flatrockbrewing

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Take a look at this profile and let me know if Im going to run into major problems. We are looking to brew a wide range of beers from a California Style Blonde ale to a darker sweet stout.

pH 8.3
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 660
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.10
Cations / Anions, me/L 12.0 / 11.9
ppm
Sodium, Na 170
Potassium, K 4
Calcium, Ca 27
Magnesium, Mg 38
Total Hardness, CaCO3 226
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 114
Chloride, Cl 85
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 132
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 118
Total Phosphorus, P 0.37
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit

A chemist friend of mine said the Sulfide is actually 343.

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Lawrence Pritchard III
Flatrock Brewing and Grainery
www.flatrockbrewery.com

mabrungard

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Not very good for brewing. The sodium is at least double the concentration I would tolerate and the sulfate is really high at 342 ppm.

A significant dilution with distilled or RO water is highly recommended.

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Martin Brungard, P.E. D.WRE
Carmel, IN
BJCP National
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Brewing Water Information at:
https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/

flatrockbrewing

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Thanks for the info..Could a inline charcoal filter lower these amounts or should we look into a more aggressive RO filter system?

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Lawrence Pritchard III
Flatrock Brewing and Grainery
www.flatrockbrewery.com

mabrungard

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Carbon filters remove some heavy metals, halogens, and organics. They leave in the major ions that brewers are concerned with. You would have to use RO to strip the mineral ions from the water.

__________________
Martin Brungard, P.E. D.WRE
Carmel, IN
BJCP National
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Brewing Water Information at:
https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/