OK, So I have already brewed a few batches of beer, but always at a friends house using mostly his equipment and his city water. Well Santa was pretty good to me this year and now I am set up with the stuff I need to brew at home. The only issue I have is that I am using well water, which leads me to having several questions.
My understanding is that the water in the boil is fine, the boiling temps will kill off anything in the water....but since I am doing a partial boil should I top off with bottled water by the gallon? Or is well water OK for that too? I must admit I don't know much about well water but I have to assume that it has more little buggers in it then city water.
What about the sanitizing water? Will it be OK to fill a bucket with water from my tap, add SanStar and use that or should I use bottled water for that too?
Thanks for any help guys!
My understanding is that the water in the boil is fine, the boiling temps will kill off anything in the water....but since I am doing a partial boil should I top off with bottled water by the gallon? Or is well water OK for that too? I must admit I don't know much about well water but I have to assume that it has more little buggers in it then city water.
What about the sanitizing water? Will it be OK to fill a bucket with water from my tap, add SanStar and use that or should I use bottled water for that too?
Thanks for any help guys!