Rain water in the brew

nukebrewer · Jul 28, 2012

It's raining here in CT right now, so I am brewing in the garage. Problem is that my water hose doesn't reach this far to supply my chiller with water. I can't imagine 10 seconds or so of rain water will hurt the brew while I move it to the cellar where the hose will reach, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't making a grave error in my thought process. What do y'all think?

amandabab · Jul 28, 2012

take the risk, brave the rain.
be bold :mug:

Curtis2010 · Jul 28, 2012

Rainwater, provided you don't live in an area with extremely bad air quality, is as pure is it gets....made in Mother Natures own distillery.

Of course, if you're trying to brew a Burton Ale.....

nukebrewer · Jul 28, 2012

Thanks for the reassurances. It turned out to be a non-issue since it stopped rain before chill time.

Wynne-R · Jul 28, 2012

Rainwater is good as long as it hasnt hit anything on the way down. You want a clear view of the sky. No roofs, no trees (No birdpoop.)

If I had to take it past a roof overhang, Id say no. Cover it as well as you can and wait it out.

JRems · Jul 28, 2012

Nukebrewer do you still live in HI or do you live in CT now?

nukebrewer · Jul 28, 2012

I'm in CT. I changed my profile, but it still shows up as HI on the boards.

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