Brewing Clamper
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OK, so I have a Reverse Osmosis unit at home, could I use this water for beer making? I know the RO removes a lot of minerals so I imagine I would use the gipsum. What do ya'll think?
david_42 said:You should also use yeast food, even if you are doing AG. Realistically, unless your water tastes bad, you are better off using it as-is.
rcbrew said:Shouldn't your water have some taste to it? If you filter the heck out of it, aren't you eliminating one of the characteristics of the beer. Not that I drink much of it, but isn't the "water" one of the selling points of Coors? Instead of using an RO water, wouldn't you be better off buying 79 cent/gal of bottled spring water? Just my thought.
...what's the chemical composition of the "spring water" you buy? I used to buy it too until 20/20 said most spring water is actually tap water from another area.rcbrew said:Shouldn't your water have some taste to it? If you filter the heck out of it, aren't you eliminating one of the characteristics of the beer. Not that I drink much of it, but isn't the "water" one of the selling points of Coors? Instead of using an RO water, wouldn't you be better off buying 79 cent/gal of bottled spring water? Just my thought.
david_42 said:Interesting, I lived in Sunnyvale for ten years and the water there was great.
A good discussion of water hardness with numbers.
Bjorn Borg said:I lived in SF for 8 years and the water was great. I got a water report, and even asked brewers at anchor about the water and they dont treat it, so neither did i.
I think if your going to brew super clean pilsners then h20 filtering/treatment is probably the way to go. But for ales i wouldnt bother.
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