#75: Getting Great Water for Coffee

About this episode

Lucia and James discuss the impact of water on coffee flavor and how to improve water quality for brewing.

Water massively impacts your coffee's flavours. But most of us struggle to fix our water because water science is confusing... Join me and James as we go step-by-step through: Why these concepts matter for coffee flavour and equipmentHow to test your water at homeHow to fix it, depending on what you're working withCheck James' website for all of the visuals mentioned in the episode. Resources: #44: Are Wine Making Techniques the Future of Coffee? Responses, Inquiries, & questions ...

People in this episode

Host: Lucia

Guest: James

Topics covered

• water quality
• coffee flavor
• water testing
• coffee equipment
• water science

Keywords

• coffee
• water
• flavor
• testing
• science
• equipment
• improvement

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