PEAK WATER Starter Pack

I bought this the same time I bought my Breville Dual Boiler. As others have noted, the fit and finish is along the lines of a pre-Cold War Russian manufactured plastic pail. Okay, not that bad, but the clunkiness of the refill lid is nothing short of confounding. I am afraid I am going to snap it every time I open it. Whatever. If it saves my Breville Dual Boiler from scaling death, I shall worship this product for time immemorial, warts and all.

I ordered this jug alongside with ThirdWave Water, hoping to have both options on water available at home. In short, once you dial-ed in the right bypass setting, the water jug works almost as well as the ThirdWave water. The dial-in process could take a few litres of water (or a few weeks if you don't drink much coffee), as the filter itself needs some flush and your palate needs to adjust to the new water as well. So be patient when you get started using it. As the reference, my tap water is: Total Alkalinity=90ppm, Total Hardness=140ppm, pH is around upper 7 and lower 8, Peak Water Test Stripe darker than 120. My current setting is between 4-4.1 for lightly-roasted Ethiopian/Colombian coffees. For green tea, use bypass setting 5 for softest possible water.

I really like the jug , water seams to taste better . Hopefully it stops scaling as well as my BWT water jug does.
It’s fit and finish aren’t the greatest , but I must say I actually do like the look and adjustability of the jug .

This. This is what you expect. NAILED IT. Best investment in coffee to make...

I have known for a long time that I needed to start paying attention to my water if I wanted my coffee to improve but the option of using water bottles wasn't appealing because of the waste and built-in filtering options were prohibitively expensive. When I first heard about the Peak Water filter I knew that it would strike the balance of simplicity, cost, and effectiveness that I was looking for and it certainly has. Full marks for the filter - filters very quickly and gives excellent tasting water regardless of where you live. The jug has a nice design but feels flimsy, I also wish that there was a clear section to know how full it is so I can stop overfilling. I imagine that the quality of the manufacturing will continue to improve as I have a first run of the device.

Exactly as advertised: excellent water filter for coffee. Makes a noticeable difference to water taste and hardness.

As others mentioned, the jug itself is pretty low quality. Would expect better material and tolerances, but not a priority.

I’ve had this water filter jug for a couple of months and now and so far, I have nothing bad to say about it. It looks and feels a bit flimsy and doesn’t easily fit in the fridge but it does job. As for the coffee taste, I did not feel that there was a noticeable difference between Peak and my old Brita but it did slightly taste better and hopefully, I won’t need to descale my espresso machine.