PackerfaninSanDiego
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I use a blue potable water hose from WalMart ran through a filter. My beer tastes just fine.
lead is tasteless
I use a blue potable water hose from WalMart ran through a filter. My beer tastes just fine.
lead is tasteless
regular garden hoses have lead in them, read the label. Get yourselves a RV/ Marine hose, they even say "Lead Free" on them. OBTW....lead is tasteless
blue tastes better than greenOriginally Posted by USAFSooner
I use a blue potable water hose from WalMart ran through a filter. My beer tastes just fine.
OK...But I doubt the "blue" or "potable" tastes bad???
blue tastes better than green
I have a whole house water softener inline. The water to the bibs does not go thru it and definitely has a (tested) different chemistry. That being said, ive brewed with both tap and hose water and cant detect a difference in the beers.any hose will get you 'hose water taste' if you let the water sit. I use a 6ft hose for brewing and I hang it up to dry after use.
The water from the hose bibb is the same water that comes out of your kitchen faucet and in your toilet.
I apologize if you already know this.
I have a whole house water softener inline. The water to the bibs does not go thru it and definitely has a (tested) different chemistry. That being said, ive brewed with both tap and hose water and cant detect a difference in the beers.
I'll take the word of the EPA over some random Bing results.
Has anyone recently purchased a 6-foot (or so) RV hose? I'm looking to buy one and am looking around at prices.
leadfree garden hose for me, no taste to it. Many minutes of water are used to pre-clean and wash down the area prior to brewing so the hose has been flushed many-a-time.
lead is tasteless
lead is tasteless
You're going to keep posting that over and over?
some people don't read every post, I am one of them.
I fixed your post.
I recently finished a brew stand that will allow me to move my operations from my kitchen to my backyard deck. I'd like to fill my HLT with water from my garden hose. Anyone else do this without issue (or for that matter, anyone do this WITH issue)? I ask because I know garden hose water can have a detectable flavor and I'm sure there's bacteria in there, but those buggers will get killed off I'm sure.
Craigtube uses a green garden hose.
g-star said:Craigtube? Seriously?
It amazes me that people will build elaborate rigs, buy the finest ingredients, control fermentation with a freezer/digital controller, and then use unsafe, foul-tasting water from a standard garden hose for the primary ingredient in their homebrew.
I went ahead and ordered an RV hose. It's funny because I never thought this topic would be so divisive!
I'd worry more about chlorine/chloramines in unfiltered tap water run through even an RV/Marine hose affecting the final taste over a hose taste.
I use an RV hose with a filter for brew day. Before that I used bottles of spring water from the store.
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