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04-16-2010, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Skippack, PA
Posts: 95
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North Penn Water Authority (Montgomery Co., PA) Water Report
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After sending a simple email to the water authority, I got a fairly quick response with all of the pertinent water info for brewing!
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Ca: 31.5 mg/L
Mg: 9.17 mg/L
Na: 19.8 mg/L
SO4: 19.9 mg/L
Cl: 33.6 mg/L
HCO3: 98.2 mg/L
pH: 7.83
These numbers are specific to Skippack, PA; but if anyone else is in their service area, send an email to info@northpennwater.org and you should get a response in a day or two 
Profile looks good for malty dark beers from what I've gathered on the forums, sound right?
Last edited by lebshiff21; 04-17-2010 at 06:30 PM.
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04-17-2010, 12:15 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kansas City
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Great water. Definitely good for anything brown to black in color. You'll need to acidify for pale beers (almost everyone does) and you may want more sulfate for some beers.
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04-17-2010, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: pa
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i've never really tried to get the water chemistry for the area (lansdale) but if it's that easy it's time to do it
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04-17-2010, 07:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Lansdale, PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kezgin
i've never really tried to get the water chemistry for the area (lansdale) but if it's that easy it's time to do it
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When you get it can you please post it to the forum. |
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04-18-2010, 03:41 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Skippack, PA
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Make sure you send your street address to that email address. I guess they take readings at different spots in their area.
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12-22-2010, 06:21 PM
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Hooray Beer!
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 141
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I'm in Kulpsville (63 & Bustard Rd.) and I just got my results back from Ward in case anyone is interested. The values are ppm.
pH - 8.2
Sodium, Na - 37
Potassium, K - <1
Calcium, Ca - 94
Magnesium, Mg - 38
Total Hardness, CaCO3 - 393
Sulfate, SO4-S - 9
Chloride, Cl - 181
Carbonate, CO3 - 9
Bicarbonate, HCO3 - 169
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 - 154
Fluoride, F - 0.10
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12-22-2010, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ridley Park, PA
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Here are my past few from Ward for Ridley Park, PA...taken after a carbon filter:
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Fermenting: 3 Dusseldorf Alts, 3 Kolsch, Turbid Mash Spelt Lambic, Kriek, Sacchless Pale Ale, Sour Belgian Dark Strong, Applewine
Drinking: Otie's RIS, Trois Levure Saison, Black IPA, Sour Blonde, American Barleywine, Dopplebock
60 gallons YTD
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12-22-2010, 07:07 PM
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Hooray Beer!
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dstar26t
Here are my past few from Ward for Ridley Park, PA...taken after a carbon filter:
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You might want to put this under a separate thread. Ridley Park folks probably wouldn't look in a North Penn Water thread. |
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12-22-2010, 07:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ridley Park, PA
Posts: 1,025
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Up Next: Citra bomb
Fermenting: 3 Dusseldorf Alts, 3 Kolsch, Turbid Mash Spelt Lambic, Kriek, Sacchless Pale Ale, Sour Belgian Dark Strong, Applewine
Drinking: Otie's RIS, Trois Levure Saison, Black IPA, Sour Blonde, American Barleywine, Dopplebock
60 gallons YTD
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