More beer offers 6 regonal water contioning packs for ro and distilled
water to minic water from several europen citys and one for clasic america
beers
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"PackRat2112" <Europa@Jupiter.net> wrote in message
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> "Jon Volmer" <jvolm@earthlink.net> wrote in
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>> RO water is not the best for beer. We have RO and even purer water
>> availabe through the lab I'm in, and this stuff hardly even supports
>> the yeast. I tested it one time, and it even messes up the mash;
>> certain metals are required for the action of certain enzymes, and if
>> the water is deficient in them, the enzymes won't work.
>>
>> Stick with spring water, or make your own concotions based on known
>> mineral content of water at the better breweries. This sounds simple,
>> but it's not. Even in a lab where I have access to high-accuracy
>> scales and high-purity salts, it's hard to get it right. And I'm used
>> to making precise solutions. I'd reccommend sticking with the spring
>> water.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 04:20:37 GMT, gwoolam <gwoolam@sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
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>>> The local municipal water system uses chloramines, therefore I have
>>> always
>>> used bottled spring water to brew with. I don't use distilled water
>>> as all
>>> the minerals have been removed. I have an R. O. (reverse osmosis)
>>> system which I have not as yet installed. This system has a sediment
>>> and charcoal
>>> filter prior to the R. O. system. Once I get that going will this
>>> watere be
>>> of good quality for brewing??
>>>
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>>
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>
> Also if you're going to install that R.O. system, be sure to use cpvc (not
> copper or even regular pvc) to pipe it with. because with in a year or two
> the "purer" water will absorb the minerals from the copper adn it will
> turn
> to mush and you'll have to repipe it.
>
> just a helpful hint.
>
> [url]http://www.flowguardgold.com/[/url]
> for info
>
>
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