AshtrayDinner
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I don't know if this is the appropriate forum, but here goes.
I need to remove the chlorine from my water. It is producing a hospital smell in my otherwise excellent blond beers that I really cant stand. I read a bunch on it and it seems that water can be de-chlorinated by either leaving it to sit, boiling and cooling it, or using campden/sodium-metabisulphite.
I bought some campden tablets, but they don't come with any instructions, so I am unsure how much to use. Is one tablet enough for 5 gallons of water, or is this too much/too little to add?
Also does anyone know what by-products I will be left with after the chemical reaction? My water is already very hard (Toronto hydro says 125 ppm Ca/Mg) and I am interested what my leftover compounds will be.
If anyone can point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it.
I need to remove the chlorine from my water. It is producing a hospital smell in my otherwise excellent blond beers that I really cant stand. I read a bunch on it and it seems that water can be de-chlorinated by either leaving it to sit, boiling and cooling it, or using campden/sodium-metabisulphite.
I bought some campden tablets, but they don't come with any instructions, so I am unsure how much to use. Is one tablet enough for 5 gallons of water, or is this too much/too little to add?
Also does anyone know what by-products I will be left with after the chemical reaction? My water is already very hard (Toronto hydro says 125 ppm Ca/Mg) and I am interested what my leftover compounds will be.
If anyone can point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it.