I am an extract brewer. I bought a Pur water filter for my brewing and drinking water. It's only 3 weeks old and it is getting slow already. Getting 6+ gal. of water for my 1st brew was not bad but I could see that the next time it will take up a lot of time. How important is filtering water for extract brewing? Any thoughts?
I also have an RO/DI filter for my saltwater aquarium but have no intention of using that for brewing water, although I may use it for Star San water, separate issue. I decided to test my tap water and Pur filtered water with my tds meter. My RO/DI comes up at 0ppm, I have tested this several times. My NYC tap water comes in at 36, sounds about right from what I have read. But the Pur filtered water came in at 40! What the bleep?!? This is a 3 week old cartridge and, other than my 1 brewing session, I am now running a lot of water through it. Does this make any sense?
I'm more concerned about appropriate water for brewing but the tds readings make no sense to me.
I also have an RO/DI filter for my saltwater aquarium but have no intention of using that for brewing water, although I may use it for Star San water, separate issue. I decided to test my tap water and Pur filtered water with my tds meter. My RO/DI comes up at 0ppm, I have tested this several times. My NYC tap water comes in at 36, sounds about right from what I have read. But the Pur filtered water came in at 40! What the bleep?!? This is a 3 week old cartridge and, other than my 1 brewing session, I am now running a lot of water through it. Does this make any sense?
I'm more concerned about appropriate water for brewing but the tds readings make no sense to me.
