Hi guys,
Something that I've been thinking about recently and haven't seemed to have found any specific definitive answer on here, so thought I'd create a post about it.
I have done only a few brews now, however one of my last kits was the coopers pale ale. I did everything by the book (the limited coopers book ) with the exception of water. I used 20 liters of spring water (bought from woolies, I think it was Frantell or something, probably just has a spring in it, rather than coming from a spring ) instead of tap water. I was under the impression that the spring water will have a little less "after taste" than my tap water.
I found that the beer was quite "watery" in comparison to previous brews. Is this down to the hardness of the spring water? I'm assuming that the spring water may have been "softer" than tap water. I have now read that the magnesium and calcium are requirements in having well rounded beer.
My question is, has anyone else experienced the same thing? And should I completely forget about using any other water than tap water?
Thanks in advance!
Something that I've been thinking about recently and haven't seemed to have found any specific definitive answer on here, so thought I'd create a post about it.
I have done only a few brews now, however one of my last kits was the coopers pale ale. I did everything by the book (the limited coopers book ) with the exception of water. I used 20 liters of spring water (bought from woolies, I think it was Frantell or something, probably just has a spring in it, rather than coming from a spring ) instead of tap water. I was under the impression that the spring water will have a little less "after taste" than my tap water.
I found that the beer was quite "watery" in comparison to previous brews. Is this down to the hardness of the spring water? I'm assuming that the spring water may have been "softer" than tap water. I have now read that the magnesium and calcium are requirements in having well rounded beer.
My question is, has anyone else experienced the same thing? And should I completely forget about using any other water than tap water?
Thanks in advance!