using tap water?

[mikes_brew]

anyone use straight tap water for brewing and topping off? specifically anyone use St. Louis tap water? I am reading Miller's brew book and he states it is low in chlor. and overall pretty good water.

anyone in STL use the tap?

thanks

 

[EdWort]

I use tap water for my brews, but it is filtered first. Brews taste very fine!

 

[c.n.budz]

I asked this question when I started. The general consensus was if you're doing extract brews and your tap water is drinkable, then you can brew with it. I filter my drinking water through a PUR filter to improve the taste, but don't bother when brewing since it would probably take 4 hours to filter that much water through a pitcher filter, and my brews turn out fine. If you're really paranoid you can pre-boil your tap water....

 

[Barley-Davidson]

If it's good to drink you can use it to top off. I also use an activated charcoal filter.

 

[Hopleaf]

I have good water coming from the Upper Trinity, no filtering and it's great

 

[DeathBrewer]

i use straight tapwater for everything, but oakland has very good water. tasty, too

 

[mikes_brew]

thanks guys!

that is what I have been doin'. thanks for the quick response!


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