The water in Edinburgh
- Hardness
- 14–32 ppm
- Band
- Soft
- Source
- Scottish Water
Tap water in Edinburgh measures 14–32 ppm (0.8–1.8 °dH), which is soft, according to figures published by Scottish Water.
Built for this water
Leucosia
Soft water arrives almost empty and leaves the cup thin, sharp at the edges, short in the middle. Leucosia is roasted longer and blended heavier to put back what the water will not carry: weight, sweetness, a low finish that holds.
See the blend →Against the SCA target zone
Edinburgh sits below the floor of the SCA Water Chart's target zone (2.8–6.2 °dH). Very low mineral content is its own problem, not the absence of one: the chart's low-hardness corner is labelled weak and sharp.
The same number, three ways
- °dH
- 0.8–1.8 °dH
- °f
- 1.4–3.2 °f
- ppm CaCO₃
- 14–32 ppm
German utilities publish °dH, French and Italian ones °f, British and Irish ones ppm CaCO₃. Same water, three conventions — worth knowing if you compare your city with one abroad.
Of the 47 cities we publish, Edinburgh ranks 46th by hardness.
The other cities we publish in United Kingdom
Cities with the closest water to this one
Closest match abroad
The water most like Edinburgh's, outside United Kingdom, is Madrid.
Madrid — 11–46 ppm →Where this number comes from
Published by Scottish Water. We do not estimate: a city without a figure we could read on the utility's own publication is not on this site at all.
Scottish Water →