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I decided to finally get my water tested and used www.wardlabs.com because of recomendations from the board.
I wanted to test two water samples. One coming out of a whole house filter that I purchased at Home Depot (Whirlpool) with the filter that "removes chlorine odor". I also tested a sample straight out of the garden hose.
As you can see, there is very little difference between the samples. One odd result is that the Chloride is 1ppm lower in the non-filtered water. Basically, I could use the water right out of the hose and add adjustments to suit the style of beer I'm brewing. This particular water seems to be middle of the road, good for
amber beers without any adjustments.
Sample 1 filtered
pH 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 89
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.15
Cations / Anions, me/L / 1.7 1.6ppm
Sodium, Na 19
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 14
Magnesium, Mg 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 39
Nitrate, NO -N < 0.1 (SAFE) 3
Sulfate, SO -S 3 4
Chloride, Cl 5
Carbonate, CO 3 3
Bicarbonate, HCO 75 3
Total Alkalinity, CaCO 67 3
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Sample ID : SAMPLE B NON FILTERED
Location :
pH 8.2
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 88
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.15
Cations / Anions, me/L / 1.6 1.6
ppm
Sodium, Na 20
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 10
Magnesium, Mg 2
Total Hardness, CaCO 33 3
Nitrate, NO -N < 0.1 (SAFE) 3
Sulfate, SO -S 2 4
Chloride, Cl 4
Carbonate, CO 3 3
Bicarbonate, HCO 75 3
Total Alkalinity, CaCO 67 3
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Bus: 308-234-2418 4007 Cherry Ave., P.O. Box 788
Reviewed By : Raymond Ward
Fax: 308-234-1940 Kearney, Nebraska 68848-0788
web site
www.wardlab.com
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I wanted to test two water samples. One coming out of a whole house filter that I purchased at Home Depot (Whirlpool) with the filter that "removes chlorine odor". I also tested a sample straight out of the garden hose.
As you can see, there is very little difference between the samples. One odd result is that the Chloride is 1ppm lower in the non-filtered water. Basically, I could use the water right out of the hose and add adjustments to suit the style of beer I'm brewing. This particular water seems to be middle of the road, good for
amber beers without any adjustments.
Sample 1 filtered
pH 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 89
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.15
Cations / Anions, me/L / 1.7 1.6ppm
Sodium, Na 19
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 14
Magnesium, Mg 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 39
Nitrate, NO -N < 0.1 (SAFE) 3
Sulfate, SO -S 3 4
Chloride, Cl 5
Carbonate, CO 3 3
Bicarbonate, HCO 75 3
Total Alkalinity, CaCO 67 3
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Sample ID : SAMPLE B NON FILTERED
Location :
pH 8.2
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 88
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.15
Cations / Anions, me/L / 1.6 1.6
ppm
Sodium, Na 20
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 10
Magnesium, Mg 2
Total Hardness, CaCO 33 3
Nitrate, NO -N < 0.1 (SAFE) 3
Sulfate, SO -S 2 4
Chloride, Cl 4
Carbonate, CO 3 3
Bicarbonate, HCO 75 3
Total Alkalinity, CaCO 67 3
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Bus: 308-234-2418 4007 Cherry Ave., P.O. Box 788
Reviewed By : Raymond Ward
Fax: 308-234-1940 Kearney, Nebraska 68848-0788
web site
www.wardlab.com
Page 2 of 2 1 Copy : 5/22/2007