Which water for espresso machine

just-joe · 04-10-2015 12:24pm #1

Hello all,

I am just wondering whether anyone can recommend a type of bottled water for making espresso. I am living in Galway at the moment which is a hard water area. I bought a bottle of Dunnes Irish Spring and it has 45mg/L calcium and magnesium 25mg/L. I thought this level was ok, but using the water testing provided with the machine it comes up as hard.

Would this water be ok, or would anyone know of a good brand of bottled water to use?

Thanks,

joe

Stereomaniac · 04-10-2015 12:25pm

That water would be okay.

just-joe · 04-10-2015 10:09pm

Hi Stereomaniac, could you help with a bit of an explanation?

What type of water do people normally use for their espresso machine?

adrian522 · 05-10-2015 4:14pm

I just go with tap water. For a while I was filling it up with water from a Britta Filter but abandoned that some time back.I just descale every few months.

just-joe · 06-10-2015 11:04am

Cheers Adrian, yeah I was wondering about that - it seems most people just de-scale every few months? If possible I'd rather use soft water and not have to do that at all, to keep the machine in as good a shape as possible. I'll have to get back to water aisle in the supermarket and do some proper research..

adrian522 · 07-10-2015 12:18pm

I still think you will need to descale every so often, even with softer water.

Call me Al · 07-10-2015 12:22pm

We have very hard water and we just use regular brita -filtered tap water in our nespresso machine.

I plan to just use some vinegar when it comes time to descale the machine.

J_E · 09-10-2015 1:07pm

Call me Al wrote: »

We have very hard water and we just use regular brita -filtered tap water in our nespresso machine.

I plan to just use some vinegar when it comes time to descale the machine.

Beware! It will leave a taste if it leeches into the plastic parts. You'll never get rid of that hint of vinegar taste.

Madisonmenece · 01-11-2015 10:03pm

I was told the best water to use was tesco own brand still water, I am into my coffee but the guy who recommended is obsessed.

fuzzby100 · 03-11-2015 12:41pm

In general I would never use tap water although that depends what part of the country you are in. Here in Drogheda there is a lot of chlorine in the water which destroys the taste of everything in contact with it. I find a lot of poor coffee's in restaurants are usually down to poor water quality. I use the Tesco still water and also water from a local well. Both are very good.

Which water for espresso machine

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