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I fully respect you have significant experience here but everything I have read about RO systems claims they filter bacteria. If bacteria are around .2microns in size and a RO membrane is only just larger than .0001microns, how do they not filter bacteria? Some quick googling...

Thanks everyone. Unlikely to buy a filter at this stage. As above, just looking at buying demineralised water for each batch. $6 a refill is a pretty good deal.

Thanks for your help. Interesting. If I understand it correctly, endotoxins are released by bacteria when exposed to that UV treatment. But considering the RO would have filtered out nearly all of the bacteria anyway, wouldn't the potential endotoxin level be so low its benign? I would of course...

Wow. Just emailed them and got a reply in seconds. He said they filter water from each station and: PURIFICATION PROCESS -------------------- 1. MICRON SEDIMENT FILTRATION removes all suspended solids such as sand, silt, rust and algae. 2. ACTIVATED CARBON FILTRATION eliminates pesticides...

Thanks! Do you know if it's spring water or distilled/RO/demineralised?

Thanks mate. I was suspecting what you said as I thought about this too. Read this yesterday: http://brulosophy.com/2018/01/22/water-chemistry-pt-10-the-impact-of-sodium-on-beer-exbeeriment-results/ Interesting that despite the high sodium and chloride a decent beer was still made. Might be a...

I think you misread or mistyped it. Sodium is 117 - it's chloride that is 177. I think something like 50% of our water in Perth is from desalination. Another good chunk is groundwater. Hence, the sodium and chloride. Helps us in drought, but I guess doesn't help the beer.

Sorry i did put calcium as 23 when it should have been 21. But everything else seems correct. File attached. Damn it! Just spent all this $$$ on setting up a 3v system only to discover my water is *****. Really don't want to have to fork out for a RO filter - wife will kill me.

Hello Just about to complete my first all grain set up. Been doing extract + grains for years. Requested a water report for my local treatment plant. Here it is: Here's my report: Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L) - Median 73 Calcium (mg/L) - Median 23 Chloride (mg/L) - Median 177 Hardness as CaCO3...

I know this is an old post, but interested to know if you tried this. Did it work?

No real flavour difference I know of. I prefer dry as it's easier to get out of the packet, floats rather than sinks (helps stop burning) and has a longer shelf life. But I I've always substituted them.

Ok. So I pryed open a bottle. Gusher. And another. Gusher. etc. etc. Released some gas from one and put it in the freezer. Drinking it now. Such a delicious beer. If it wasn't so carbonated it would be a winner. I don't know what went wrong. Doesn't taste infected. The FG was 1.020 which was...

I also don't bulk prime. So there is a chance I had a brain fart and primed with sugar twice thinking I hadn't done it. I Might wait and see. If more bottles pop I'll engage emergency procedures

Yeah gravity was same at day 4 to day 14.

Bottled an amber two weeks ago to the day. Had been in primary for two weeks using mangrove jacks m10. Yesterday I noticed a smashed bottle. Do you think it's a weak bottle (been using them for years) or should I be worried about the rest? Any advice?

How's this look? Any suggestions for improvement? 21Litres 3.00 kg Briess Rye LME 650g Coopers Wheat LME 300g Table Sugar 270g Choc malt 200g Special B 50g Roasted Barley 50g Sylva (7.3%) 45min 10g Vic Secret (16%) 45 min WLP500 Predicted IBUs 48 Predicted ABV 6.2% Never done a B stout...

Um... Yes but most yeast manufacturers don't recommend you brew them that high. This one does. Have you tried M10 high? Just brewed one at 30C - clean, no fusels. "Don't knock it before you rock it"

Mangrove Jacks M10 Workhorse yeast is a clean yeast that can ferment up to 32C. I'd go with that and forget the ice altogether.

Hey that's a good idea. I do like to have at least something my friends will drink as most of my full bottles are Old Ales and Stouts. Thanks. Keen to hear from others too though!

Bunch of stuff, keep changing my mind about what to brew: 2x1.5kg briess Munich LME 1x1.5kg coopers wheat LME 750g coopers pale LME 350g Pale DME 100g roasted barley 500g choc 250g crystal 60L 350g special B 75g Vic secret hops (16%) Mangrove jacks M10 workhorse yeast. Happy not to use those...