alisoncc 379 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 When I was a lttlie my Mam used to put a marble in the kettle. When it came to the boil you could hear it banging around, knocking any lime build-up off the inside surface. Use to work a treat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 A lady at work (QMC) asked why the water tasted different? (she's from Birmingham, a soft water area) I said "it's because the water here is hard!" She said "oh, does it go round beating up other waters then? Made me laugh, she was in her 90's. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Around here there is a saying ...............The water is that hard, if you dropped a rock into a pond, it would break.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Water here in St Albans is hard, it comes from the chalk of the Chilterns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 As a very keen amateur brewer water quality is important. Soft water is best for lager/pilsner style (bottom fermented beer). In fact the Czech republic which produces the finest of all pilsners, has very soft, almost pure water. To have water of that quality is almost impossible in UK, no matter what treatments you give it. Its about taking away minerals, not adding to them. Guinness depends on hard water. It balances out the heaviness of the deep dark malts, and makes it very very smooth. I often artificially harden water for stouts to get this balance. That said I am not a fan of stouts, although I have a friend who adores my stouts and I brew for him. * I am more of a bitter and mild fan. I do get the "Burton water conditioner" and it is very good provided you know what is in your base water. *In case there is anyone from HM Customs and Excise, I give him the stout! I dont sell it to him. Honest. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Our water comes from our own well, a very deep drilled bore hole some 550 feet deep. It's drilled through a very thick body of limestone, and as such is loaded with lime, tastes great though, no chlorine no addatives, just pure naturally filtered water. There's one of the worlds largest springs a few miles to the south of me, I'll have to posts some photos of it and the DC generator the water powered in the early part of the last century for the small town of Mammoth Spring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Here's the weir at the spring to get the head of water needed for the generator. This is the lake formed by the weir, I'll have to upload more photos to photobucket.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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