TravelingLight
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There's a discussion going on on another forum I'm a member of (sports). It's local to my state (South Carolina). There's a discussion going on about breweries in the south. Particularly some were talking about why Asheville, NC is such a popular spot to setup shop. And someone said that one of the reasons so many west coast shops are setting up locations in Asheville is because of the soft clean water supply from the mountains and how they don't have to do too much to the water and that's a big draw for them.
Further, people were saying how because of reasons like this, Charleston, SC, will never be the brewer's destination like Asheville is, because of the water supply in the lowcountry. This was stated despite the fact that Charleston is growing quickly in terms of breweries, and they're putting out some great beer.
To my point, I don't buy this completely. What I mean is, IMO, the water source in Asheville is a nice added bonus for breweries, but it's not the main draw. Furthermore, the lower quality water in Charleston is not what would keep breweries from popping up there. In fact, in Charleston, it probably has more to do with the exorbitant property taxes and cost of living in Charleston.
Ultimately, don't most, if not all, breweries have RO systems for their water anyway? I was also under the understanding that it's easier to add to water and build it up than it is to remove salts and other crap you don't want. Ergo, if breweries have an RO system, aren't they getting plain pure water anyway?
Further, people were saying how because of reasons like this, Charleston, SC, will never be the brewer's destination like Asheville is, because of the water supply in the lowcountry. This was stated despite the fact that Charleston is growing quickly in terms of breweries, and they're putting out some great beer.
To my point, I don't buy this completely. What I mean is, IMO, the water source in Asheville is a nice added bonus for breweries, but it's not the main draw. Furthermore, the lower quality water in Charleston is not what would keep breweries from popping up there. In fact, in Charleston, it probably has more to do with the exorbitant property taxes and cost of living in Charleston.
Ultimately, don't most, if not all, breweries have RO systems for their water anyway? I was also under the understanding that it's easier to add to water and build it up than it is to remove salts and other crap you don't want. Ergo, if breweries have an RO system, aren't they getting plain pure water anyway?