After cleaning the coffee pot, we get it ready for the morning by leaving water in the tank over night?

Question

is this OK? I was told once many years ago by my grandmother, a lover of coffee, that one should always make coffee with what she called dead water, or water that was not right out of the tap. I guess my question really is, does it hurt leaving it in the tank so that all the morning crew has to do is turn it on? Oh, its a fancy Starbucks, like coffee machine. Thanks to ALL that answer, I really appreciate your input.

Answer 1

I don't make coffee often but when I do I will pour the water in the night before. My coffee maker has an timer that will start the coffee at a certain time. I have always used the water from the prior day, it was how my dad did it. So I don't see how you are doing anything wrong. If it works for you then don't fix it.

Answer 2

I'm a coffee snob too and there's no problem doing that.

Dead water?

Your 'old grandmother's tale' of dead water is something I haven't ever heard of.

But that's when they perked and boiled their coffee; my mom did too!

No, it won't hurt. Many people do that!

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Answer 3

it is fine ,any water that is sitting at rest will become stagnant but over night you are 100% fine to use with no problem