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What do you do for Water AFTER the boil?

  • Straight Tap Water

  • Boiled and Cooled Tap Water

  • Bottled Water

  • Nothing I full boil

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I do full boils, so I don't usually top off after the boil. I prefer using all RO (reverse osmosis) filtered water for brewing. I know this filters a lot of the good minerals out, but I have a salt-type water softener with chlorinated city water, and I have bad luck brewing with the stuff straight from the unfiltered tap. I add a little yeast nutrient to the RO water, and everything takes off just as it should.
 
I do full boils nowadays, but when I used extracts I had no qualms about topping off with straight tap water (well water)
 
I've only ever used tap water. Then again ours is exceptionally good around here, so I never had any doubts about its quality.
 

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