Jake Woods wrote:
> Bill Fright wrote:
>> Jake Woods wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> The area I live in is in severe need of rain, and it's affected our
>>> water quality to the point where I don't even want to wash my
>>> equipment with the muck that is coming out of the faucet.
>>> Officially, they tell us that it is an algae bloom and it is safe to
>>> drink but will taste like pond water until we get some rain.
>>>
>>> Any opinions on the following questions are welcome.
>>>
>>> 1. Will a thorough cleaning/sanitization job with PBW and Star-San
>>> overcome any nasties that the water introduces?
>>>
>>> 2. If I buy water to clean with, and don't heat it up to my tap
>>> water's usual temp, will that affect the performance of the sanitizer?
>>>
>>> 2. I have 5 gals that I made about 5 weeks ago that is (past) ready
>>> to be bottled. How long can I wait before giving in and buying water
>>> to clean and sanitize my bottling rig with?
>>>
>>> Thanks - this one's got me a little perplexed.
>>>
>>> - Jake
>>
>>
>> one- if the water tastes funny your beer will taste funny. Here in the
>> states they sell 5 gallon water bottles. I'd switch entirely over to
>> those until your water goes back to normal.
>
> I'm not worried about the brew water - for the wort and for topping off
> , I never used the tap even when the water tasted fine. I'm only
> concerned about any off tastes that could be left by the water I
> sanitize with. I'm still really small time and never have more than one
> batch going at a time :)
>>
>> two- heat your water for the sanitizer until warm and put in a
>> sanitizing bucket. The stuff I use requires warm water.
>>
>> three- I've let my beer sit in the secondary 4 weeks longer than
>> normal once and kegged it. Since it's air tight and is filled with CO2
>> you should be fine.
>
>
>> Is this well water or city water? Do you mind if I ask where you live?
>
> Middle Tennessee. Let's hear it for the ***berland River.
>
>>
>> After cooling your wort I'd be sure to use good clean water to top off
>> your brew. Algae bloom and beer can't mix well!!!
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Jake
Interesting. I use my well water entirely to brew my beers. The good
part is the water is very hard (limestone). The well pulls from about
200' deep. At first I was concerned about using non-treated water
especially after fermentation but I've never had a bad batch yet and
I've brewed roughly 500 gallons.
My question to you is are you using bottled spring water or the filtered
stuff at grocery stores? I'm thinking of doing more pilsners and think
the softer water might be better.
Thanks,
Bill
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