, but man was I surprised! The difference is insane. It was the missing piece to tasty coffee that I had been searching for for so long. Needless to say, I’m sold now and theres no going back for me.

What concerns me us how much of a pain in the ass it is. I have to have a bottle for the mineral water concentrate, a filter jug for the distillation and another jug for the remineralised water. I don’t know if I want all that hassle every day for the rest of my life.

So the question now is how can I streamline this?

I live in a rented city apartment, so space is limited and I can’t make any big changes like under-sink ro installations. I have looked at countertop ro units, but they’re very pricey

Is there anyone else here who makes their own water? How do you manage this? Any advice for someone who is just starting out?

  • Khanzarate@lemmy.world
    15·
    15 days ago

    Definitely for ease of use, it’s gotta be store bought gallons of distilled water and premeasured mineral packets.

    Get a gallon, dump in the packets, store your gallon of coffee water. One jug, no liquid minerals to be finicky with, and you’re done.

    Plus a gallon of distilled water, at least in my area, is about $1.50.

    For me, the gallon jug lives behind my coffee equipment, it’s hardly noticeable unless I need it, and mineral packets sit under my filters.

    • anytimesoon@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      6·
      14 days ago

      This is a great solution if you can get distilled water from a shop. That’s sadly not available where I live, so filtering is the only alternative

      • Khanzarate@lemmy.world
        3·
        15 days ago

        Third Wave Water is what I use. I like it, haven’t tried others, so I couldn’t tell you if its better than others.

        Its a bit pricy, I wouldn’t say overpriced, but luxury, so I dont use it for every cup I make, but sometimes you just wanna be fancier about it, and I use it then.