Do you understand the importance of water in coffee? In this two-part online course, held on 17-18 February, Doctor of Food Science Veronica Belchior explains which aspects of water are essential for coffee extraction and how to find the ideal composition. The course aims to give students the ability to produce their own water and evaluate the parameters necessary to understand drinking results.

Agenda

1) Why does water matter?

2) How to measure the chemical composition of water:

- The Water quality control chart 3) Ideal composition

4) pH

5) Hardness and alkalinity

6) Water and carbon dioxide

7) Electrical conductivity and TDS 8) How to reach your ideal water:

- The water treatments

- Reverse osmosis to increase mineral content - Water mix (by hardness and alkalinity)

- Addition of salts and acids