Spring water sterilization

Jsta Porter · 12-13-2008, 11:10 AM

Hello,

Thanks for the assistance. To try and prevent any drama with my first AG I am going to use store bought spring water since I am not sure of my towns water profile. I think Poland Springs in this case. It is going to be a stout.

Can I top off with the water directly, if need be? Any need to boil it first?

Many thanks!

BigEd · 12-13-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsta Porter

Hello,

Thanks for the assistance. To try and prevent any drama with my first AG I am going to use store bought spring water since I am not sure of my towns water profile. I think Poland Springs in this case. It is going to be a stout.

Can I top off with the water directly, if need be? Any need to boil it first?

Many thanks!

You won't be topoing off AG brews.

**Nurmey** · 12-13-2008, 03:14 PM

No need to boil store bought spring water. I also doubt you will need to add top off water but if you do, it's good to go.

Shonuff · 12-13-2008, 03:18 PM

Try and hit your SG and OG for your all grain batch instead of trying to hit volumes.

Jsta Porter · 12-13-2008, 04:17 PM

Many thanks all!! I do appreciate it.

Good to know. With future extract brews this info will definately pay off.

All the Best.

IowaHarry · 12-13-2008, 07:27 PM

The deal with mashing is you use more water to extract all the sugars from the grain. So you end up with a large volume of wort at a low SG that you have boil down to achieve the desired concentration. Ergo, no need to top off. I frequently have to delay hop addition because it will take more than an hour to get to my desired concentration.