Garden hose bad for beer!

[autoferret]

A recent study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that lead levels in the blood even lower than the current definition of toxicity may adversely affect a child’s IQ.

this could explain alot for some people i know.

 

[cheezydemon]

this could explain alot for some people i know.

It is self evident in some of the posts here. So sorry I tried to help some of you!

 

[macs]

From How To Brew:

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cleaning Brass
Some brewers use brass fittings in conjunction with their wort chillers or other brewing equipment and are concerned about the lead that is present in brass alloys. A solution of two parts white vinegar to one part hydrogen peroxide (common 3% solution) will remove tarnish and surface lead from brass parts when they are soaked for 5-10 minutes at room temperature. The brass will turn a buttery yellow color as it is cleaned. If the solution starts to turn green and the brass darkens, then the parts have been soaking too long and the copper in the brass is beginning to dissolve, exposing more lead. The solution has become contaminated and the part should be re-cleaned in a fresh solution.[/FONT]

I thought Brass was an alloy made from Copper and Zinc?

 

[budbo]

I used an aluminum pot before I bought my Keggle, I use a garden hose sometimes (flushed), or get the water straight from the outside faucet.

sometimes I use inside softened filtered water (my system drops the water to 16ppm... the average bottled ater is at 60-80ppm) I have never really noticed any difference in taste. I have one recipie that uses distilled water with burton salts added to match the brewery water of the clone.

This is just like aluminum brew pots. It isn't going to kill you, to each his own.

To me worrying about stuff like this reduces my quality of life

 

[Seabee John]

wow... I must really be in bad shape... I run TWO 100' hoses to the garage for brew day...

I'm not saying it's bad to avoid what you can when you can, but "when I was a kid..." Look, we've all got stories about this or that. We all have concerns about our beer and how well it will turn out. There really is a simple fix to all of this. The standard home water test kit. Most home depots stock them on the shelf. It will help you test for all sorts of stuff. And if that isn't good enough, you can (as a taxpayer) ask your municipal water supply management folks to come out and test at your tap (or the end of your hose) with the big boy toys.

End the argument for yourself... get it tested and then you will know..... you ARE killing everyone with your garden hose lead lined arsenic added double aluminum sludge porter

 

[Joker]

End the argument for yourself... get it tested and then you will know..... you ARE killing everyone with your garden hose lead lined arsenic added double aluminum sludge porter

Black Death Porter :rockin:


I guess it does make sense to change to a different grade of hose, I mean why take anymore risk then necessary.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

lol we drank and played with hoses all the time when I was a kid. Nothing wrong here.

skgnfva'dslbn'ebdsMBsdF:BMdfbmd'mbd?>Bvm,dbmndb;

 

[cheezydemon]

lol we drank and played with hoses all the time when I was a kid. Nothing wrong here.

skgnfva'dslbn'ebdsMBsdF:BMdfbmd'mbd?>Bvm,dbmndb;

No! I am sure that there is nothing wrong there. What are just a few IQ points when all is said and done? And it would never seem like anything was wrong.

That's the terrible thing about Hell,
You could be there, and not even know - PHISH

This thread is hilarious.

 

[Brakeman_Brewing]

Nothing like some garden hose tap water to rinse down those tasty lead paint chips.

Im still alive and kicking.

 

[Philip1993]

SORRY! but "an occasional drink from the water hose"??? I thought we were talking about ENTIRE BATCHES OF BEER!

I will guarantee that I have consumed so much water from a hose (still do) that my beer consumption may (sadly) never catch up. Having read your posts, I realize that it was probably a bad idea. If I had only abstained from the evil hose, getting a degree in physics would probably have been much easier... As far as beer goes, the garden hose poses a much bigger risk of bacterial infection than lead poisoning.

Now, off to the global warming forum to debate that agore guy...

 

[cheezydemon]

I will guarantee that I have consumed so much water from a hose (still do) that my beer consumption may (sadly) never catch up. Having read your posts, I realize that it was probably a bad idea. If I had only abstained from the evil hose, getting a degree in physics would probably have been much easier... As far as beer goes, the garden hose poses a much bigger risk of bacterial infection than lead poisoning.

Now, off to the global warming forum to debate that agore guy...

Lol, well....you might remember what's up next in your sig if you had those 2-3 IQ points!!

How about we make a bet on the global warming thing too, if you are wrong, you have to send me 2 cases of your lead heavy beer!lol