SJW
As you must brew, so you must drink
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My next brew will be a Pilsner Urquell, the recipe from the "Brew Classic European Beers at Home". I got 2 questions:
1- I understand the saying "if tap water is good enough drink its good enough to brew with" and i always use tap water. But i do have a rain water tank and was wondering if a Pilsner style beer would be the style to use it with?
2- The book "Brew Classic European Beers at Home" says the Urquell should be simered not boiled for 2.5 hours for a nice smooth bitter finish. What are your thoughts on this. I understand i could not fit enough water in my 50 litre boiler to account for all the evaporation losses so i would need to top up the fermenter (as i only brew for min. 25 litres in the fermenter) but is this worth doing?
stephen
1- I understand the saying "if tap water is good enough drink its good enough to brew with" and i always use tap water. But i do have a rain water tank and was wondering if a Pilsner style beer would be the style to use it with?
2- The book "Brew Classic European Beers at Home" says the Urquell should be simered not boiled for 2.5 hours for a nice smooth bitter finish. What are your thoughts on this. I understand i could not fit enough water in my 50 litre boiler to account for all the evaporation losses so i would need to top up the fermenter (as i only brew for min. 25 litres in the fermenter) but is this worth doing?
stephen