jbambuti
Well-Known Member
I just finished brewing up a Double IPA. The process went off without a hitch until I hooked up my immersion chiller. I always wrap some paper towels around the fittings to catch any stray drops of tap water. It started off fine and I went upstairs for 5 minutes or so to start cleaning up.
When I came back down to the basement, I noticed that the chiller had been leaking into my wort from one of the fittings. I quickly shut off the water and tightened the fittings, which stopped the problem. However, some tap water got into the wort and I'm not sure how much. The towels soaked up a fair amount and it wasn't pouring out, but I live in Chicago and the tap water has some chlorine in it. I use bottled water for my brews, but I'm wondering if the pint or so (?) of tap water will affect the taste of my brew, or if any chlorine in the water will affect the yeast.
Not much to do about it, but I'm wondering if others have had this problem and how your beer turned out.
When I came back down to the basement, I noticed that the chiller had been leaking into my wort from one of the fittings. I quickly shut off the water and tightened the fittings, which stopped the problem. However, some tap water got into the wort and I'm not sure how much. The towels soaked up a fair amount and it wasn't pouring out, but I live in Chicago and the tap water has some chlorine in it. I use bottled water for my brews, but I'm wondering if the pint or so (?) of tap water will affect the taste of my brew, or if any chlorine in the water will affect the yeast.
Not much to do about it, but I'm wondering if others have had this problem and how your beer turned out.