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Stagnant water in HLT

 
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thedudebill




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PostLink    Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:54 pm    Post subject: Stagnant water in HLT Reply with quote


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Odd question: Will the standing 20 gallons of water that have been sitting in my HLT for three plus weeks cause any brewing issues? It’s RO filtered so my hypothesis is any contaminant at this point is biological and should boil out during brew day without causing any issues. Thoughts? I’d hate to dump the water and refill but will do that if advisable. Thanks!
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PostLink    Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Stagnant water in HLT Reply with quote

Nobody knows what state your RO filters were in when your created your RO water (How filtered was it really? Are the filters old? What's the TDS level coming through?) nor does anyone have information on how exactly you stored it for 3+ weeks and in what condition, where this HLT sat exactly, how sealed it is (if at all) and so forth. So I think it's bit difficult to take any comments that anyone would make here with any certainty. I would caution against accepting a "yeah it'll be fine" comment from someone based on the information you provided as nobody answering can really know either without seeing / testing what you have first even if they are experts.

In theory boiling should probably kill off anything that's grown. I think. Most likely nothing has grown it in it either. But I'm not a microbiologist nor do I have access to see what you've done so I'd never say "it's good!". I guess at the end of the day, if you're here and asking, it's probably best to start over if you're not sure. Are you willing to take a risk for what amounts to a few dollars in RO water?

Cheers!

Kal

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