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Shoutout to my local water report for fixing my sour coffee issue
I've been brewing pour-over coffee for years and could never figure out why it sometimes tasted super sour. I tried new beans, changed my grind size, even bought a fancy kettle. Nothing worked. Then I read online about water hardness affecting extraction. I dug up my city's water report and saw the mineral levels were all over the place. Started using a simple filter pitcher for my brewing water, and wow, what a difference. My coffee is now balanced and sweet, no more puckering sourness. It's crazy how one small change based on data can fix everything. Now I'm curious if different filters change the taste too.
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butler.mark19d ago
Oh man, that makes me wonder if the water changes with the seasons too... like maybe it's worse in summer.
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mattheww571mo ago
My coffee was always sour until I filtered the water, just like you found.
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