ChickenLuva
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I've recently moved to a new area and I'm unsure of the quality of tap water in my new location. Is it worth is to purchase several gallons of distilled water for the wart or should I use tap water without testing it
Yes I do drink the water here and it does taste ok. I have only brewed with tap water efore but only because the friend whom was helping me also lived in the area and had tested it already. On the off chance that I would use Spring water would I need to add anything to it?
I don't know what you mean by the 'original wort' or what brewery you're referring to. I doubt the OP is planning to brew a beer with only one kind of malt and no hops.If using strait extract distilled water will reconstitute the original wort as it was at the brewery.
he clearly said he was using extractIn the meantime, I would just get some cheap pH strips or a cheap meter and take a reading of the mash pH ir you're doing all grain. If it's within normal limits then I wouldn't worry about it. If not, you'll probably still make beer!
I think suggesting water modification to a new extract brewer is overkill. Extract contains minerals. You don't know what and how much. If you build water from distilled with minerals, you then have your water profile, plus whatever is in the extract. The most important thing for extract brewers is making sure their water is free of chlorine and chloramine. If it is, using tap water won't really hurt, especially if you are starting out. Still, you have the whole double mineral thing. If you know your water is very hard, cut it with half distilled water.
Also, TristanL, making sure you have soft water for an AG Pils is much different than having the correct water for an extract pale ale.
I think suggesting water modification to a new extract brewer is overkill. Extract contains minerals. You don't know what and how much. If you build water from distilled with minerals, you then have your water profile, plus whatever is in the extract. The most important thing for extract brewers is making sure their water is free of chlorine and chloramine. If it is, using tap water won't really hurt, especially if you are starting out. Still, you have the whole double mineral thing. If you know your water is very hard, cut it with half distilled water.
Also, TristanL, making sure you have soft water for an AG Pils is much different than having the correct water for an extract pale ale.
Spring Water from the local supermarket is around $0.79 a gallon.
Isn't that a small price to pay for a quality brew?
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