Drinking hose

[Joewalla88]

If I get one of these, will I be able to just brew with the faucet outside? I'm tired of lugging water from inside to outside.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004ME11FS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488920803&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=food+grade+hose

 

[burdbrew]

Yes, you are spot on.

 

[Joewalla88]

So I don't have to change anything about the faucet itself?

 

[hedgie57]

Its the same connections as your garden hose

 

[Joewalla88]

Well, that's easy. Cool, thanks.

 

[Sailingeric]

I have something similar I got for the Home Depot along with a carbon water filter from an RV/ camping shop. Works great, but your results may vary depending on your water.

The filter I got.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0010ED27I/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[IslandLizard]

Most importantly, don't forget to treat your water with 1/4 Campden tablet per 5 gallons or a good pinch of K-Meta to remove chlorine or chloramines. A charcoal filter will NOT remove those adequately or at all.

I would still drain that hose well at the end of your brew day. Standing water in a hose is yucky!

 

[Joewalla88]

I just don't know much about plumbing, and wasn't sure if the quality of water coming from the outside is the same as inside. So, I wasn't sure if changing the hose was all I needed to do.

 

[MadJohnShaft]

Yeah, I would think after every use you'd want to hang the hose over your basketball hoop or a branch or something so it drains and dries out completely before you put it away. A hose sitting with water in it in the sun or hot garage a month between brews sounds dangerous.

 

[kristiismean]

you do what every camper does with their hose at the end of a camping session, you lay it out, attempt to run all the water out, then connect it to itself.

so it stays sealed. Then the next time you run it for a second to flush it out and continue. Don't leave it in the sun between sessions...