First all grain brew. Hbc pale ale mash kit

[Raxy]

Finally got the last bit needed to finish off my all grain gear so will be making my first batch soon. Just have to give it a decent clean & assemble everything.
I've got the hbc pale ale mash kit to try out. When ordering I didn't consider anything for water adjustment, I wasn't planning on looking at water adjustment until I had a few brews done.
What would people recommend? Tesco bottled water or tap water? I have Camden tablets to take the chlorine out.

[johnrm]

That depends on what your water is like generally.
What part of the world are you in?
What is your source?
Have you looked at Irish Water? https://www.water.ie/water-supply/water-quality/
Who is brewing around you?
What do they do?
Is there a big chlorine bang off your water?
Is your water hard?
Your water could be as good as if not better than bottled.

Chlorine - leave your brewing water out overnight to let it gas off.
Cover with a clean cloth held in place with a bungee cord (or string) to stop stuff falling in.
1/2 campden crushed would be good too for Chloramines.

Not going into Hard/Soft as there is tons of info there, probably here actually.

Water treatment is a bit further down the line, just get stuck in and enjoy the process.
Plan out your day - go through and even write down your steps!
Make sure everything you need is close to hand.
Enjoy!

[mr hoppy]

Finally got the last bit needed to finish off my all grain gear so will be making my first batch soon. Just have to give it a decent clean & assemble everything.
I've got the hbc pale ale mash kit to try out. When ordering I didn't consider anything for water adjustment, I wasn't planning on looking at water adjustment until I had a few brews done.
What would people recommend? Tesco bottled water or tap water? I have Camden tablets to take the chlorine out.

If you can drink it, it's probably fine. Water shouldn't be your first, or even your second priority.

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[Jonnycheech]

Find out where the source of your water is and try and get a water report that breaks down the mineral content. When you know that you can input the profile into some brewing software (I really like Beersmith 3's new water set up, it's very simple) and you can match the profile for a style. e.g. a hoppy pale ale will have a high sulphate level to make the hops more pronounced.

If you're adamant about adjusting your water profile on this brew go with Ashbeck and add some Gypsum, but you could probably do with some calcium chloride, baking soda and maybe some epsom salt too.

As the other lads say, probably best to leave it for a few brews if you're not used to the AG processes. Plenty of other stuff to worry about 

[Simon_]

Easiest insurance step for tap water is to fill a vessel the night before to let the chloride vent off

[Raxy]

I'm based in clondalkin so south Dublin zone 2. I'm going to go with the tap water leaving it out overnight. It tastes ok so should be fine. Haven't managed to make it along to any meets yet, a baby & a 5yr old have made sure of that. I'll get along to one someday.
I've just been told I've a grain mill & 5kg of grain for christmas so I'll have plenty to practice with. They didn't want to wait until Christmas because they didntnknow what to do with the grain.

[delzep]

I'm in clondalkin too and use tap water for brewing without any adjustments usually. It's very soft water