The Best Water for Espresso Machines – Optimized for Performance & Flavor

If you're searching for the best water for espresso machines, you’ve finally found it. Our Espresso Machine Profile is specially engineered to protect your espresso machine’s boiler while delivering exceptional espresso shots with rich crema, balanced acidity, and enhanced sweetness.

Why Choose Our Espresso Machine Water?

✔ Designed for Espresso Machines – Formulated to prevent scale buildup and damage by eliminating corrosive chlorides, extending the lifespan of your machine’s boiler.
✔ Enhances Espresso Flavor & Crema – Balanced mineral content ensures optimal extraction, highlighting the bold, smooth, and complex flavors of your espresso.
✔ Ideal for Manual Brewing Too – Though designed for espresso, this profile also works beautifully with manual brew methods like V60, Chemex, Kalita Wave, and AeroPress.
✔ SCA-Approved Water Profile – Meets the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) water standards for improved flavor, clarity, and extraction.

For espresso enthusiasts and specialty coffee lovers, this water profile ensures barista-quality results every time. Protect your machine and perfect your espresso today!

Ingredients:

Magnesium Sulfate
Calcium Citrate
Potassium Bicarbonate

Just add one Third Wave Water Espresso Machine Profile stick to distilled or RO (reverse osmosis) water (in the proper size: 1-gallon, 5-gallon, 2-liter), shake, and use to brew your favorite coffee. Your coffee has never tasted so good!

Choose from three sizes:

1 Gallon - $17 per box - makes 12 gallons total
5 Gallon - $28 per box - makes 60 gallons total
2 Liter - $20 per box - makes 40 liters total - some people prefer half the minerals so this is a good choice for 'softer' water to add to 1 gallon of water. Experiment to discover your preferences today.

NOTE: water containers in the pictures are only shown for reference and are not included with purchase.

If you have more questions about our Espresso Machine Profile, check out our support page that has some FAQs!

Espresso 12 One Gallon