Water for coffee for cafes and operators with Maxwell Dashwood
Fri Jan 30 2026
We know that you can only do the right thing by your coffee by ensuring that the water you use to brew it is the best it can be. The topic made waves in the industry in large parts thanks to Maxwell Dashwood and Dr Christopher H Hendon’s book Water for Coffee published in 2015. Now they have brought out edition 2, which is essentially a rewrite of the first edition.
We spoke to Maxwell to learn how we can apply the updated science and technology as best practices for businesses serving coffee.
We cover a lot of topics including:
Why water for espresso should be different to water for filterHow to optimise water for different brew methods What to avoid for cafe operators
You can buy the book at these respected online retailers:
UK:
https://maxwelldashwood.com/
Europe:
www.contributor.coffee
Switzerland
https://www.mylittlecup.ch/products/the-physics-of-filter-coffee-jonathan-gagne-livre-sur-la-science-du-cafe-filtre-copy
Canada:
eightounce
USA:
https://www.scottrao.com/products/water-for-coffee
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We know that you can only do the right thing by your coffee by ensuring that the water you use to brew it is the best it can be. The topic made waves in the industry in large parts thanks to Maxwell Dashwood and Dr Christopher H Hendon’s book Water for Coffee published in 2015. Now they have brought out edition 2, which is essentially a rewrite of the first edition. We spoke to Maxwell to learn how we can apply the updated science and technology as best practices for businesses serving coffee. We cover a lot of topics including: Why water for espresso should be different to water for filterHow to optimise water for different brew methods What to avoid for cafe operators You can buy the book at these respected online retailers: UK: https://maxwelldashwood.com/ Europe: www.contributor.coffee Switzerland https://www.mylittlecup.ch/products/the-physics-of-filter-coffee-jonathan-gagne-livre-sur-la-science-du-cafe-filtre-copy Canada: eightounce USA: https://www.scottrao.com/products/water-for-coffee