ASCA welcomes new water filter sponsor – Pentair

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) is proud to announce a new exclusive water filter sponsorship agreement with Pentair that will commence at the 2017 Australian Coffee Championships, taking place from 30 March to 1 April 2017.

Under the agreement, Pentair water filters will be used at all ASCA competitions for the next three years, beginning with this year’s national event.

“We are truly thrilled to announce this partnership, with a company that shares the same values as ASCA in elevating the standards of excellence of coffee,” said Brent Williams, ASCA President. “Pentair have an incredible range of water treatment technologies that will deliver truly impressive tasting coffee irrespective of the incoming water quality.”

Pentair will be using Fibredyne™ technology at the upcoming ASCA Australian Coffee Championships, to provide water to World Barista Championship Specifications.

  TDS (ppm) Total Hardness (ppm) Alkalinity (ppm) pH
Optimum Water 80 – 120 40 – 110 40 – 90 7-7.5

“We look forward to our partnership with ASCA, and supporting the Australian specialty coffee industry,” says Technical Sales Manager David King. “Pentair is a proud supporter of the World Barista championships and has been providing the agreed water specification at these events for the past nine years. We now welcome the opportunity to provide the same water specification for all ASCA competitions around the country.”