amiddler
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The water here in Geraldton is quite hard, shower heads need changing every couple of years from calcium and lime build up and I was finding the taste of my hops very harsh. I have not got a Gero water report yet, on the things to do list. Even a Pilsner bittered to 25IBU tasted alot more bitter and quite harsh to drink. Anyway was talking to a fellow brewer and have done a few brews with 50% rain water, thanks Nev. Tasted the last and even with it bittered to 32IBU it was quite plesant.
The question is where does the water need to be 50/50? In the mash to balance the Ph, in the kettle for hop isomerisation or over all? I was doing 50L brews topping up with about 12L of scheme water in the fermenter due to only having a 50L kettle. I was aiming for the water to be 50/50 over all and this ment the boil had more rain water than scheme. Does it matter as long as I get constant results?
Do others use rain water pre boil and if so how do they do it? I have put an RO unit on the wish list but just ordered a pool table for Christmas so maybe an RO unit for my next Birthday :icon_cheers:
Drew
The question is where does the water need to be 50/50? In the mash to balance the Ph, in the kettle for hop isomerisation or over all? I was doing 50L brews topping up with about 12L of scheme water in the fermenter due to only having a 50L kettle. I was aiming for the water to be 50/50 over all and this ment the boil had more rain water than scheme. Does it matter as long as I get constant results?
Do others use rain water pre boil and if so how do they do it? I have put an RO unit on the wish list but just ordered a pool table for Christmas so maybe an RO unit for my next Birthday :icon_cheers:
Drew