Water covers seventy-five percent of the earth and is the main
ingredient in the beer we drink. Needless to say without water we
wouldn’t be drinking beer, dreaming of a warm beach or making the
necessary preparations to make our brew.
Water is a brewer’s canvass for creating an exceptional home brew that they can be proud of. Using clean water will result in a tasty beverage that you will be passionate about sharing with your family and friends. You wouldn’t paint on a dirty canvas and you shouldn’t brew beer with water you wouldn’t want to drink. Simply put don’t let over chlorinated or foul tasting water ruin your efforts to produce a great beer.
Listed bellow are several common solutions for purifying water to ensure great tasting water and in turn a great tasting beer.
Solution 1: Purchase a water filter. At the Make Beer. Net office we
use a Brita water filter that has does an excellent job of purifying
our water and removing any chlorine.
Solution 2. Make a quick trip to your local store and purchase water. Filtered water is readily available in two-gallon
jugs. Or if you are feeling ambitious you can purchase a 5-gallon water
cooler jug.
Solution 3: Boil your water for fifteen-minutes before chilling it to ensure the temperature is right before adding the yeast. To do this you must either be willing to boil multiple pots of water or use a five-gallon pot.
Thanks for reading folks and we hope this helps in your pursuits of crafting the perfect home brew. And remember a great general guideline to follow when deciding if you need to filter your water is if you wouldn’t drink it without filtering it don’t brew with it before filtering it.