Nate213 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Last night I kegged up my most recent homebrew. It was a double IPA recipe that I have done many times before. This time though I used RODI water. Tried it tonight and I gotta say it is better than when I use our tap water. We have well water and it has high mineral content, so that is most likely the difference. Just thought I'd share because I know all you homebrewers have wondered about using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omarortiz Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I agree. It makes a difference with well water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tif Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I supply my homebrewer buddy 5 gallons of RODI for a growler of fresh brew! It makes a big difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I will keep this in mind next time I make a batch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Care to share the recipe? I'm looking to brew in the next few weeks, and IPAs are my favorite. I haven't had much time to brew lately since my son was born, but i'm getting the itch again. Just filled my keg with Alphadelic IPA at Hop Valley so I am set for a few weeks but I gotta get a pipeline going again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Speaking of brewing... Anybody make mead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 not surprised, beer is almost 100% water (by weight and volume), very little of anything else realistically. should make a difference with coffee and tea and the like as well. I used to work for Starbucks, we had a filter system for the water because corporate doesn't trust tap water, they have every location use water they filter themselves. definitely makes a difference. I'm planning on using at least 3-stage water for brewing, maybe RO/DI. side-note: Corvallis's water is of such super-high quality (my wife is a water treatment chemist for a 3rd party and is very impressed with our water's specs), I'm thinking about trying just using 3-stage water for my tank. I'd probably get new filters of finer stages (10uM doesn't really do anything for city water). I think I'll pull some water pre-RO and have her test some parameters at her work. probably fluoride, TSS and TDS and a full-metal panel Sorry for the mini-hijack. now:(backtotopic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omarortiz Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Speaking of brewing... Anybody make mead? I've made mead. It reminds me of making extract brews, but it takes much less time because your boil time isn't 1+ hours. Fermentation is a completely different story though as mead doesn't have that explosive fermentation that beer has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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