Billy not silly! honestly for the minimal cost it's cheap insurance and for the money people spend on machines you are crazy not to use bottled.That's because you're feeding it treated water. I dare you to put tap water in it.
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Bottled water is way up the cost curve. Getting a proper water filter installed will be cheaper in the medium term. I did the maths a while back when I was looking at the DE1 and it would have payed for itself after 6 months with my 3 cups a day.Billy not silly! honestly for the minimal cost it's cheap insurance and for the money people spend on machines you are crazy not to use bottled.
Yep. I’ve got the real deal in the cupboard. Raw aluminium is a bit too risky I feel.Moka pot.
Oooh, tell me more on both points, please!Yep. I’ve got the real deal in the cupboard. Raw aluminium is a bit too risky I feel.
I can vouch for these guys.I spoke to Bombora Supplies.
Oooh, tell me more on both points, please!
Yeah, I figured that's where you were going here. And I am reminded that I'd gotten rid of all our older Al cooking kit, but hadn't twigged to the fact that I am using an Al moka pot. Going to have to address that, as there is a history of Alzheimer's in my family.It’s not a clear cut determination that brewing in an aluminium moka pot is dangerous, but already having significant health challenges, I’m keen to avoid any more. Personally I’m erring on the side of caution.
Moka do a stainless, it was the one I buyeded.Yeah, I figured that's where you were going here. And I am reminded that I'd gotten rid of all our older Al cooking kit, but hadn't twigged to the fact that I am using an Al moka pot. Going to have to address that, as there is a history of Alzheimer's in my family.
What kind of pot do you use, if not Al - stainless? Which brand?
I have a Brita filter for mine that gets used exclusively. I'd put a filter in, but most of water comes through the fridge filter and the water we have down here is not hard anyway (I've tested it at work and it's got bugger all salts in there, and almost no CaCO3) given how close we are to the desal plantBilly not silly! honestly for the minimal cost it's cheap insurance and for the money people spend on machines you are crazy not to use bottled.
Perth water is funny like that it depends where you are as to how bad or good it is. I used to be a fairly serious home brewer and in the home brew club I was in before the desal plant was in operation we all requested a water analysis from water corp and did a comparision to the water profiles of various famous brewing regions/cities of the world. I'm NOR which is mainly groundwater based so plenty of Calcium and Magnesium for me, which is closer to a Burton profile whereas around Armadale it's (or was at the time) mainly dam water so much more a Pilsen profile. Anyway it's my excuse for never being able to brew a good lager and I'm sticking to it.I have a Brita filter for mine that gets used exclusively. I'd put a filter in, but most of water comes through the fridge filter and the water we have down here is not hard anyway (I've tested it at work and it's got bugger all salts in there, and almost no CaCO3) given how close we are to the desal plant
If you have used your aluminium one too much, you won't remember his poiOooh, tell me more on both points, please!
Yeah, I figured that's where you were going here. And I am reminded that I'd gotten rid of all our older Al cooking kit, but hadn't twigged to the fact that I am using an Al moka pot. Going to have to address that, as there is a history of Alzheimer's in my family.
What kind of pot do you use, if not Al - stainless? Which brand?
Impulse bought one of these when Myer was selling them for $50 or something:
Pretty gimmicky since you have no control over anything, it just has one setting. Its passable coffee though, and fun to watch. A proper siphon and heat lamp would be way better but they are very expensive.
I did a bit of homebrewing too and always used tap water and the beer tasted a bit off, then I had kids and ended up on FWKs and then just getting kegs filled hahaPerth water is funny like that it depends where you are as to how bad or good it is. I used to be a fairly serious home brewer and in the home brew club I was in before the desal plant was in operation we all requested a water analysis from water corp and did a comparision to the water profiles of various famous brewing regions/cities of the world. I'm NOR which is mainly groundwater based so plenty of Calcium and Magnesium for me, which is closer to a Burton profile whereas around Armadale it's (or was at the time) mainly dam water so much more a Pilsen profile. Anyway it's my excuse for never being able to brew a good lager and I'm sticking to it.
I lived in Nedlands up until 2015 and the water there was the pants. No idea how it passed national standards. It wasn't just like scale, there were all sorts of tannins and weird organic compounds that stained the kettle and cups.Perth water is funny like that it depends where you are as to how bad or good it is. I used to be a fairly serious home brewer and in the home brew club I was in before the desal plant was in operation we all requested a water analysis from water corp and did a comparision to the water profiles of various famous brewing regions/cities of the world. I'm NOR which is mainly groundwater based so plenty of Calcium and Magnesium for me, which is closer to a Burton profile whereas around Armadale it's (or was at the time) mainly dam water so much more a Pilsen profile. Anyway it's my excuse for never being able to brew a good lager and I'm sticking to it.
One of the guys in the club was pretty full on in everything he did and went to the effort of setting up a RO system and customising his water profile depending on what he was brewing. Suffice to say he won a lot of competitions...I did a bit of homebrewing too and always used tap water and the beer tasted a bit off, then I had kids and ended up on FWKs and then just getting kegs filled haha
I'm not a good brewer because I'm lazy, despite being a chemist with a PhD.
There's not a lot of hardness where we are, which means that we haven't even scaled a kettle yet
as evidenced by repeated searches for various pieces of the Pyga at 2:30am on the weekend...as there is a history of Alzheimer's in my family.