Hey all
I am a reletively new brewer and had a quick question about water. I have been using straight tap water for all my beers, we have good tap water where I live but I want to be certain I am not compromising my beer. I dont want to get into water chemistry/ additives yet since I feel I should concentrate on getting other aspects of my process perfected first. I just want opinions on what is my best option right now (also, I use 5.2 ph stabilizer in all my mashes, wyeast beer nutrient/super moss 10min before end of boil, and I brew all-grain batches) . I can:
Basically, I want to know if it is worth it to spend the money on getting processed water from the store, and if so will my water be void of necessary minerals, salts, ect. Again I don't know much about brew chem yet. I know I dont want distilled water and I know the water at the store goes through RO, but I don't know what else.
The reason I am concerned is because of what papazian says in his book about if the water tastes alright from the tap it is alright to brew with. It tastes fine initially, but sometimes I fill up water bottles and leave them next to my bed at room temp for a few days and they start to taste stale. I figure since the beer water sits at room temp for a few weeks this might be of some concern.
Sorry about the length, happy brewing!
Ben
ps. who is stoked about outddor brewing without freezing your nuts off
I am a reletively new brewer and had a quick question about water. I have been using straight tap water for all my beers, we have good tap water where I live but I want to be certain I am not compromising my beer. I dont want to get into water chemistry/ additives yet since I feel I should concentrate on getting other aspects of my process perfected first. I just want opinions on what is my best option right now (also, I use 5.2 ph stabilizer in all my mashes, wyeast beer nutrient/super moss 10min before end of boil, and I brew all-grain batches) . I can:
Continue to use tap water (I pull it cold and heat it slowly)
buy 5 gallon containers and fill it at the water bottle filling station at the grocery store
Basically, I want to know if it is worth it to spend the money on getting processed water from the store, and if so will my water be void of necessary minerals, salts, ect. Again I don't know much about brew chem yet. I know I dont want distilled water and I know the water at the store goes through RO, but I don't know what else.
The reason I am concerned is because of what papazian says in his book about if the water tastes alright from the tap it is alright to brew with. It tastes fine initially, but sometimes I fill up water bottles and leave them next to my bed at room temp for a few days and they start to taste stale. I figure since the beer water sits at room temp for a few weeks this might be of some concern.
Sorry about the length, happy brewing!
Ben
ps. who is stoked about outddor brewing without freezing your nuts off