Glass rinser water

[billdrury]

Hey- the devil is in the details right? For glass rinsers I'm curious what you think is the best setup (and ideally a scientific reference for same!)- of course the water needs to be cold, needs carbon filter so no chlorine, but to soften or not to soften?

Thanks!

-Bill

[Starcat]

Other Experiences

This should be an interesting thread.
Having dealt with the most horrible and hated expresso machines on facilities in the past involves the MFGs and service organizations of those units always telling you to have said machine on Soft water. With that said.....
Soft water makes" Horrible " tasting coffee and there are quirks and other weird problems that softeners can create that will be totally unexpected.
They can benefit steam boilers greatly in areas where water quality is terrible. They do have their uses, but my gut says maybe not in your case.

[TGTimm]

Do you mean a glass rinser/chiller that is used immediately before filling the glass, or a rinser for a glass washer? If the former, no, there is no advantage to using soft water as the glass will not dry. If the later, you should be using a rinsing agent that prevents spotting. Our water is very hard, and we don't use a softener in the pub.