What type of water purifying system do coffee shops use?
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What type of water purifying system do coffee shops use?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “water filtration system for coffee shop cost“
In the many cafes that I have owned, built and managed, the set up of the water supply system for my commercial espresso machines involved the mains water passing through a carbon water filter with replaceable cartages and then through a water softening unit containing rock salt like this one pictured below.
For both quality taste reasons and as a preventative against the corrosion of the internal operations of the commercial espresso machine, water treatment is essential in a fast paced commercial environment.
So water that is purified and softened must be delivered to the espresso machine to prevent limescale build-up and to ensure that the water that makes up much of the coffee brew is free of undesirable flavour profiles.
The water filter first removes the undesirable odours, chlorine, and sediment and then the water softener minimises the amount of calcium and lime deposits being delivered to the espresso coffee machine.
Here is an extract from my post Extracting ‘the god shot’ – perfect espresso coffee. [ https://espressocoffee.quora.com/Extracting-the-god-shot-perfect-espresso-coffee ]that may add further to the discussion:
> 4 – Use the purest water – Given that water constitutes 95% of an espresso shot, some attention should be paid to its impact on the espresso outcomes. The quality of the water that the espresso machine connects to, can have a detrimental impact on both the espresso taste and the brewing equipment’s performance and reliability.
Water as ‘the universal solvent’ takes up airborne gases and industry air pollution as it falls and then dissolves the naturally occurring calcium, magnesium and iron in the soil and carries dirt in suspension as it soaks through the ground. Public water authorities remove most of the dirt particles and add chlorine to make the water safe to drink. But to produce th…
There have been several different systems over the years, so the setup in a brand new store probably wouldn’t be the same as a 20 year old store. However, the basic concepts are pretty much the same for all food service establishments. Usually a system serves all of the incoming water that will be used for any drinking or food preparation purposes. Sometimes a separate, unfiltered line would go to the back sink area for hot water, filling mop buckets, restrooms, etc., where the expense of filtered water would not be necessary.
A typical system would look like this, with replaceable canisters that filter out particulate or sediment debris, remove undesirable odors and tastes, and remove mineral content to prevent scale buildup in pipes and equipment.