Timeline for Water- distilled or not?
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| Aug 16, 2017 at 14:53 | comment | added | Philippe | Water good to drink is not only about the taste. It is also the low number of bacteria that makes it sanitary (not necessarily 100% sterile). | |
| Aug 12, 2017 at 19:27 | comment | added | barking.pete | No - I am asking why the water needs to be sterile. Tap water is rarely "sterile" but it would usually be good to use without boiling - eg to top up extract brews that don't have boiled wort. | |
| Aug 11, 2017 at 1:04 | comment | added | Rory | Barking Pete, obviously it is important to make sure the water is sterile. That is why sanitation is "Post Boil". No where did I mean to imply that the water out of the tap would be free of bacteria. You guys read to much into obvious answers. | |
| Aug 10, 2017 at 16:16 | comment | added | winwaed | In the Middle Ages, brewing beer was a common way to make water drinkable and avoid many infections! Sterilizing before the boil is unnecessary. | |
| Aug 9, 2017 at 22:15 | comment | added | barking.pete | Why it is important to make sure the water is sterile? If its drinkable you can brew with it. I accept that not all tap water is drinkable. But even then you may be able brew with it! | |
| Aug 9, 2017 at 21:55 | vote | accept | Two2one66 | ||
| Aug 9, 2017 at 21:21 | history | answered | Rory | CC BY-SA 3.0 |