Filtwring water

[chinwiskers]

Ok, so I'm new to the brewing business and I'm getting ready to make my 4th batch. I have had an off taste with each on and the have been the same. Could it be the chlorine in the water. I have city water and would a charcoal filter so the job.

 

[jeffcosgrove]

If you live in a city you should be able to access the water report and they usually report the amount of residual Chlorine at the tap. A lot of my early brews had that "taste" no matter what style I was making. I have found that it is really important to control fermentation temperature, ensure that the wort is aerated properly (if using liquid yeast), and pitch the proper amount of yeast. Go to mrmalty.com or yeastcalc.com for proper pitching rates. I would start with these 3 things before investing in a water filter. There are also ways to eliminate Chlorine from your water that you can do a search on if you just want to make sure that is not the problem.

 

[cluckk]

I use a charcoal filter for my city water. It works fine. I built it from PVC and a shower head cartridge filter off Amazon. It has hose fittings to hook to a faucet.

 

[Jmarsh544]

You may try your next batch using purchased water from a water dispenser (outside the supermarket usually) and see if that eliminates the taste you are finding as a constant. Try to change one thing per brew, otherwise you will have a hard time pinning down what the culprit was.

 

[chinwiskers]

I picked up a home filter system and some fitting for under $30. I will be brewing a pale ale tomorrow if not Monday we will see if this does the job.