pyroboris
Active Member
Hi All,
Am horrendously new to this brewing game, but have my first batch sat in the fermenter.
I used bottled supermarket water for my first brew, as I didn't really have the facilities nor time to boil up 5 gallons of tap water, and let it cool again before use.
Now Birmingham tap water is quite hard (and stolen from Wales), but generally regarded as very good quality, and the wizard at the local brew shop said he used the water here straight from the tap. If anyone here is from the midlands/brum area, is this OK?
Also, I go and visit and friends in the Malverns quite often, and have pondered the use of the free Malvern Hills water:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvern_water#Springs
:hmm:
Am horrendously new to this brewing game, but have my first batch sat in the fermenter.
I used bottled supermarket water for my first brew, as I didn't really have the facilities nor time to boil up 5 gallons of tap water, and let it cool again before use.
Now Birmingham tap water is quite hard (and stolen from Wales), but generally regarded as very good quality, and the wizard at the local brew shop said he used the water here straight from the tap. If anyone here is from the midlands/brum area, is this OK?
Also, I go and visit and friends in the Malverns quite often, and have pondered the use of the free Malvern Hills water:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvern_water#Springs
:hmm:
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