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["Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

> Don, one time I was hunting along the stream bed of a wooded area of a
> farmer's land.  I drank from thwe beautiful clear water of the stream..
> 'Walked up aways , bloated dead cow in stream, possum crawled out of its
> butt ......

Always a concern.

I grew up drinking water out of the farm pond located above the house.  Cows
used it as well, pissing and craping all the while.  My brother and I spent
many hours swimming in that pond.

As for Heartwood, we used distilled water for drinking but everything else
was water right out of the creek.  One of the things I am looking for is a
UV filtration system.  That is not necessary for brewing as the water is
boiled anyway so all that would be needed is a fine filter.

Stone Brewing has a very expensive RO system for their water then put back
in some minerals.

Don Bowen  KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html