Not Using Filtered Water for Brewing Coffee? An Expert Shares 2 Reasons Why You Should

When it comes to nailing a pot of coffee, most consider the quality and freshness of the beans, the all-important ratio, and the technique used. Those aren’t bad instincts, but there is another element that could be keeping your coffee from being everything it should be.

Ideally, water gets near its boiling point when it hits your ground coffee, but even boiling tap water doesn’t remove impurities that can make it taste off. A few coffee professionals I spoke with say they use filtered water to remove impurities for a better-tasting pot, but it’s not the only reason.

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Jose Lepe, Director of Sourcing and Quality Control at Sightglass Coffee, is a self-described filtered water evangelist. According to Lepe, the water you use can matter as much as the beans themselves, but the benefits go beyond better-tasting coffee.

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