Water
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Water is most of the cup — and the part almost everyone brews wrong. Third Wave Water is mineral chemistry in a stick: drop one into a gallon of distilled water, shake, and brew on a profile engineered for your roast instead of whatever came out of the tap. The espresso profile is the quiet upgrade under a great shot.
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Why water
Nine-tenths of the shot
Espresso is ~90% water. It is the biggest ingredient in the cup — and the one almost nobody dials in.
Three minerals, on purpose
Magnesium drives extraction, calcium builds body, bicarbonate keeps acidity in balance. A profile is those three, weighed.
Repeatable by design
Distilled water is a blank slate. A measured mineral stick makes every gallon identical — same water, same shot, anywhere.
The profiles
Matched to the roast in your basket
Espresso Machine Profile
For espressoThe one for this app: a mineral profile formulated for espresso across roast levels — and gentle on the machine putting pressure behind it. One stick, one gallon of distilled, shake, pull.
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Classic Light Roast Profile
The original. Engineered to make light and medium roasts articulate — the florals and acidity you paid the roaster for, actually arriving in the cup.
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Medium Roast Profile
Balanced mineral chemistry for the middle of the roast spectrum — body and sweetness without muting the origin.
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Dark Roast Profile
A low-acid formula built for dark roasts — rounds the edges and lets the chocolate do the talking.
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Low Acid Profile
For sensitive palates and stomachs — a profile designed to pull acidity down without flattening the cup.
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Cold Brew Profile
Minerals tuned for long, cold extractions — sweetness and clarity at twelve-hour patience.
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ViewHow it works
- 1Start with distilled
- 2Drop in one stick
- 3Shake it
- 4Pull your shot
Brewing on Third Wave Water? Same beans, different water, different cup — start a tasting and taste what the minerals do.
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