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ghandlin
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:10 am Post subject: Rainsoft |
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Wasn't sure if this was the best place to post this or not, but my house has Rainsoft water softener system in it and I'm on a well. Now, I need to run new lines to the brewery anyway, so my question is should I feed from before the softener or after? I was considering implanting RO as well. I haven't done a water test yet (my cousin is coming soon to do it), so I don't have specifics on the profile.
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Ozarks Mountain Brew
Joined: 22 May 2013 Posts: 737 Location: The Ozark Mountains of Missouri
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:32 am Post subject: |
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the water softener adds a tun of salt to soften the water, I would avoid it, you probably have a filter coming from your well which will help some
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11123 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:06 am Post subject: |
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From here: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/parts-list-using?page=4
Quote: | If your city water is soft (low in minerals/salts) and tastes fine then cold tap water is perfectly adequate, as you can always add minerals or salts but cannot easily take them away (the water must be distilled or filtered with a reverse osmosis filtration system). Do not confuse soft water with water that's been passed through a water softener. They are not the same thing. Soft water is simply a term to describe water that is low in minerals/salts. A water softener on the other hand replaces minerals like calcium and magnesium that we want in our beer (to varying degrees) with sodium which, while we do need a bit, we want to limit in our beer as too much gives it an unpleasant metallic/bitter aftertaste. Do not use a water softener to treat your brewing water. |
Good luck!
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:07 am Post subject: |
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Ozarks Mountain Brew wrote: | ... adds a tun of salt ... |
I like the brewery joke. Tun. Get it?
Kal
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ghandlin
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Link Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Thx guys! Good joke! Love it ...
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Link Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:42 am Post subject: |
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Don't automatically dismiss water coming from a water softener. Get it tested and see what you have to start with. I'm also on a well and have both a water softener and iron filter to take care of the massive amounts of iron in the source well water. They are both VERY effective and the end result is that I end up with nearly distilled water. The sodium levels are not out of range and I always end up adding Gypsum, Calcium Chloride and Epsom Salt to get my minerals back up to appropriate levels. Also, water softeners can use different salts to do the backflush (the only time they actually use the salt). One of the possible choices is potassium chloride, which will not add any sodium to the water.
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