I've done a lot of things to improve the taste of my coffee. I bought a coffee grinder and started grinding coffee beans myself to get the freshest taste. I bought airtight storage containers to keep those beans fresh. But the single way I improved my coffee was installing a water filter. Yes, it's the attachment to my faucet that made my coffee go from good, to excellent.
The problem was that I have horrible water, it's hard and leaves dingy calcium stains on my glasses and silverware. I wouldn't drink water from the tap, but that didn't stop me from using it to make my coffee in the morning. The problem is that coffee can absorb any and all flavors or odors that it comes in contact with, including minerals in your water and even the chlorine that many cities use to purify your water.
It wasn't too long ago, that I purchased my water filter. I debated between a filter and buying bottle water, but I decided to go with the water filter because it's more environmentally friendly than using bottles that are thrown into the trash or need to be recycled.
To filter my water, I bought a Culligan Water Filter (FM-15A), you can find it on Amazon and similar stores for .95. It looked simple and price was right.
The very next pot of coffee, I could taste an improvement. The taste of the coffee was fresher and more smooth. Overall, my water tasted better, looked cleaner and got rid of the hard water odor.
According to the packaging, it reduces chlorine taste and odor, custs back on sediments, lead, cysts and a whole bunch of other nasty sounding things.
The filter was simple to install, even for a non-handyman like me. I had it setup and running in just a few minutes.
The only drawback is that the water filter reduced the pressure. At first it was annoying, but now I've learned to do other parts of the coffee prep while the coffee pot is filling up with water. I have enough time to put in the filter and get my coffee ready to grind. It's worth the wait for better tasting coffee.
I debated getting a Brita pitcher, but I'm very satisfied with my decision. I've had Britas in the past and the water tastes better via the filter.
