Third Wave Water — Medium
Pairs well with
Coffee is more than 98% water — so the water is most of the cup. Third Wave Water is the simplest upgrade you can make to your home brewing: a mineral stick that turns a gallon of distilled or reverse-osmosis water into perfectly balanced coffee-brewing water. This is the Medium Roast Profile — built for balance, sweetness, and body.
How it works
Tap water is a lottery — chlorine, too many minerals, or too few, and every town is different. Third Wave Water fixes that: empty one stick into a gallon of distilled water, shake for a few seconds, and you get water with the ideal balance of magnesium, calcium, and sodium hitting specialty-coffee targets. No chlorine, no guessing, the same water every single time.
Why the Medium Roast Profile
Medium and medium-dark roasts are about balance — caramel sweetness, chocolate, roundness in the cup. This profile is mineralized to support exactly that. It's the water we'd pair with The 45 Blend, Hi-Fi Espresso, Colombia Supremo, Brazil Cerrado, and The 78 Blend.
Brew what we brew
Every recipe we send in our newsletter is brewed with Third Wave Water. Since coffee is mostly water, using the same water is the difference between "close" and "tastes exactly like it does at the shop."
- 2 sticks per pack — each stick treats 1 gallon of distilled or RO water
- Works with every brew method — pour-over, drip, French press
- Shelf-stable and travel-friendly
