Collect Your Rainwater for Brewing or Emergencies
Take control of your brewing water. Capture your own. Rain water has no added chemicals. You can fill the barrels with the gravel mix of your choice for pH adjustment and mineral absorption optimized for brewing. The pictured filler diverter captures water from the downpipe to the barrel until the barrel is full. Only one hose for fill and overflow makes for easy indoor installation. barrel on stand
checking the beer
Tasting the beer
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 My brewmaster father and brewer grandfather always said "water is the key ingredient". If you use bad water you make bad beer. Since Viking times my family has brewed with good results using the low mineral content water of Western Nordmore Norway. How much mineral do we need? Start with your own rain water. Ed Gunderson
 To Order or more info.Special Introductory Price: $99.00 + shipping  
The kit contains:
1 - 55 gallon food grade poly barrel w/lid (FDA blue)
1- Plastmo barrel filler kit and 2" to 1 1/4" reducer
4 - 30 inch long Plastmo 3" downpipes
1 - Plastmo 3" pipe joint
2 - Plastmo 3" elbows
1- Plastmo swing up outlet (keeps excess water from foundation)
2 - pair Plastmo 3" pipeholders
1 - Outlet valve
1 - Plastmo instruction brochure set
Plastmo Parts Descriptions
Assembly Drawing
 This system will adapt to almost all rain gutters. (Cut out 3" diameter circle. If the hole fits over your existing outlet pipe the system will fit, otherwise Plastmo can supply custom adaptors.) Every thing arrives in the barrel ready for installation. All you need is a fine tooth saw and a screwdriver when filling through lid. As pictured barrel has 1.5" hole drilled for filling upright. When lid fittings are used barrel is placed on side.
More information and diagrams.
 www.plastmo.com to Plastmo Home Page rain gutter and window information
Links about brew water.
Molson Breweries on water
Mindspring on water
 Attach a second barrel for emergencies, brewing, and gardening.
 Vinyl rain gutter eliminates the worry of lead, zinc, iron, copper, or aluminum salts in your water. I have a painted metal roof to reduce metal salts and evaporation.

(c) 02/10/99 Ed Gunderson plastmo inc.