Let's Talk Water........ H2O people

[mux11]

Brewing a long time and have moved to a new city. Water is hard and you can definitely taste the chlorine... done a couple batched and not impressed with the end result and guess the water isn't helping.

What do you do for water? Tap / Bottle / filter / Other ??

Don't want to go crazy but thinking I need to do something. Thanks in advance!

 

[brewcat]

Could try some campden tablets as your first step.

 

[mux11]

Could try some campden tablets as your first step.

yup, have used them every batch....

 

[burntchef]

A simple and cheap carbon filter will strip the chlorine out. That would be a start.
Eric

 

[thehaze]

I hear RO water is very cheap in US, as opossed to Europe where we do not have shops where you can buy that in bulk. So I think that would be your best chance to improve the water source for your brewing.

I use bottled mountain water, which has the chemical composition on the label and that helps me build from there, but it is kinda expensive.

 

[myndflyte]

Do you have a water report? Some places will put a report online.

 

[mux11]

Here is a link to the Des Moines, IA Water Report from December. Thanks for all the help!

 

[BlueHouseBrewhaus]

It's hard but not crazy hard. Download the Bru'nwater app and it will walk you through mineral and acid additions to make it workable. K-meta will help with the chlorine/chloramine. If you do want to use this water, I highly recommend sending a sample to Ward Labs (Google it) since your tap water may vary from the city water report. Plan B can be using RO water. I got tired of my variable tap water and started buying RO water from Wal-Mart for $.37/gal. The bigger Walmarts usually have an RO dispenser. Also, post this on the Brew Science forum. Martin and AJ know more about this stuff than anyone.

 

[mux11]

It's hard but not crazy hard. Download the Bru'nwater app and it will walk you through mineral and acid additions to make it workable. K-meta will help with the chlorine/chloramine. If you do want to use this water, I highly recommend sending a sample to Ward Labs (Google it) since your tap water may vary from the city water report. Plan B can be using RO water. I got tired of my variable tap water and started buying RO water from Wal-Mart for $.37/gal. The bigger Walmarts usually have an RO dispenser. Also, post this on the Brew Science forum. Martin and AJ know more about this stuff than anyone.

Thanks! wasn't sure what I was looking at. I also notice a difference between winter and summer and the chlorine smells.
thanks again!