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Where do you buy your Distilled water at (for Coffee pod makers)?

3,223 1,585 March 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I own a CBTL/Caffitaly and also Keurig coffee makers.

I read the manual for the former and it says to only use Distilled water. I never read the manuals for the Keurigs so I don't know if that is a requirement.

Where do you buy your Distilled water at?

I get mine at Smart & Final. 1 gallon for $0.99

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So what happens if you try to use Tap Water in a machine that calls for DI water? And is Purified Water okay as an alternative?
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03-06-2025 at 12:47 PM.
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I buy it at the distillery, duh. For some reason, I get drunk from my coffee.
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Quote from emelvee :
I buy it at the distillery, duh. For some reason, I get drunk from my coffee.
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03-12-2025 at 08:26 AM.
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That's interesting, generally it's not recommended to use distilled water for coffee AFAIK. I've been using Brita-filtered water in my espresso machine for years, but I do descale it in accordance with the manual's instructions.
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03-12-2025 at 06:09 PM.
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Filter from water source to tap. Brita pitcher filter. I think the boss may put in autoclave n possibly be satisfied or just go to local dunks
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I don't drink coffee so I don't care
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03-14-2025 at 06:09 PM.
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If your tap water has a lot of stuff in it, it will cause buildup in the machine. Requiring more clean outs and possibly shortening life. I went to a garage sale in town, they were selling a coffee pot that was encrusted.

I'm testing a filter container for my aunt before I give it to her. She has nitrates in the village water. Zero water was the only one I saw that filtered that. It comes with a water tester meter, total dissolved solids. My unfiltered and untreated well water reads 66 on it (I think it says typical tap is 50-200). I think this brand removes a lot, but the filters aren't cheap.

I have a decades old coffee pot that hasn't had a cleaning cycle through it, I've never rinsed the chamber, almost no buildup in the water chamber. Keurig type, I've seen a disassembly video a few years ago, it wasn't pretty.
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