Water in St. Louis

[mgr_stl]

Wanted to check with my fellow STL brewers to see what you all do as far as water goes. I use tap water and have been quite happy with my results. That said, do any of you St. Louisans add anything to your tap water for brewing?

 

[gtmaus]

Im in ofallon and use straight tap water also. I think our tap water is some off the best tasting around.

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[jay8s]

Check the stlbrews website. They have had many discussions about our water. I use tap water all the time.

 

[slarkin712]

There is chloramine in the tap water. You should try to remove that with a charcoal filter or campden tablets. I used to use tap water, but got a few judges comments about astringency. I bought a RO water system and make salt additions to that. I think St. Louis tap water is good for many styles, but lighter lagers do better with softer water with fewer ions. When I did use tap water I liked to add some gypsum for hop forward beers.

 

[Spartan1979]

I usually add a little calcium chloride to my batches.

 

[mgr_stl]

Thanks for the responses! My beer of choice is typically an IPA, so I may have to look into the gypsum.

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