Water conditioning

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:57 pm

Is it safe to condition water a few days in advance of when you want to use it? I was planning on decanting 5g of water into a barrel with a campden tablet for use this weekend. I'm not going to be around here much for the rest of the week.

Is this safe, or ill advised?

Max

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:13 pm

As the reaction between the Chlorine and sodium metabisulphite is almost instant I cannot see any benefit.
Also if you neutralise the chlorine that is at present making the water sanitary wouldn't you run the risk of bacterial growth

Post by **Jim** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:20 pm

I wouldn't do it unless all the water was going to be boiled. As TS says, once the chlorine's gone, there's nothing stopping bacteria living in the water (though they won't have much to feed on till you give them your malt sugars.

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:23 pm

so drop half a campden tablet in what, half an hour before i use the water?
or does it not matter?

Post by **Andy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:42 pm

don't forget to crush the half-tablet before adding

RabMaxwell · Post by **RabMaxwell** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:47 pm

Does campden tablets work in warm water as i put 2 tabs in 130 Litres. I run it with a food grade hose from my combi at full heat to my HLT in my shed so i don't need to heat from cold.

eskimobob · Post by **eskimobob** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:53 pm

maxashton wrote:I was planning on decanting 5g of water into a barrel with a campden tablet for use this weekend.

One campden tablet in 5 grammes of water sounds a bit high

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:57 pm

I want it to be really clean.

eskimobob · Post by **eskimobob** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:06 pm

maxashton wrote:I want it to be really clean.

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