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Old 12-21-2007, 08:47 PM   #11
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Thanks for the help, I hate to waste 20 dollars trying out the water here, I actually prefer Toledo water to any other City i've lived in. There is no bad taste at all.

I think i'll just give it a shot after all everythings learning in this hobby =).


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Old 12-21-2007, 10:54 PM   #12
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If the water tastes good, brew with it. You may want to think about using a charcoal filter to strip any chlorine, but there's no need to get crazy if it's that good.
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Old 12-21-2007, 11:24 PM   #13
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My GOD. I posted a thread saying that garden hoses could introduce lead into your beer. People were actually pissed at me, calling me an alarmist.
I wonder if any of the people who criticized you have ever drank out of a garden hose. It taste like, well...a GARDEN HOSE!

I used to use my under-sink PUR filter, but it took a long time to collect enough water, and I burned through the pricey filters very quickly. Now that I've moved the "brewery" to my back patio, I'm loving these inexpensive RV filters, in conjunction with a $5.00 drinking water hose. Now I can fill my kettle in seconds, and the water tastes great.

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Old 12-24-2007, 12:26 PM   #14
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My GOD. I posted a thread saying that garden hoses could introduce lead into your beer. People were actually pissed at me, calling me an alarmist. It is good to see a thread where people actually care about their water chemistry.
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It sounds like you focused too much on all the naysayers.

There were a number of people Lars and myself included that though and said much in support of your post.

I was looking at some of my newer hoses last w/e and everyone of them said "NOT FOR DRINKING WATER" on the grip next to the faucet connector except for the hoses I bought specifically for drinking water.

There's always going to be people that don't care about the health of themselves or others that may drink their beer. Don't let a bunch of naysayers get to you. You'll never know how many people your post may have helped.

I was hauling gal. jugs of filter watered outside and wondered if I just let the water run thur my hose if it might taste OK. Like Lars no matter how long the water ran it still tasted like "GARDEN HOSE" I wouldn't use nasty tasting water in my beer even if there was no potential risk. But you know just like some people can't see well, some folks can't hear thunder. Some people don't have much of a sense of taste either.

Like anything when you deal with the general public you'll have to deal with a certain amount of A$$ Holes. There are also a bunch of really helpful and nice folks here too.
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OTOH, as somebody who has invested heavily in Procter & Gamble, I wholeheartedly encourage everybody to burn through as many of those expensive under-sink PUR filters as possible! Maybe Santa will bring me a stock-split this year!
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I was able to find the water quality reports for Edmonton in about 5 seconds. They are a bit confusing, so I'll take them to work and have one of my techs explain them to me. Here's the link for the interested:

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