Outside brewing

[stilly]

I want to have a brew day outdoors in my driveway with a couple of neighbors. Any thoughts on using my garden hose as the water source for cleaning and sanitizing?

 

[runningweird]

well, I used one for a while but stopped after I realized all the water that came out of it had the "hose" aroma. there wasn't a weird taste but even after the water had been out of the hose a while it still had a rubber smell.

if your hose doesn't impart those things to your water then go for it. they do make RV hoses that work and are food safe.

I know, it's just sanitary water but I try to keep all the stuff out of my beer that I can to help the taste.

 

[stilly]

I'm gonna use bottled water to make the beer.

The only other thing I was thinking was that its pretty cold here. Will using the cold water affect the cleaning and sanitizing properties of the pbw and star San?

 

[runningweird]

star san no, but I find pbw works better when initially mixed with hot water.

 

[opus345]

I like to use these questions to help fine tune my HBT thread searching skills, plus I always learn something in the process.

Take a look at this thread:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/active-carbon-filter-garden-hose-277858/?highlight=hose+taste+lead

and specifically the Consumer Reports link on post #8

 

[stilly]

I think that is the wrong link to what you were trying to show me. Ed Worts Apfelwein is what I am sent to.

 

[Schumed]

I have always used hose water attached to my DIY Water filter works great

 

[yewtah-brewha]

dont use bottled water use hose water for the brew, you can name it "wHOSE your daddy" pale ale

 

[stilly]

dont use bottled water use hose water for the brew, you can name it "wHOSE your daddy" pale ale

Haha!! Yeah. I'm in!!

 

[opus345]

I think that is the wrong link to what you were trying to show me. Ed Worts Apfelwein is what I am sent to.

Doh! Post/Link updated.

My searching skills have increased, but my copy/paste still suck.