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cristaline source rey

Name: Cristaline Source Rey
Brand: Cristaline

Not suitable for Espresso: total hardness 160 ppm, recommended is 35 to 120 ppm.

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thtotal hardness

160 ppm

0258 ppm

alkalkalinity

90 ppm

0165 ppm

ions

Ca 54 mg/LMg 6 mg/LHCO₃ 110 mg/LNa 1.4 mg/L

estimated

suitable for

Alkalinity high (90 ppm) – acidity gets buffered, tastes flat

Acceptable – some trade-offs

Too hard (160 ppm) – scaling risk, dull taste

Alkalinity high (90 ppm) – acidity gets buffered, tastes flat

For Espresso, Cristaline Source Rey only reaches 43/100 — a weak choice as coffee water.