foodplusbeer
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· Calcium (Ca +2 ) 16.6 mg/L
· Magnesium (Mg +2 ) 4.3 mg/L
· Sulfate (SO 4 -2 ) 27.4 mg/L
· Sodium (Na + ) 29.2 mg/L
· Chloride (Cl -) 26.9 mg/L
· Bicarbonate (HCO 3 -) we don't test for bicarbonate
· Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) we don't test for CaCO3- Total Hardness is 59.2 mg/L
· Alkalinity 33 mg/L
· pH Avg 7.0
· Chlorine Avg 0.83 mg/L
They don't test calcium carbonate or bicarbonate, so what does 'total hardness' mean and more importantly, what does this mean for my beer?
· Magnesium (Mg +2 ) 4.3 mg/L
· Sulfate (SO 4 -2 ) 27.4 mg/L
· Sodium (Na + ) 29.2 mg/L
· Chloride (Cl -) 26.9 mg/L
· Bicarbonate (HCO 3 -) we don't test for bicarbonate
· Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) we don't test for CaCO3- Total Hardness is 59.2 mg/L
· Alkalinity 33 mg/L
· pH Avg 7.0
· Chlorine Avg 0.83 mg/L
They don't test calcium carbonate or bicarbonate, so what does 'total hardness' mean and more importantly, what does this mean for my beer?