mrfocus
Well-Known Member
Here is my city's website's page about their water treatement: http://www.ville.longueuil.qc.ca/vw/asp/gabarits/Gabarit.asp?ARBO_CATEGORIE_PERE_SEL=7%DF26%DF153%DF923&ID_CATEGORIE=923&ID_MESSAGE=6333&CAT_RAC=7
Now, they say that they use Chlorine gas in the treatment, and then Chlorine (Cl2) when it is in the pipes.
I will be doing an extract recipe soon and would like to know how I should treat the water. Should I boil all of it for half an hour ? (2x4 gallons to have about 6.5 gallons)? The owner of the LHBS said that the chlorine would simply evaporate in the beginning of the fermentation. The problem is, I absolutely need this batch to be as good as it can so I don't want to risk it. I guess I could only boil about 3.5 gallons before hand and the 3.5 gallons I will be using will boil off the chlorine while I'm doing my boil right?
Also, I'm pretty sure they don't use Chloramine right (which would require using campden tablets)?
I know it seems a bit hardcore, but this is my 2nd batch (I did my first with sterile water from the LHBS but for this batch I can't go get the water) and I don't want to have off flavors in it.
Now, they say that they use Chlorine gas in the treatment, and then Chlorine (Cl2) when it is in the pipes.
I will be doing an extract recipe soon and would like to know how I should treat the water. Should I boil all of it for half an hour ? (2x4 gallons to have about 6.5 gallons)? The owner of the LHBS said that the chlorine would simply evaporate in the beginning of the fermentation. The problem is, I absolutely need this batch to be as good as it can so I don't want to risk it. I guess I could only boil about 3.5 gallons before hand and the 3.5 gallons I will be using will boil off the chlorine while I'm doing my boil right?
Also, I'm pretty sure they don't use Chloramine right (which would require using campden tablets)?
I know it seems a bit hardcore, but this is my 2nd batch (I did my first with sterile water from the LHBS but for this batch I can't go get the water) and I don't want to have off flavors in it.