BubbaBob wrote:

> RO water makes terrible, flat-tasting coffee. It also eats the guts
> out of coffee brewers and espresso machines. Good coffee requires a
> certain percentage of dissolved minerals. the SCAA has a spec for
> this but I've forgotten exactly what the numbers are. Here in
> Albuquerque out tap water makes really good coffee after you let it
> sit for 24 hours to outgas the chlorine. Lucky us.
That's your opinion and taste. I find the coffee and expresso give out
their nuances better if water is not contaminated with salts, et cetera.

BTW, can you please explain to me how RO water eats the guts of coffee
brewers and expresso machines? I really am intrigued.

TIA,

Rich

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