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Table water filters tested - Good water for coffee
Countertop water filters are a practical and easy way to filter water for good coffee. In almost all areas, tap water is generally too hard to make good coffee. At the same time, hard water also poses a risk to your coffee machine, as it encourages limescale buildup.
With table water filters or other filt...
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Table water filters tested - Good water for coffee
From Benjamin Hohlmann
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Countertop water filters are a practical and easy way to filter water for good coffee. In almost all areas, tap water is generally too hard to make good coffee. At the same time, hard water also poses a risk to your coffee machine, as it encourages limescale buildup.
With table water filters or other filt...
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August 25, 2025
Water filter cartridges and plug-in water filters tested
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Many espresso machines and fully automatic coffee machines offer plug-in water filter cartridges. But are these plug-in filter cartridges any good? We tested five models and summarized the results in a video about plug-in water filters from BWT, Brita, Jura, Lelit, and Sage.
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August 25, 2025
Water filter pads for espresso machines – use and problems
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Water filter pads have a single purpose: to filter hard water. They are designed to reduce the risk of limescale buildup in espresso or coffee machines and also improve the water's taste. We tested four water filter pads, and the conclusion is sobering: all four fail to achieve these two goals, or only inad...
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August 25, 2025
Good water for coffee – the ultimate coffee water guide
From Benjamin Hohlmann
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Every coffee beverage consists of at least 90% water. A filter coffee is even more than 98% water. Less than 2% is total dissolved solids (TDS) . These figures illustrate how important water is for coffee preparation. Coffee water should be tasteless and free of chlorine or other impurities.
But even if w...
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Observer Nature: Water as important as coffee
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The current issue of Observer Nature is all about water. The importance of water for making coffee is explored in an article with Benjamin. We're very fascinated by the topic, and we're far from finished. This article gives you an idea.
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Coffee water – results and recommendations
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I measured and tasted 18 water samples during my coffee-water tour. Here are the results, along with some conclusions and recommendations.
One thing is certain: to further verify the results and arrive at scientifically sound conclusions, a larger panel of sensory experts is needed who taste a larger quant...
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