LOTUS WATER Potassium

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The flavour of water impacts the flavour of coffee. Starting with distilled or reverse osmosis water is the best way to ensure you are starting with a clean slate when brewing coffee. Lotus Potassium bicarbonate is used to add alkalinity to water which serves as a buffer to acidity.

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  • GREAT COFFEE DESERVES GREAT WATER

    The flavour of your water has a direct impact on the flavour of your coffee. The flavour of water is determined by the minerals and other matter present. The content of your tap water largely depends on where you live and how the water was treated. If you live near an ocean your water may have a slight sulfur smell due to the presence of sulfur producing microbes. Water taken from lakes can taste earthy from leftover plant matter and so on. The key takeaway is that any off flavours in your water before you brew your coffee are still going to be there when you're finished making it. Starting with distilled or reverse osmosis water is the best way to ensure you are starting with a clean slate when brewing coffee.

    Potassium bicarbonate is used to add alkalinity to water which serves as a buffer to acidity. Potassium Bicarbonate is an ingredient in Lotus Water recipes as well as many roaster water recommendations.

    • Potassium Bicarbonate Concentrate 59ml (2oz)
    • Includes Dropper
    • Ingredients - Distilled Water and Potassium Bicarbonate
    • 1 drop of concentrate in 450ml (15.2oz) of water adds adds 5 ppm as CaCO3 of alkalinity
    • Can mineralize up to 25 gallons (95 liters) of water (assuming a target alkalinity of 35 ppm as CaCO3)

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Mineral drops for optimizing coffee brewing water. Customers said it "really helps dial in your coffee water" and makes "a huge difference in how the coffee tastes." Works with distilled or filtered water to control alkalinity and prevent machine calcification. More economical than pre-made packets. Some note upfront cost is high but worth it.

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Eric
Great product that really helps dial in your

Great product that really helps dial in your coffee water.

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Don W. (Alberta, Canada)
Better coffee in a bottle!

We all know that water matters so much in brewing good coffee. However, the water recipes are extremely important. Lotus Water makes this simple with their online recipes enabled with these bottles of mineral. Because they're each packaged individually, it's much more affordable and definitely worth the investment. Lotus Water has significantly improved the quality of my coffee brewing. I strongly recommend their solution.

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Tim (Saskatchewan, Canada)
Love Lotus

Love Lotus drops. Been using them for a few years now

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K.W. (Jeju-do, South Korea)
Rounded Tops

Worth noting that these are the rounded top versions. Don't make the mistake of looking at the old recipes.

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ABB (Ontario, Canada)
helps adjust coffee PH

helps with adjusting alkalinity of water before brewing. Makes a huge difference in how the coffee tastes afterwards.

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B (Ontario, Canada)
Great way to make water

Been using lotus drops for over a year now with great success. Paired with a zero water jug it's been great!

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Anonymous (British Columbia, Canada)
Makes a difference

One drop is all you need!

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Gary Y. (Ontario, Canada)
Works well in conjunction with the other Lotus water drops

Works well to make sure the water I use for coffee doesn't calcify my espresso machine. Price wise per liter, ends up much more economical than other pre-made powder packets, for example.

Really does change the flavour of coffee based on what chemical composition is in the water. Definitely recommend this in conjunction with the other Lotus water drops. This and calcium are the most used for me.

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Mike (Alberta, Canada)
I like it

I've tried recipes with just magnesium and calcium but my coffee tastes better to me with potassium and sodium.

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A. (British Columbia, Canada)
Nice tool

I feel that adding a drop of Potassium to your brewed coffee adds a little more of balance to the cup if your tap water is low in TDS. However, It is much better if you make your water from scratch with all four drops and distilled water.

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Y. (British Columbia, Canada)
Worth a try

A convenient and effective tool to dial in water recipes. Good for both building a water profile or dose single brews.

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Daniel C. (California, United States)
Fair price for a great tool

Being able to buy each bottle separate is really nice if you find a recipe you enjoy.

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K.W. (Ontario, Canada)
Expensive but worth it

Whether the tap water in your area is ideal or not, it's nice to have that extra bit of control over your brews. In a blind test between Lotus Water and tap water, the tap water brew seemed sour and flat by comparison. Personally, I prefer the results I'm getting with Lotus over Third Wave Water, but it is a pretty big cost up-front.

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