Water made especially for coffee

[stricklybojack]

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See link.
In other news i need a coffee bean grinder, any thoughts?
Conical mean anything, or just a gimmick?

http://www.eater.com/2016/8/3/12371572/aquiem-coffee-water

 

[rp2813]

I'm really happy with my vintage Kitchenaid model KCM burr coffee mill (seen below).   They show up on ebay once in a while, but often go for around $50.  I got mine for $25 because it needed a little work.  These models don't spew the grounds all over like the old A-9s do.

 

If you're in a hurry, I'd still recommend going for a burr grinder.

 

I suppose it was only a matter of time before somebody would lead coffee snobs way out of bounds with specially formulated water.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Former neighbors used to live in Florida where the water was terrible so they used Canada Dry club soda sparkling water for making coffee.

 

[mrb627]

Club Soda?

I may have to try that.

Malcolm

 

[frigilux]

So....old, packaged water is going to taste better than fresh, filtered water for coffee, eh? The Keurig makes decent, but not exceptional coffee to begin with (K-cups are filled with ground coffee) so I don't think spending money on water is going to make a difference.

If I was grinding high quality beans before each brew and still using a Technivorm Moccamaster I might be tempted to see if the specialized water tweaked an already exceptional cup of coffee.

Will be interesting to see if this product has legs in the market, though.

 

[lordkenmore]

I have this evil impulse to e-mail the company producing this water to ask if it will bring out the best from Folgers Flakes.

 

[lordkenmore]

I have to admit that I do cringe at the thought of the environmental issues this water poses (e.g., the packaging).

 

[ilovewindex]

Boxed water from Target... Basicly the same thing but hopefully doesn't taste waxy and ickky

 

[ilovewindex]

I am not a coffee person unless is uber sweet and sticky...

Although i have to laugh... People might actually use this water

 

[petek]

Canned water

going back almost 40 years the railroad used to supply water in cans , like beer and pop, for the train crews and outside workers. Wished I had kept a few. They were plain tin with just an imprint of the company logo and the words potable water

 

[revvinkevin]

Marketing

 

 

This just another marketing ploy to rake in $$$ at the consumers expense ($2.10 per liter).   Sounds like it can make a difference though. 

 

Filtered or bottled water can make a big difference over tap water.   My best friend uses bottled water to make his coffee.

 

I'm glad I'm not a coffee drinker, this way I never have to worry about creating the "perfect cup of coffee".

 

 

[alr2903]

Would be nice if they sent truckloads of that "special" water to Flint Michigan.  They could sure use it.

 

[joeekaitis]

Now we know what triggered the "Oh, bloody puh-LEEZE" alarm.

 

[chachp]

PRIMO Water

 

[COLOR=#993366; font-family: courier new,courier]We have one of those water cooler things with the big jugs of water.  I use that for coffee.  Never heard of this water specially made for coffee.  Might be fun to try to see if it really makes a difference but that's a pretty steep price for water.[/COLOR]

 

[COLOR=#993366; font-family: courier new,courier]Bean Grinder.  I've had a few over the years.  The best one I've had is the one I have now which is a Breville Smart Grinder.  It's pretty versatile for just about any kind of grind.[/COLOR]

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/sto...offee-grinder-pro/1043820788?Keyword=breville

 

[vacerator]

Turn boxed water

into wine too?
Plenty of bottled water found it's way to Flint. The trial last week found seven or eight people guilty in the scandal.
The intake pipes are being fixed, and the water quality has improved to be safe with in home filtering now.
Many other old water systems have traces of lead. Not as severe, but if you think it's only Flint, there are many older schools, etc. with lead in their drinking fountain fixtures and faucets. Homes also.
The pricey Kohler kitchen faucet I bought in 1996 still contained lead. Not the one I bought in 2011 though.

 

[circlew]

I don't make coffee, but I do make a lot of iced tea. I use Kroger purified water in the gallon jug, and everyone likes it. I was hoping after my area put in a new water treatment facility that I could use tap water, but even though it tastes much better than from the old system, it still makes bad tea (and oatmeal, too).

 

[launderess]

For making the best coffee

You actually want fresh water because of the oxygen content. That reaction during the brewing process is what makes a great cup of tea or coffee. Using flat water (filtered water or whatever that has been sitting in the fridge, bottled, canned, or whatever) isn't as good. Neither is the method of some automatic coffee brewers where you set things up the night before and they will start brewing by a timer so can wake up to "fresh" coffee.

If one must use filtered water best to do so just before brewing. However that being said filtered water does make a difference for many when it comes to coffee or tea making. If after drinking a glass of your local tap water that vessel is cloudy what you are seeing is the remains of sediment and whatever that were in your tap water. Of course those living in areas with water that has high iron or other content already know this.

 

[mark_wpduet]

We always just use

our filtered water from the refrigerator water dispenser to drink water, make coffee. I wouldn't buy this packaged water.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

I agree with the other posters. Until I see some evidence, this is just a rather pathetic marketing ploy.

 

Jim

 

[rp2813]

The water I use is double-filtered. 

 

1) Filtered water from the fridge dispenser, and

2) The Cuisinart has its own little filter pod in the reservoir.

 

Mineral content here is fairly high, so I don't think filtering is doing any harm.  Tap water has a chlorine smell and water dispensed by the fridge doesn't.

 

That said, at our previous house we had an instant hot water dispenser at the sink.  I'd make single pour-over mugs of coffee with that water, and it was drinkable.  Water at that place was mainly sourced from mountain runoff, but it was still treated the same by the water company.  I think mineral content was lower, though.  At our current place, the source is primarily ground water from recharged aquifers.