fluketamer
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hi everyone. i filter my tap with a brita. what do you all use.
thanks for any responces .
thanks for any responces .
I am not positive what "chemically treated tap" means, but I picked that. I use my tap with some campden or other treatment to remove chlorine and chloramine. I usually add some salts, and acid for pH adjustment.hi everyone. i filter my tap with a brita. what do you all use.
yeah i meant with a campden tablet.I am not positive what "chemically treated tap" means, but I picked that. I use my tap with some campden or other treatment to remove chlorine and chloramine. I usually add some salts, and acid for pH adjustment.
I have seen mixed info on what a Brita does. A fresh filter probably does okay at removing chlorine and (maybe?) chloramine. The Brita cartridge do some ion exchange to slightly soften water (remove Calcium, maybe Magnesium). A note by James Hoffmann (a coffee guy) says "Brita filters exchange hydrogen ions, not sodium ions. Lots of commercial filters use sodium and lots use hydrogen."
I filthi everyone. i filter my tap with a brita. what do you all use.
thanks for any responces .
i filter chlorine as I fill my brita, then use that filtered water.hi everyone. i filter my tap with a brita. what do you all use.
thanks for any responces .
The Bru'n Water site has the information on water and water chemistry you need, as well as a brewing water calculator.My biggest weakness with brewing is water chemistry; essentially, I do nothing. My beer is good, and no one complains, but I wonder what it could be.
Can anyone direct me to a basic primer. I am not interested in being a chemist; I just want to brew good beer.
If you are starting with RO water, "Water Chemistry – How to Build Your Water – Bertus Brewery" (link) is one starting point.Can anyone direct me to a basic primer.
i was just about to post yoopers thread but you beat me too it.Check out this thread...
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/a-brewing-water-chemistry-primer.198460/
Cheers!
The same site has this article that says that Brita filters do not remove hardness (lower Calcium or Magnesium).There are some nebulous references to "ion exchange" resin in some of the brita filters, but they are in reference to "heavy metal" removal, not having any effect on hardness (although maybe some of the brita filter products do some softening but I couldn't find a specific citation).
There are four standard filter cartridge sizes - two lengths (10" and 20"), and two different diameters (2.5" and 4.5"). What sizes are your "whole house" filters?Whole house sediment and carbon filter in series removes trace chlorine and monochloride.
A 5 micron sediment filter and an activated carbon filter in series. Bothe are 9.75" x4.5".There are four standard filter cartridge sizes - two lengths (10" and 20"), and two different diameters (2.5" and 4.5"). What sizes are your "whole house" filters?