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#89854 - 03/29/07 07:56 PM Re: Long-term water storage. [Re: frenchy]
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
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8 drops of chlorine bleach per gallon of water.
store in a cool dark space for best results.
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#89856 - 03/29/07 08:02 PM Re: Long-term water storage. [Re: MrDrysdale]
norad45 Offline
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Registered: 07/01/04
Posts: 1506
Originally Posted By: MrDrysdale

Adding bleach is a problem on stainless; can cause corrosion and pitting of the stell. We generally use iodophor to sanitize the kegs.


I wonder, would the relatively small amount of chlorine already present in some tap water cause corrosion? It would be interesting to know if a small additional amount could then be added for storage without causing a problem.

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#89858 - 03/29/07 08:09 PM Re: Long-term water storage. [Re: MrDrysdale]
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Originally Posted By: MrDrysdale
Adding bleach is a problem on stainless; can cause corrosion and pitting of the steel. We generally use iodophor to sanitize the kegs.


Clean water stored in sanitized kegs should be fine as-is for a good long time. You can avoid the corrosion issue by simply pouring the water into a different container and treating it in that container if/when you actually needed to use the water. Otherwise, just empty, sanitize, refill as you normally would when you're changing out the water. Sounds like excellent long-term containers for you and your family.

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#89860 - 03/29/07 08:13 PM Re: Long-term water storage. [Re: norad45]
MrDrysdale Offline
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Registered: 02/22/07
Posts: 49
Loc: League City, Texas
I only use water filtered through a double stage filter; first a 5 micron and then a 1 micron carbon filter. This is supposed to remove about 90% chlorine. I generally only put water in them that has iodophor in the water. The water doesnt stay in their long; I try to keep beer in them! smile

So far I have not noticed any damage and I would think with that small of chlorine to treat the water there would be no problem.

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#89861 - 03/29/07 08:14 PM Re: Long-term water storage. [Re: NightHiker]
MrDrysdale Offline
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Registered: 02/22/07
Posts: 49
Loc: League City, Texas
Originally Posted By: NightHiker
Originally Posted By: Arney
you should probably treat the water once you start using it,


I recommend the following treatment:
2 parts water
1 part rum
a squeeze of lime
grin

-sorry, couldn't help myself



Thats my kind of sanitation! Internal!

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#89909 - 03/30/07 05:29 AM Re: Long-term water storage. [Re: frenchy]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Originally Posted By: frenchy
"Have bottles & bleach, will store water.."

I was about to search the forum about that kind of info : how much bleach to add per gallon of water, because I have now a few 5liters bottles at hand (that's 1.32 US gallon bottles).
So, I should use 1/5th of tea spoon.... let's see... crazy
Anyway I don't have tea spoons, only coffee spoons.... or rather dessert spoons...
Not really scientific measurements.. blush

May be I should search the forums (IRC, there have been many threads on that subject) and try to find a measure in drops ?? confused

A teaspoon is 5 ml. Go to a pharmacy, get one of those syringes for liquid tylenol that infants get. 1 milliliter would thus be 1/5th teaspoon.

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#89916 - 03/30/07 08:45 AM Re: Long-term water storage. [Re: MDinana]
frenchy Offline
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Registered: 12/18/02
Posts: 1320
Loc: France
thanks for the info!
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