Apollo
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So, one batch quite a while ago was really nasty. It kind of had a metal off flavor to it. I just attributed it to old stale extract. The current batch I'm drinking has a very similar flavor, but not quite as bad. I knew the extract was ok since I tasted it and it was nice and sweet.
Fast forward to last night, I take a swig of plain, unfiltered tap water, and what do you know, I taste the same nastiness. I get the water for brewing from the frig which has a carbon filter (which hasn't been changed since we got the frig 5 years ago). We drink ice water from the frig all the time and not once have we noticed the nasty metal/chlorine taste.
The weird thing is I've brewed batches between the 2 nasty ones and they turned out fine. Last weekend was my first all grain brew and I'm going with all grain for now on. I know I could get some 5 gal water jugs and use that water, but I'd prefer to not have to do that. Any ideas on how to improve my water in a relatively inexpensive way?
Fast forward to last night, I take a swig of plain, unfiltered tap water, and what do you know, I taste the same nastiness. I get the water for brewing from the frig which has a carbon filter (which hasn't been changed since we got the frig 5 years ago). We drink ice water from the frig all the time and not once have we noticed the nasty metal/chlorine taste.
The weird thing is I've brewed batches between the 2 nasty ones and they turned out fine. Last weekend was my first all grain brew and I'm going with all grain for now on. I know I could get some 5 gal water jugs and use that water, but I'd prefer to not have to do that. Any ideas on how to improve my water in a relatively inexpensive way?