Water quality and coffee machines

As I service machines for customers I'm noticing the quality of water declining. Probably as a result of the drought and increased chemical load in the water supply. Particularly in the older inner areas of Melbourne I'm seeing copper stain in water tanks. My recommendation is to buy a Brita filter jug and filter your tap water. They cost approx $25 for jug and $12 for filter. If the investment keeps your machine free of nasties it can only save you money over time.

Find the man between the coffee beans.

Doctors have concluded that if you find the man in 3 seconds that your right half of your brain is better developed than most people. If you find the man between 3 seconds and one minute, then your right half of the brain is developed normally. If you find the man between one minute and 3 minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more protein. If you have not found the man after 3 minutes your right half of your brain is a mess, and the only advice is to look more for these types of exercises to make that part of the brainstronger. The man really is there.

In fact, once you find him, you cannot miss him afterwards!

New Product - Presso

Espresso coffee without a machine. Have a look....you'll be amazed. Stock arriving soon.

http://www.pressoaustralia.com/coffee-tips.html

here's some video from youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fntodFgah9Q&mode=related&search=

Water filters

If you've ever wondered whether a water filter between your coffee machine and the main supply was worth it have look at the filter above. The green sediment on the outside is copper! The water in the cartridge was the same green colour which suggested the filter was definately worth the installation but we needed to change it more often. With water restrictions in place in our city (Melbourne) and low catchment levels one can only imagine what chemicals are being added to supply "clean" water from the tap. I hope the water in your home is cleaner that the supply in this building! If you're worried I would recommend filtering the whole house and not just the coffee machine.