Artesian Well Water

[davidhenrymercer]

We have our first three batches fermenting now, kegging in three days. All water came from the artesian wells scattered throughout Olympia, where "It's the Water" used in Olympia Beer. They're still brewing the original recipe at Well 80, an brew pub with its brewhouse located directly over one of the wells. It comes from the glaciers of Mt. Rainier, same as our tap water.

 

[z-bob]

There was an artesian well in Humble, Texas when I was a kid. We went to a dentist in Humble and drove past it, and I was always fascinated by it. I live in Minnesota now. A few years ago when I was in Texas I drove to Humble to see if I could find the artesian well that I kinda remembered where it was but not really. I found it. It's still there, and still running water, but upon closer inspection, it's now a fountain disguised as the original wellhead and just recirculates the same water. The EPA made the city cap the well because the highly-mineralized water was flowing into Lake Houston.

https://www.hkatexas.com/2013/10/lambrechts-artesian-well-humble-50-historical-marker/

 

[TonyKZ1]

I recently brewed several recipes using the water from a local artesian well. It worked out fine and the beer tasted good, not really any different from my home well water. But then I didn't have two of the same recipe beers to compare, one with artesian well water and one with my home well water. That's an experiment for another time I guess.

 

[Broken Crow]