Bertkrawl
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Hey everyone,
New member & first time posting. My father-in-law called today with a crazy idea for a batch of mead. He had a question that exceeded my knowledge of the process.
He gathered his honey (orange blossom) and his yeast (unknown) from a brew shop in Austin, Tx. For the water he wants to brew and ferment with, he had an idea of using Crazy Water from Mineral Wells, Tx. If you've never heard of the stuff, it supposedly has Lithium in it and is a bit on the alkaline side of the PH scale.
He wanted to know if this would affect the brewing or fermentation process at all. My guess was that if it is too acidic or alkaline it might kill the yeast (depending on the strain) but I wasn't sure? I don't think the Crazy Water has enough to really make that big of a difference but wondered if anyone had more insight on this topic than I did.
So... Anyone got some crazy ideas for this crazy question?
Thanks!
New member & first time posting. My father-in-law called today with a crazy idea for a batch of mead. He had a question that exceeded my knowledge of the process.
He gathered his honey (orange blossom) and his yeast (unknown) from a brew shop in Austin, Tx. For the water he wants to brew and ferment with, he had an idea of using Crazy Water from Mineral Wells, Tx. If you've never heard of the stuff, it supposedly has Lithium in it and is a bit on the alkaline side of the PH scale.
He wanted to know if this would affect the brewing or fermentation process at all. My guess was that if it is too acidic or alkaline it might kill the yeast (depending on the strain) but I wasn't sure? I don't think the Crazy Water has enough to really make that big of a difference but wondered if anyone had more insight on this topic than I did.
So... Anyone got some crazy ideas for this crazy question?
Thanks!
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