Tap water just doesn't taste well on its own.
I would be first to switch to drinking tap water if I could somehow make it taste well.
I know of at least one high end coffee shop that uses BWT’s industrial filters - basically a canister the size of a 1L soda bottle. In reality, it would take an afternoon, some plumbing knowledge, and tools to install this at a home or office.
I think there’s a huge niche market here to better equip homes for clean water with the added benefit that they aren’t using tons of plastic (the main downside from the small carafe filters).
Of course there’s a lot more you can do to adapt your filtration of local water source. That’s because your tap water is treated and tastes funny because there are some dissolved chemicals or compounds. You can neutralize those with some basic ingredients.
https://www.baristahustle.com/blog/barista-hustle-water-reci...
How do you actually tell if the water is safe? There have been so many news reports about unsafe tap water across the US.
We have extremely good tap water where I live, water actually gets bottled and exported from here. But it is soft water, so it is quite bland.
If this isn't the pinnacle of western privilege then I don't know anymore