Using the right water for coffee was one of the best tips I learned from multiple sources in order to improve coffee at home. I live in a place in Italy with extremely hard water, so I have a cleaning filter installed that still leaves a series of minerals. Water is good to drink but not to brew coffee.
The solution I’m using now is bottled water, which works really well except for the fact that buying and wasting plastic isn’t ideal at all
Is there any way to obtain good quality water without having a ton of plastic in my bin? I mean I could buy mineral pills or something but still I’d need first to get demineralised water somehow, most likely bottled. So I don’t know really
You may have a local water distiller where you can take refillable containers. This is what I did prior to installing an RO system. My local one had a 24/7 refill station so I could refill whenever I wanted. It’s significantly cheaper than buying from a store, reduces plastic use long-term, and you’re shopping local. From there, you can use Barista Hustle’s water recipes in order to try out different mineral contents. Personally, I preferred this because it’s significantly cheaper than buying the mineral packets and allowed for more experimentation.