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Not anything life-changing, rather I did something a bit different this morning when making my coffee, and I'm not quite sure how to feel about it.
I am pretty happy with my current method of brewing coffee. So far it is giving me consistently good results, regardless of the blend or roast I try. I made a couple of cups this morning using that method, then when I went back to make my final cup, I decided to shake things up a bit by using different water.
Our tap water is fairly soft here, but as I was grinding more beans, I noticed that we had some bottles of water on the fridge that were left over from our last road trip. Curious to know how much difference it would make, I used one of them for my coffee. I had not been expecting to taste much of a difference, but the change in my coffee was quite pronounced.
It was quite noticeably better.
I don't drink bottled water that often (I only grab it when I don't have ready access to tap water - like on a road trip, long hike, etc), so I don't want to get into a trap of making my coffee from it.
... but it was so good.
I may try the filtered water again the next time I make coffee and see if that is a more sustainable alternative. The last time I tried it, I was slightly unimpressed with the results, but I've got some ideas for the next try. What I am not going to do is start burning through bottled water for my coffee - we produce enough plastic waste for my liking.
I am pretty happy with my current method of brewing coffee. So far it is giving me consistently good results, regardless of the blend or roast I try. I made a couple of cups this morning using that method, then when I went back to make my final cup, I decided to shake things up a bit by using different water.
Our tap water is fairly soft here, but as I was grinding more beans, I noticed that we had some bottles of water on the fridge that were left over from our last road trip. Curious to know how much difference it would make, I used one of them for my coffee. I had not been expecting to taste much of a difference, but the change in my coffee was quite pronounced.
It was quite noticeably better.
I don't drink bottled water that often (I only grab it when I don't have ready access to tap water - like on a road trip, long hike, etc), so I don't want to get into a trap of making my coffee from it.
... but it was so good.
I may try the filtered water again the next time I make coffee and see if that is a more sustainable alternative. The last time I tried it, I was slightly unimpressed with the results, but I've got some ideas for the next try. What I am not going to do is start burning through bottled water for my coffee - we produce enough plastic waste for my liking.
