There’s third wave, I’ve never used them so can’t say whether it’s any good
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I based my recipe on WOC Budapest from Barista Hustle: https://www.baristahustle.com/blog/diy-water-recipes-the-world-in-two-bottles/
33,75g Sodium Bicarbonate, 62,85g Epsom salts, Dissolve in enough distilled water to make 1000ml of concentrate
Add 10ml of this concentrate to 5l of RO or distilled water.
Boom. Perfect water for brewing.
Yes, brewing with pure RO water will not produce great results. But luckily you can make your own re-mineralization drops with baking soda and Epsom salts, so that's pretty cheap.
You can start by taking a look here: https://www.baristahustle.com/blog/diy-water-recipes-redux/
Beware, the rabbit hole is deep :)
I ended up ordering a calcium/alkaline cartridge to put at the end of the filter chain. But now that I know of this rabbit hole, I think I'll be checking it out someday! Thanks :-)
Yeah, pure water like that has a metallic taste to me.
I got this iSpring system which had one with it already, but you should be able to just add the alkaline filter into your current system.
That looks like a good option. We basically have the same model but with 2 little tanks on top instead of 3. I could probably just add that filter at the end of the chain like you said. Thanks for the idea!
Yeah, that will work, and it does raise the TDS to ~50ppm, but the water tastes so good and it feels softer in the mouth with that alkaline filter on it. I fill a glass pitcher and keep it in the fridge to always have cold water to fill my hydro flask throughout the day.
So, I did end up going with this option. After some more research, I found that I don't want my family drinking that super purified stuff (leaches minerals from your body, etc.). I didn't get that exact ispring one--I got a kit from Apec (same brand as my RO setup) that includes an extra tube + the bracket to install it on the other cartridges (so I wouldn't have to bust out the duct tape!). It arrives tomorrow.. I'm excited! Thanks again.
Awesome, yeah, and just so you know, it might taste off for a bit, I ran a couple of tanks right away through it.
Sounds good, will keep that in mind! Should arrive today.