Tap water or bottled ?

[Markus19]

Hi guys is it ok to use tap water to do a malt extract brew kit or is it better to use bottle water ?

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

It all depends on the content of your tap water

Tap water contains all sorts of different elements - that differ immensely from one area to the next

Where I live I am lucky to have soft, slightly acidic water which is perfect for brewing

You should find that your local water company publishes data about the constituency of your water

Also take a look at this by Strange Steve, a forum member

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...treatment-in-post-1.64822/page-54#post-978278

 

[JFB]

Read Steve's guide.
My tap water makes great dark beers. Pales are a challenge.
Could never justify all that empty plastic just to make my beer taste better though..

 

[Gerryjo]

If your brewing kits it won't matter as water straight from the tap is ok providing it's good enough to drink whereas partial and all grain would be a different result.

 

[Markus19]

Ok thanks guys im in norfolk and the water is hard as hell the kettle scales in days after descale i have access to ro water at work so could fill up there if needed but if its gonna make no diffrents to a kit beer then there no point