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Best affordable RO system for coffee? (www.baristahustle.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/coffee

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I live in a super hard water region. So hard in fact that it destroys every appliance despite regular descaling. I've remineralized 5l jugs of demineralized water for years but I feel it's not very sustainable in the long term. Plus demineralized water is not supposed to be safe for human consumption.

I'm looking for an affordable RO system that removes most if not all TDS so I can remineralize it using my favorite recipe.

Do you use any? What are your thoughts? Thanks !

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[–] asdfasdfasdf 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Not specifically RO, but even better IMO: https://www.megahomedistiller.com/

Also, it's Made in Taiwan, so not supporting China.

I've been using this one for over ten years and it's amazing. Don't need to buy any filters at all, it's very simple and has just one button. Distilling is supposed to be even better than RO, too.

I've been drinking mainly distilled water the whole time and I'm totally fine. The stuff about it being bad for you is nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh nice, this should be what I'm looking for. Bigger energy costs but much less waste water. And available in Europe!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How do you descale it if your water is hard?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

As someone who lives in an extremely hard water area, citric acid is your friend. It looks like a giant kettle after all.

[–] asdfasdfasdf 1 points 2 weeks ago

You just put a bit of citric acid in it with some water and boil.

[–] chonglibloodsport 0 points 2 weeks ago

$400 for a kettle with a condensation coil? No thanks. Wastes a ton of electricity boiling the water too, so the long term costs are way higher as well.