Homebrew DIY: Easy Water Filter Setup | Beer Geek Nation Beer Reviews

[mxpx5678]

If you get a quick disconnect for your wort chiller you can use it for that as well.

[BeerGeekNation]

@mxpx5678 Yep thats actually what I did. Thanks man. Cheers!

[prccap]

just so you know thats just a sediment filter and does not remove any chemicals from your water. you would need to buy the sediment/carbon filter to really help your brewing



[BeerGeekNation]

@prccap Yeah I figured that out after I shot this. I think im actually going to go with a whole house carbon filter very soon.

[prccap]

@BeerGeekNation we use the Watts 520022 RV/Boat Duo Exterior Water Filter with Garden Hose Fittings

[BeerGeekNation]

@prccap That looks perfect!! Thanks man

[cbjjimmy]

PS that is for keg to keg connection sorry I forgot to explain that :P

[cbjjimmy]

Parts requirerd from Lowes

Watts A-870 3/4 MIP to 1/2 FIP pipe hex bushing

Watts A828 1/2MIP to 3/8FIP

Watts A-193 I.D Hose Barb 1/4 to 3/8

For a Rainfresh Filter C1

Plummers tape

All done enjoy

Great Video BeerGeeks

[BeerGeekNation]

@cbjjimmy Thanks man!

[LongDogBrew]

Nice setup Chris...Cheers!

[BeerGeekNation]

@LongDogBrew Thanks man! Cheers

[rawimpact]

i would put the pvc in water overnight  first to remove anything that might leech

[Dakota1Rules]

Nice simple build. Water is one of the most over looked ingredients in brewing. I use a 5 stage RO water system and mine takes about 6 hours to get 14 gallons. I may do this this as a portable solution to traveling brew days. Good job!

[BeerGeekNation]

@Dakota1Rules Damn thats a crazy setup! You use that for homebrewing or on a commercial system?

[doughanson78]

I also gave you a shout out and shared the video for you on G+. Keep it up Chris.

[BeerGeekNation]

@doughanson78 Thanks man! CHeers

[doughanson78]

Nice set up Chris. I have been thinking about home brewing, but haven't really read much about it yet. I was wondering where I was going to get my water from. A guy I work with used to live and work in Bend, OR by Deschutes. He worked for the Forestry Service and ran tests on their water. Said it was some of the cleanest in the nation coming straight out of the river and that's a huge part of why Deschutes has all around quality beer.

[jakecpunut]

Just an FYI, Item #: 200955 | Model #:29QCGF at Lowes is what I use on my IC for a quick connect to the water hose. Looks like you could use that in place of everything you have on the left side of the filter and save a little $. Nice job!!!

[StumpyJoeJr]

I might do that but Campden tablets seem to be working. It would be interesting to do the same recipe using each type of water treatment to see what the difference would be. Water is probably overlooked for most homebrewers.

[BeerGeekNation]

@StumpyJoeJr Yeah I use it more for the easy and convenience, the removal of chlorine is just a bonus.It would be interesting to see how water affects the beers. Im willing to be its barely noticeable one or another though haha

[duckmanco04]

Cant wait to see how this turns out. Are you planning on (I would imagine so) tasting the water as it leaves the filter to see if any of that new hose taste comes through? Great video, I may have to build this too as I'm sick of buying bottled water.

[BeerGeekNation]

@duckmanco04 yeah I have tasted the water multiple times. Tastes like clean tap water

[chrislafty]

are you sure that filters out lead which is in the garden hose and brass nipple? it looks like just sediment and chlorine.

[BeerGeekNation]

@chrislafty Im not 100% but if you wanted to air on the side of caution you could always get a pottable RV hose.

[tlazaroff]

The Watts swivel hose adapter part number doesn't exist in Lowe's website. The description pulls up something other than what is shown on your vid. Sure you got that right?

[BeerGeekNation]

@tlazaroff the part number is Watts swivel hose adapter A662 . im 100% positive.

[th1nonlydg88]

can we get a brew session with you new water system and electric build too that would be awesome

i love the little tutorial with the yeast starter, carbination and water filtering

[BeerGeekNation]

@th1nonlydg88 I filmed a session yesterday using all of the new equipment including this setup. SHould be up in a week or so

[JakobSchweikart]

wow this is ingenious! i will definitely be adding this to my gear in the near future.

[BeerGeekNation]

@JakobSchweikart I wish I could say it was my idea but it wasnt haha. Yeah it really helps to speed things up when filling kettles plus it saved a ton of money on bottled water

[slayer544]

while i've never had a problem using tap, I think i'll just make this anyway. great vid!

[BeerGeekNation]

@slayer544 The beauty of this is how fast you can fill your pots with. I can fill 13 gallons into my kettle in like 2 mins. I just did a homebrew vid where you will see this being used. Cheers!