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Vossy1
Landlord.
It would be good in that you would know exactly what to add to your blank template to get the mineral profiles desired.
'As is' the water would be nutrient deficient and not really that great for brewing.
If you have a look in the calcs section top left it would give you an idea of the minerals required for styles if starting with a blank sheet
Hope that helps :thumb:
'As is' the water would be nutrient deficient and not really that great for brewing.
If you have a look in the calcs section top left it would give you an idea of the minerals required for styles if starting with a blank sheet
Hope that helps :thumb:
It's very good for making your Star San solution up with though!
This topic has come up a few times before, from what I recall, it's fine to use for making up kits. Also if you have particularly hard water it can be used to dilute it down to reduce the hardness.
Other than that what Vossy said.
This topic has come up a few times before, from what I recall, it's fine to use for making up kits. Also if you have particularly hard water it can be used to dilute it down to reduce the hardness.
Other than that what Vossy said.
Cyclops
Landlord.
I made a lager with RO water, tasted nice enough too :)
Runwell-Steve
Landlord.
You must be a very good Window Cleaner. Ours use whatever hot water they can get there hands on for free
shocker
Landlord.
I know I am missing the point of the OP ,but....
...since a specific mineral load is desired for brewing various beers , if one wanted to be sure of the safety of their water then I would suggest a UV light unit that kills off nasties (or attempts to) but leaves the minerals in . What effect brief but intense UV exposure DOES to minerals I do not know . However , relatively cheap units can be had from Koi pond suppliers - since the fish are so damn valuable the water safety is often of a higher degree than that wasted on humans . :wha:
As I say ,missing the OPs point , but a valid follow on . I shouldnt think an RO and filter unit would be a lot of help unless you wanted to REALLY micro engineer your liquor from a zero start point . In which case it could be great !
SHOCKS' COROLLARY - much of what I say is a bit tongue in cheek so please dont be offended by my being wrong alot :nono:
...since a specific mineral load is desired for brewing various beers , if one wanted to be sure of the safety of their water then I would suggest a UV light unit that kills off nasties (or attempts to) but leaves the minerals in . What effect brief but intense UV exposure DOES to minerals I do not know . However , relatively cheap units can be had from Koi pond suppliers - since the fish are so damn valuable the water safety is often of a higher degree than that wasted on humans . :wha:
As I say ,missing the OPs point , but a valid follow on . I shouldnt think an RO and filter unit would be a lot of help unless you wanted to REALLY micro engineer your liquor from a zero start point . In which case it could be great !
SHOCKS' COROLLARY - much of what I say is a bit tongue in cheek so please dont be offended by my being wrong alot :nono:
Green Ninja
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The UV clarifier for Koi ponds you mention is really only to get rid of green water. It causes the green algae to clump together, or flocculate, to make it large enough to be trapped by the pond filter sponges.
I'm not sure how much use it would be to kill nasties in tap water.
I suspect you'd be better off spending your £50 or thereabouts on other things.
I'm not sure how much use it would be to kill nasties in tap water.
I suspect you'd be better off spending your £50 or thereabouts on other things.
shocker
Landlord.
When we had the dead horse buried close to our farm wellspring (and all got very ill) we had a water consultant in who specc'd a UV unit followed by a filter ,which turned out fine .As I was in another building at the time I asked him what I could do and the koi thing was his suggestion ,admittedly with a 5 mic or less filter (under £20) after it .
I know that in their proper fitting the koi ones flocc the algae for filtering ( as you so rightly point out ,I should have mentioned that,mea culpa) but it seems that they can do the duty of a much more expensive domestic unit at a fraction of the cost if only a limited flow is needed .Like for one persons drinking water .Or for brewing water .
I know that in their proper fitting the koi ones flocc the algae for filtering ( as you so rightly point out ,I should have mentioned that,mea culpa) but it seems that they can do the duty of a much more expensive domestic unit at a fraction of the cost if only a limited flow is needed .Like for one persons drinking water .Or for brewing water .
Green Ninja
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You learn something everyday.
Nice one shocker.
Nice one shocker.
shocker
Landlord.
Phew ! When I saw you had replied I thought : "Oh bugger ! He going to say that HE'S a water consultant and what I said is bollocks !" so I logged on to the thread with an answer lined up along the lines of - "fair enough , you learn something every day" .....and there you was....beat me to it ! :whistle:
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