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Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Feb 4, 2016 6:16am

What makes a better Cup of coffee?

distilled water
spring water
bottled water
spigot water

or is it

the water temperature that releases the coffee bean flavor ? Hotter the water better strength and flavor

SnotBubbles

Posts: 4,492

Feb 4, 2016 7:17am

Tim Hortons.

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Sonofanump

Feb 4, 2016 7:41am

I can only drink coffee as a additive to instant oatmeal.
Our city has great water, use the tap.

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BR1986FB

Posts: 24,104

Feb 4, 2016 7:49am

If you live where I live, you sure as Hell don't want to make it with tap water....at least right now you don't.

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Feb 4, 2016 8:36am

BR1986FB;1779874 wrote:If you live where I live, you sure as Hell don't want to make it with tap water....at least right now you don't.

Drinkin' that Flint water?

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Feb 4, 2016 8:37am

We use the tap water. Wife says she can tell a difference in taste. She also uses cream, sugar, and milk. So does not measure these out. I drink my coffee without anything in it, and I can't tell. So...

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BR1986FB

Posts: 24,104

Feb 4, 2016 8:40am

ernest_t_bass;1779888 wrote:Drinkin' that Flint water?

Pretty much...I live in Sebring. Same thing. Guess the only perk is that I have 10 cases of "free" bottled water in my garage. That's what's been going in the Keurig for the last week or so.

4cards

Posts: 2,551

Feb 4, 2016 8:53am

...we use bottled water to make coffee in the Keurig at home & hit Speedway or Dunkin in the AM on my way to work. I have no idea what type of water they use but it usually tastes good.

MontyBrunswick

Posts: 846

Feb 4, 2016 9:47pm

what ever starbucks uses!!!!

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Feb 4, 2016 10:14pm

MontyBrunswick;1780043 wrote:what ever starbucks uses!!!!

wow! So original

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Sonofanump

Feb 5, 2016 7:55am

Belly35;1779851 wrote:What makes a better Cup of coffee?

distilled water
spring water
bottled water
spigot water

or is it

the water temperature that releases the coffee bean flavor ? Hotter the water better strength and flavor

not a scientist, but don't you want the minerals that distilled water removes?

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Feb 5, 2016 9:14am

Sonofanump;1780063 wrote:not a scientist, but don't you want the minerals that distilled water removes?

No
Creates a mineral build up in the coffee machine, is not like a salad where you want the different spices (minerals) to add to the flavor of the lettuces what you want is the pure flavor of the coffee. The hotter the water also bring out the flaver of the coffee bean...
hope this helps ..

Old Rider

Posts: 2,470

Feb 5, 2016 9:40am

Kahlua or Baileys and shot of rum!!

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Sonofanump

Feb 5, 2016 10:04am

Belly35;1780074 wrote:No
Creates a mineral build up in the coffee machine, is not like a salad where you want the different spices (minerals) to add to the flavor of the lettuces what you want is the pure flavor of the coffee. The hotter the water also bring out the flaver of the coffee bean...
hope this helps ..

i don't care about the flavor of the water, I want the nutrients.

Rider_In_Ttown

Posts: 246

Feb 5, 2016 10:36am

We use the well straight from our spigot.

j_crazy

Posts: 8,372

Feb 5, 2016 2:16pm

spring water. you want a certain amount of hardness (read: Calcium) makes the beans less bitter.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Feb 5, 2016 4:48pm

Only poor people brew their own coffee.

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Feb 5, 2016 5:06pm

My loaded coffee snob friend begs to differ.

Chemex, Blue Bottle = rocket fuel.

I get my water directly from the sink.

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Feb 5, 2016 5:14pm

j_crazy;1780135 wrote:spring water. you want a certain amount of hardness (read: Calcium) makes the beans less bitter.

the use of purified distilled water and a dash of NaCl removes the bitterness of the beans
take out the bad and tasting minerial and add the favorable ones.... Rust, chlorine and other minerial does not make great cup of coffee

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Feb 5, 2016 5:22pm

Automatik;1780174 wrote:My loaded coffee snob friend begs to differ.

Chemex, Blue Bottle = rocket fuel.

I get my water directly from the sink.

I should have said poor and stupid. They are correlated but in your example they seem to deviate.

Why carry inventory of a product and expend the effort to make the perfect cup when you can just pay someone else(who does it for a living) to do all the work for you?