gava
I do rather like beer.....
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Hi All,
just doing some research and found a little bit off the 'the electric brewery' site which talks about using hot water from older systems.
Lifted from www.theelctricbrewery.com
"Some brewers choose to use hot tap water to reduce the heating time required. We do not recommend doing this. While a newer hot water tank may be fine, an older one that has not been properly maintained may introduce a 'minerally' taste to the water. In some cases there may also be higher levels of lead in the water. We recommend that you follow the advice of the EPA who recommend that hot tap water not be used for cooking or drinking - brewing is both! If you use tap water to brew, it's best to use cold tap water that comes straight from your city's water supply."
Has anyone come across this while using hot water? I've started to use hot water to fill my HLT but I really don't want to be hurting my beer before it even starts.
My house is pretty new so my hot water system is new, Just want to know if anyone has found this to be an issue.
Cheers
Gavin.
just doing some research and found a little bit off the 'the electric brewery' site which talks about using hot water from older systems.
Lifted from www.theelctricbrewery.com
"Some brewers choose to use hot tap water to reduce the heating time required. We do not recommend doing this. While a newer hot water tank may be fine, an older one that has not been properly maintained may introduce a 'minerally' taste to the water. In some cases there may also be higher levels of lead in the water. We recommend that you follow the advice of the EPA who recommend that hot tap water not be used for cooking or drinking - brewing is both! If you use tap water to brew, it's best to use cold tap water that comes straight from your city's water supply."
Has anyone come across this while using hot water? I've started to use hot water to fill my HLT but I really don't want to be hurting my beer before it even starts.
My house is pretty new so my hot water system is new, Just want to know if anyone has found this to be an issue.
Cheers
Gavin.