Do I need to let treated water rest?

[daytondave]

Can I use my brewing water right after I treat it or should it be given time to rest? If so how long? I ussualy add gypsom to redcue the hardness and citric acid low lower the Ph.

 

[Vale71]

Once everything is dissolved you're good to go.

 

[dmr]

Only if it's tired.

 

[Rev2010]

Only if it's tired.

"My strike water just flew in from Chicago and boy are its arms tired!"


Rev.

 

[ajdelange]

You don't even really need to be sure that everything is dissolved as long as it is uniformly suspended but I think it better to have it dissolved as you are then sure that it is uniformly distributed throughout the volume.

Note: Gypsum increases hardness.

 

[Silver_Is_Money]

As to part two of the OP's original question, yes citric acid will lower the pH, but depending upon how much is required, you may be able to taste it in the final beer.