I hate to take issue with your statement bout RO water, but I can tell you
as a probrewer of a 20 barrel brewery in FL, RO is what I use, and prior to
being a pro brewer, I hombrewed for many years using distilled water. I
would appreciate having a dialogue with you about water and share my
experiences with you. It seems that you have a good grasp on water and
mineral content. I will say that if it were ONLY the water that provides the
necessary micronutrients for fermentation, then I would say yes, the water
is not suitable, but this is not just water which can provide it. Have you
checked out the micronutrient content of the malt itself? How do the brewers
in Pilzen do it with such "poor" water?

Let's talk

Rob

"PackRat2112" <Europa@Jupiter.net> wrote in message
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> "Jon Volmer" <jvolm@earthlink.net> wrote in
> news:opse9vnvsxyxp74w@track.earthlink.net:
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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[/color]
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> 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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