Great Video, but for me my beer is very much improved in taste with RO water I buy up the road @ about 3p per ltr at Spotless Water in bulk. I did look into an RO System but did not want the hassle and the up front cost. I would not want to go back to council pop
Proper water treatment is a must. My tap water is around 400-500 ppm of TDS. I don't use RO with waste water, but rather some resin to do a complete desalination (then with wasted resin).
The water input pipe. I can’t remember where I heard it maybe The hop addition, but as large a diameter pipe as close to the input to the RO system as possible helps with the flow and speed. I used it for mine and it is great 👍. The tds meter from where did you get it and was it expensive? Also how accurate is it?
Cheers for the video Griffo. I used to buy Tesco's Ashbeck bottled water as I live in a hard water area. I purchased a 4 stage Vyair unit. About £50.00. Works on mains water pressure, so takes a while. But as you say, beer results are more consistant. I brew mostly in the warmer months so the waste waters the garden. RO units are said to work slower in cold weather as the holes in the membrane contract. I like mine, a pumped version sounds good though.....
I already have fantastic water where I live here in Norway, so really the only pro for me would be having a consistent starting water for brewing. It would be nice if you could go into more detail on the RO system.
Great video, informative and entertaining as always. I’m going to get one of these soon as I am convinced it's worth it. One thing perplexes me however; The Vyair website states ‘Never use Deionisation resin if you are intending to drink the treated water’ Is this the resin in the last stage? Should I be ordering this stage?
Thank you, the resin I have is MB-115 colour change resin and can’t see any such warning, it comes in a bag so you have the choice to fill the filter or not 👍
I was having Beer scale issues in my SS Conical. I set up the RO system and now the extra calcium in my well water is removed and beer scale issues are gone. Also, the ability to nail a water profile is excellent.
Spotless water, 40 litres for around £1.20 and no waste. If you refer a few people they end up paying you. I started with £20, have used around 4-500l and am now £50 in credit!
@@HomebrewGriffo The main concern is a lack of chlorine once filtered. "Pure" water is a haven for bacteria, it's the reason that chlorine is added to tap water. Absolutely no issue if you're boiling it for beer/tea/coffee etc. But if its left stored for any period then any bacteria it came into contact with (ie from the collection tank) will multiply very quickly unhindered, particularly in warm weather.
Thanks for the info, the water isn’t stored for long and is kept in a dispenser chilled to 5 degrees in a fridge - I assume that reduces the risk and rate of bacteria growth 👍
Thank you for clarifying the toys that you clean .......
You’re welcome 😊
Northwest rural here, our tap water is 34ppm and the well water is what we normally use to brew
Installed one around 3 months ago, done 4 brews since and there is a huge difference in quality, worth every penny
That’s reassuring! thank you! 🍺
Great Video, but for me my beer is very much improved in taste with RO water I buy up the road @ about 3p per ltr at Spotless Water in bulk. I did look into an RO System but did not want the hassle and the up front cost. I would not want to go back to council pop
I use spotless water too, it's a very quick and easy system. Also only around 30p a brew with an account.
Love my RO system! I just like starting from scratch with my water profile. Great video! 🍻
Proper water treatment is a must. My tap water is around 400-500 ppm of TDS. I don't use RO with waste water, but rather some resin to do a complete desalination (then with wasted resin).
The water input pipe. I can’t remember where I heard it maybe The hop addition, but as large a diameter pipe as close to the input to the RO system as possible helps with the flow and speed. I used it for mine and it is great 👍. The tds meter from where did you get it and was it expensive? Also how accurate is it?
Cheers for the video Griffo. I used to buy Tesco's Ashbeck bottled water as I live in a hard water area. I purchased a 4 stage Vyair unit. About £50.00.
Works on mains water pressure, so takes a while. But as you say, beer results are more consistant. I brew mostly in the warmer months so the waste waters the garden. RO units are said to work slower in cold weather as the holes in the membrane contract. I like mine, a pumped version sounds good though.....
Thanks for the insight Peter 🙌
Truly an excellent and thoughtful video. Exceptional work. Cheers!
Thank you 👌
I already have fantastic water where I live here in Norway, so really the only pro for me would be having a consistent starting water for brewing.
It would be nice if you could go into more detail on the RO system.
I used to run a basic RO system for my fish tanks, it didn't have a pump on it and was much slower with a lot more waste than you're producing.
I generally dilute my tap water with RO to get my HCO3 levels in the right place and then add salts to get to my final profile.
That’s a good approach! thanks for sharing 👍
Great video, very informative 👏
I’m thinking of investing too, with it taking so long to fill G40 etc how do you leave it go and not overfill?
Great video, informative and entertaining as always. I’m going to get one of these soon as I am convinced it's worth it. One thing perplexes me however; The Vyair website states ‘Never use Deionisation resin if you are intending to drink the treated water’ Is this the resin in the last stage? Should I be ordering this stage?
Thank you, the resin I have is MB-115 colour change resin and can’t see any such warning, it comes in a bag so you have the choice to fill the filter or not 👍
@@HomebrewGriffo Ok thanks for the reply. keep up the good work!
Interesting to hear your points and also very nice as a swede to see that you ride a Husaberg!🍻
Love the Berg! Rebuilt it a couple of years ago and it’s an awesome machine! 👌
I can’t deal with the waste of these. I plumped for spotless water instead
I was having Beer scale issues in my SS Conical. I set up the RO system and now the extra calcium in my well water is removed and beer scale issues are gone. Also, the ability to nail a water profile is excellent.
That’s great to hear! Thanks for the insight to the beer scale - time will tell for me!
Cracking video mate
I have a cheap RO system but now I’m jealous of yours! Damn it more money 😟
I considered getting one of these but decided to use a local 'spotless water' station in the end and it only costs me £2 for 45 litres of RO water
Where did you buy your RO system?
I missed the close up of it, I see it's a Vyair 4 stage system!
Spotless water, 40 litres for around £1.20 and no waste. If you refer a few people they end up paying you. I started with £20, have used around 4-500l and am now £50 in credit!
I find debris in my water, especially when I fill the kettle up to 50l. Should there be debris from my tap water?
Definitely not, should contact your water supplier or at least fit a filter 👍
Dude, I might've heard your first comment wrong, hut please don't give your 'family' RO water
Could you elaborate on your concern? What can possibly be wrong with consuming purified then re-mineralised water?
@@HomebrewGriffo The main concern is a lack of chlorine once filtered. "Pure" water is a haven for bacteria, it's the reason that chlorine is added to tap water. Absolutely no issue if you're boiling it for beer/tea/coffee etc. But if its left stored for any period then any bacteria it came into contact with (ie from the collection tank) will multiply very quickly unhindered, particularly in warm weather.
Thanks for the info, the water isn’t stored for long and is kept in a dispenser chilled to 5 degrees in a fridge - I assume that reduces the risk and rate of bacteria growth 👍