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12-27-2011, 12:43 AM
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Distilled water
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I just brew a beer using all Distilled water. How bad did I screw up ?
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12-27-2011, 12:44 AM
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Drink your beer!
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I would say that you did perfectly. If you used extract in your beer, you can use distilled water without any issues at all.
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12-27-2011, 12:47 AM
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Really ? I've been reading you need minerals, little to non in Distilled.
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12-27-2011, 12:49 AM
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If you used Malt Extract it was already boiled with water with minerals in it.
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12-27-2011, 12:50 AM
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extract has all the minerals you need unless you are trying to duplicate a hard water regional brew. Just don't use distilled to rehydrate yeast.
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12-27-2011, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Atog
If you used Malt Extract it was already boiled with water with minerals in it.
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I used rice solids and a light dme
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12-27-2011, 12:51 AM
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It doesn't matter with extract, because its already been mashed, and the extract has all the minerals that the yeast needs for proper nutrition. You're golden.
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12-27-2011, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by helibrewer
extract has all the minerals you need unless you are trying to duplicate a hard water regional brew. Just don't use distilled to rehydrate yeast.
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Thanks
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12-27-2011, 12:52 AM
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You can't be serious
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Originally Posted by helibrewer
Just don't use distilled to rehydrate yeast.
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Why not, just because of the lack of oxygen? |
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12-27-2011, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by bottlebomber
It doesn't matter with extract, because its already been mashed, and the extract has all the minerals that the yeast needs for proper nutrition. You're golden.
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Thanks a bunch !
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