RO Systems: Pro's and Con's Revealed for Home and Home Brewing!

[@mattrickl06]

Installed one around 3 months ago, done 4 brews since and there is a huge difference in quality, worth every penny

[@HomebrewGriffo]

That’s reassuring! thank you! 🍺

[@trickytricky100]

Thanks great help, can you please give links to the 3 filters your using in your RO unit, in your description box please

[@markpope6162]

I had an RO system for a while and whilst it was a game-changer for the quality of my beers, the time it took to collect water was a real downer. I've now moved over to using Spotless Water like others in the comments. I'm lucky in that my nearest Spotless water station is a 5 minute drive away, so I can be out and back in about 15-20 minutes. Cost-wise, it's about £1.30 per brew with plenty left over for cleaning or making up sanitiser. YMMV.

[@jaskats1]

Truly an excellent and thoughtful video. Exceptional work. Cheers!

[@HomebrewGriffo]

Thank you 👌

[@gamndoodbrewing8636]

Love my RO system! I just like starting from scratch with my water profile. Great video! 🍻

[@Medwyn-e6x]

Great video, very informative 👏

[@oliverlawsupra]

Northwest rural here, our tap water is 34ppm and the well water is what we normally use to brew

[@garethroberts5671]

Thank you for clarifying the toys that you clean .......

[@HomebrewGriffo]

You’re welcome 😊

[@paulallotment_fox925]

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

[@matthewread8275]

I use spotless water too, it's a very quick and easy system. Also only around 30p a brew with an account.

[@januszkszczotek8587]

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).

[@peterwells4424]

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.....

[@HomebrewGriffo]

Thanks for the insight Peter 🙌

[@trickytricky100]

What brand of mineral drops are you talking about ? Thanks

[@HomebrewGriffo]

There are various brands, they also vary by cost quite considerably unfortunately

[@davidfoxton7905]

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?

[@sethh5820]

I’m thinking of investing too, with it taking so long to fill G40 etc how do you leave it go and not overfill?

[@bradpandrol2053]

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?

[@HomebrewGriffo]

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 👍

[@bradpandrol2053]

@@HomebrewGriffo Ok thanks for the reply. keep up the good work!

[@thaifoodtakeaway]

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.

[@GoodwinsPlace]

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.

[@swamphennz3380]

Cracking video mate

[@RiggerBrew]

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.

[@HomebrewGriffo]

That’s great to hear! Thanks for the insight to the beer scale - time will tell for me!

[@stripeyjoe]

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.

[@HomebrewGriffo]

That’s a good approach! thanks for sharing 👍

[@thomash3716]

Interesting to hear your points and also very nice as a swede to see that you ride a Husaberg!🍻

[@HomebrewGriffo]

Love the Berg! Rebuilt it a couple of years ago and it’s an awesome machine! 👌

[@hughesbrews8062]

I have a cheap RO system but now I’m jealous of yours! Damn it more money 😟

[@lastigband]

I find debris in my water, especially when I fill the kettle up to 50l. Should there be debris from my tap water?

[@HomebrewGriffo]

Definitely not, should contact your water supplier or at least fit a filter 👍

[@FinalGravityBrewing]

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

[@stripeyjoe]

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!

[@gj613]

I can’t deal with the waste of these. I plumped for spotless water instead

[@asfls]

Where did you buy your RO system?

[@asfls]

I missed the close up of it, I see it's a Vyair 4 stage system!

[@Unclejona]

Dude, I might've heard your first comment wrong, hut please don't give your 'family' RO water

[@HomebrewGriffo]

Could you elaborate on your concern? What can possibly be wrong with consuming purified then re-mineralised water?

[@robinday8200]

@@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.

[@HomebrewGriffo]

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 👍