MediumRoastSteam If you have a V60 filter… I have a ZeroWater jug!
Zero water jugs
I used to mix Zero water with tap water to remineralise, aiming for about 50mg/L alkalinity.
Easy to do on scales whilst filling the kettle.
CoyoteOldMan - Ha! I sold all my filter coffee paraphernalia a while ago. I don’t really enjoy it. I much prefer espresso :-)
MediumRoastSteam To be honest, I suspect that there is no difference between RO and DI demineralised water. If it’s H2O, it’s H2O
LMSC The tea from mineralised RO is lighter and taste a lot better. I always found the tea with hard water even with a drop of milk was harsher in taste.
My wife far, far prefers the tea made from the service boiler, which is zero water and sodium bicarbonate than from the kettle. Not only does it taste a lot better, but it even looks so much better too.
I live in London and the tap water is pretty horrendous, so maybe not such a surprise
CoyoteOldMan So, a visit here needs to be arranged, I suppose.
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LMSC Where is “here”, if I may ask?
You are always welcome here if you visit your daughter in London and go by Oxford!
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CoyoteOldMan We live in Wokingham! Thanks for invitation. Much appreciated.
This is rather an unusual year for us. Covid relaxations have exposed us to unusually large number of guests, who have been visiting us since May this year; They will be (in addition to an 83 year old staying with us) until the until the end of Nov. So, although we are kind of frozen out for this year, we could pencil something in in Wokingham as well early next year! :-)
LMSC For some strange reason, I thought you were in Lancashire! Then “here” to “there” is easy. Even on a pushbike and a Zero Jug in a rucksack.
CoyoteOldMan Exactly. Shouting distance - you, MRS, Dave and self!
CoyoteOldMan - I’m not quite so sure. But again, I can’t explain why. I tried RO water at Dave’s, both from the Osmio and from the undercounted RO system. That’s drinkable and tastes OK.
Distilled water… Not quite the same.Surprising, I know, but I don’t know why.
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MediumRoastSteam The RO leaves traces of minerals in there. Did you by any chance drink mineralised? Does Dave use the mineralisation cartridge ?
Zero Water doesn’t taste great - I’ve tried it a few times and not sold on it at all.
Remineralised Zero Water through the machine with coffee / tea however is a different animal.
LMSC I tried from the Osmio with the remineralisation cartridge and from the RO under the sink, which I think it was just RO water.
Water from the Osmio does taste great I must say!
dutchy101 Remineralised Zero Water through the machine with coffee / tea however is a different animal.
Yeah, same with distilled. I wouldn’t drink it, but as espresso, it’s good. As filter (more water I suppose) is awful.
Doram Bad. Well, not bad - tasteless and not refreshing. At least, to me.
My understanding is that pure water, I.e: distilled, is odourless, insipid and transparent. These are the tree basic characteristics of water. Therefore, the taste you get when drinking distilled water is actually the taste of your own mouth, rather than the minerals in it - as it has none.
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Sorry if this has already been answered, 2 questions re Zero water:
- Zero water is NOT recommended for espresso machines WITHOUT remineralisation as espresso machines need some minerals to work correctly. Is this statement correct?
- As zero water removes all minerals, what quantity per litre of Bicarbonate of Soda is needed to create an alkalinity buffer and not prevent corrosion/scaling?