Does anyone do this?
I have a VERY high bicarbonate level in my tap water: Bicarbonate, HCO3: 335 ppm, but relatively low calcium levels (61 ppm). Reading the Bru n' Water knowledge page I see that is is possible to bring my bicarbonate levels down to +/- 185 ppm by boiling and stirring vigorously to precipitate the bicarb & calcium.
I just don't see this happening in the water that I boil at home though, say for example when I make spaghetti or hard boiled eggs. If I fire up 20 gallons of tap water on my brew rig, get it to a rolling boil, and steam myself while stirring vigorously and DON'T see the precipitate I'll be really pissed.
I have a VERY high bicarbonate level in my tap water: Bicarbonate, HCO3: 335 ppm, but relatively low calcium levels (61 ppm). Reading the Bru n' Water knowledge page I see that is is possible to bring my bicarbonate levels down to +/- 185 ppm by boiling and stirring vigorously to precipitate the bicarb & calcium.
I just don't see this happening in the water that I boil at home though, say for example when I make spaghetti or hard boiled eggs. If I fire up 20 gallons of tap water on my brew rig, get it to a rolling boil, and steam myself while stirring vigorously and DON'T see the precipitate I'll be really pissed.