Boiling Water For Fermenting K & K

[sjcampbell]

Years ago when I started brewing we were in Sydney and I boiled water and allowed it to cool before filling my fermenters to make sure the water was sterilised. I did this by adding the boiling water to a cube and closed it up - like no-chill.

Now we live on the farm I still do the same as the water is unfiltered, and you never know what has washed in to the tanks. It's great to drink but I don't know about wild yeasts, etc. So I have continued boiling water each week for my K&K brews.

Is this sane - or should I give up on boiling to sterilise the water and what are the alternatives.

I hoping to start BIAB brews soon so I'll be boiling anyway

Cheers
Steve

 

[argon]

keep boiling mate... good practice to get into. No telling what may be lurking in your water otherwise. Ialways boil all water that goes in my beer.

 

[QldKev]

Cheers
Steve

Go AG, you will love it!

When I was using tank water for my K&K beers I had random infections; that all stopped when I moved to town water. I would keep boiling.

Go AG, you will love it!

Go AG, you will love it!

Go AG, you will love it!

Go AG, you will love it!


QldKev