Revers Osmosis system scheduled for delivery today!
This is a big step in my brewing process. Will now be able to start from essentially a blank slate and build a water profile appropriate for the kind of beer I'm brewing. Lot's and lot's to learn. I don't have a background in chemistry so a lot of the language involved is new. Many of my tried and true recipes will have to be adjusted. But this is another step up in the level of control I have over the finished product.
The evolution of beer styles particular to certain regions is largely based on seasonal changes and the local water supply. Over time brewers found styles that worked with the water they had available (porters in London, IPA in Burton, pilsner in Czechoslovakia, light lagers in Germany, Vienna lager in Vienna). Nowadays we can essentially build custom water profiles to make those beer styles true to form wherever we are, either with distilled water or with RO water.
