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MikeinMpls
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There are A LOT worse things that it could taste like! Each lake has it's own taste coming from it's own mini-ecosystem. I'd be curious what contributed this on Disappointment Lake.
Mike
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KarlBAndersen1
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Ioway: "So was the cucumber water disappointing?
Couldn't resist."
Go ask Alice.
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ScottL
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I'm still looking for a gravity filter that makes my water taste like bourbon!
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cyclones30
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People pay big money for cucumber water
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thebotanyguy
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A cucumber odor and flavor in freshwater has been associated with the golden-brown algae, Synura, specifically Synura petersenii.
Factors contributing to cucumber odor in a northern USA reservoir
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Ioway
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So was the cucumber water disappointing?
Couldn't resist.
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Savage Voyageur
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The First Need water filter also has a charcoal purifier in it too. After you filter the water will taste like……….water.
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TechnoScout
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thebotanyguy: "A cucumber odor and flavor in freshwater has been associated with the golden-brown algae, Synura, specifically Synura petersenii.
Factors contributing to cucumber odor in a northern USA reservoir "
I guess it is not harmful to drink, no?
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bhouse46
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Is it too early for some turnover in the lakes or other recent ice out factors that may account for the taste?
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portagedog09
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ScottL: "I'm still looking for a gravity filter that makes my water taste like bourbon!"
Charred oak barrels work pretty good for that. Maybe run it through a thumper too...
pd
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Soledad
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I was on Dissapointment in February, and it tasted fine. Didn't filter it.
Maybe new vegetation?
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thebotanyguy
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TechnoScout: "thebotanyguy: "A cucumber odor and flavor in freshwater has been associated with the golden-brown algae, Synura, specifically Synura petersenii.
Factors contributing to cucumber odor in a northern USA reservoir "
I guess it is not harmful to drink, no?"
Correct, the compounds for odor and flavor are harmless.
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MikeinMpls
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Savage Voyageur: "KarlBAndersen1: "Ioway: "So was the cucumber water disappointing?
Couldn't resist."
Go ask Alice."
I think She’ll Know."
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead
(Sorry, I just HAD to...!)
Mike
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noahj
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By the end of a 7 day trip, the water from my nalgene tastes kind of like salami. I think that's something else though... ;)
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ockycamper
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filter your water with a quality filter system and it all tastes like water. . .not your salad
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Ranger1
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Just got back from a few days on Disappointment Lake. Was with a group of 5 and we had 5 different gravity filters with us. The water on Disappointment had a distinct and robust cucumber flavor. Multiple different water filters were turning out water that tasted like this, so it wasn't a product of the filter.
Curious if anyone has run into this before?
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Portage99
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I have not, but I have noticed the water in each lake tastes slightly different.
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Savage Voyageur
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KarlBAndersen1: "Ioway: "So was the cucumber water disappointing?
Couldn't resist."
Go ask Alice."
I think She’ll Know.
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tumblehome
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Not sure about that but it sounds like some tasty water!
Have you ever been at a gala event and they have those big glass jugs filled with slices of cucumber, lemons, or lime? Yummy.
Reminds me of the blue walleye on Kawnipi. Unique things about lakes.
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HayRiverDrifter
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This post is hilarious. There are two or three themes going. lol
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