I have access to sterile drapes that I was planning to use to make a large, sterile catch basin in a large field to prevent run off.
bja said:Bird poop.
Well, if that's the case, that means the air that we breathe is loaded with contaminants. Maybe we should all quit breathing?
Just make a one or two gallon batch, no harm no foul.
I'd say go for it. The level of contamination is so low as not make a difference. To all the nay-sayers I hope your kids never swim, you too, if you are concerned about contaminates think of what is in the body of water you use (pond, ocean, lake, swimming pool).
Nice, the science says you should do it!
You can find a wealth of information on the internet to prove either side of an argument if that's what your looking to do. I think there's a term for that. Oh yeah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias. And in the spirit of that, here's some articles saying rainwater is great to drink:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091104091728.htm
http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/Rainwater,+Why+is+it+Safe
Also, that article you referenced is strictly about air pollution and doesn't say anything about rainwater at all. You can't just assume that rain will somehow "capture" any or all of those things you listed.
I was planning on hanging the drape in the middle of an empty field held up by 4 posts on each corner. I would then cut a small hole in the middle of the drape, attach a sheet of muslin cloth under the hole and place a food grade plastic bucket under the hole. That would remove most of the gross contaminants. The water would then be filtered to remove any chemical contaminants and boiled during brewing.
Seems like a lot of work for, well, nothing...
it seems like the main point of brewing with rainwater is being able to say to your buddies "you like that? it's brewed with rainwater!"
I was planning on hanging the drape in the middle of an empty field held up by 4 posts on each corner. I would then cut a small hole in the middle of the drape, attach a sheet of muslin cloth under the hole and place a food grade plastic bucket under the hole. That would remove most of the gross contaminants. The water would then be filtered to remove any chemical contaminants and boiled during brewing.
Well homebrewing is a lot of work for something we could just buy in a store.
Being able to say your beer is brewed with rainwater might not be worth the work to you or me, but I can definitely see the value of it. I'm sure most people see all the work we put into homebrewing and say "that seems like a lot of work for nothing" as well. And who knows, maybe beer brewed with rainwater is way better and it will be the new trend in craft brewing. Then seasnan could say "Yeah, I pioneered brewing with rainwater back in the day".
CBMbrewer said:In the documentary "how beer saved the world", they brew beer with water from a duck pound that was riddled with potentially fatal bacteria. Some people liked the beer, none who drank it got sick or could guess the source of the water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdwYjFnFoJU
Check it out starting at about the 18 minute mark......just sayin.
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