jbhodj
New Member
I posted in introductions that I am converting to AG, batch sparging to start. The conventional wisdom is if your water tastes good, brew with it. Not really going to be fiddling with water as I start out in AG but would like to know what you all think.
Just got my water profile open for suggestions
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT OF OMAHA
REPORT OF WATER ANALYSIS
Platte Plant South Monthly Averages
Source: Finished Water
Source: Finished Water
Temperature 22.3 o C
Turbidity (NTU) 0.09 Units
Total Organic Carbon 2.88 mg/L
Color 3 Units
Dissolved Oxygen (O2) 3.3 mg/L
Langelier Index 0.89
UV-ABS @ 254 nm 6.3 ABS/m
Specific Conductance @ 25 oC 600 mmhos
Dissolved Solids (Calculated) 409 mg/L
Silica (SiO2) 27 mg/L
pH 8.74 mg/L
Alkalinity (CaCO3)
Phenolphthalein (P) 7 mg/L
Total (M) 128 mg/L
Total Hardness (CaCO3) 128 mg/L
Carbonate 128 mg/L
Non-carbonate 0 mg/L
Nitrogen (N)
Ammonia 0.08 mg/L
Nitrite <0.05 mg/L
Nitrate 0.18 mg/L
Chlorine (Cl2)
Free Residual 0.00 mg/L
Total Residual 2.40 mg/L
Surfactants (MBAS) - mg/L
Radioactivity :
Gross Alpha & Beta - pCi/L
Iodine 131 - pCi/L
Radium 226 - pCi/L
Strontium 90 - pCi/L
Tritium - pCi/L
Cations :
Calcium (Ca) 37 mg/L
Magnesium (Mg) 9 mg/L
Sodium (Na) 67 mg/L
Potassium (K) 9 mg/L
Anions :
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 139 mg/L
Carbonate (CO3) 8.4 mg/L
Hydroxide (OH) - mg/L
Fluoride (F) 0.94 mg/L
Chloride (Cl) 68 mg/L
Bromide (Br) 0.02 mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) <0.20 mg/L
Nitrate (NO3) 0.80 mg/L
Phosphate-ortho (PO4) 0.52 mg/L
Sulfate (SO4) 42 mg/L
Trace Inorganics :
Aluminum (Al) <0.03 mg/L
Copper (Cu) - mg/L
Iron (Fe) <0.02 mg/L
Lithium (Li) - mg/L
Manganese (Mn) <0.02 mg/L
Strontium (Sr) - mg/L
Zinc (Zn) - mg/L
Antimony (Sb) - mg/L
Arsenic (As) - mg/L
Barium (Ba) - mg/L
Beryllium (Be) - mg/L
Cadmium (Cd) - mg/L
Chromium (Cr) - mg/L
Lead (Pb) - mg/L
Mercury (Hg) - mg/L
Nickel (Ni) - mg/L
Selenium (Se) - mg/L
Thallium (Tl) - mg/L
Organics :
Alachlor - mg/L
Atrazine - mg/L
Simazine - mg/
Just got my water profile open for suggestions
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT OF OMAHA
REPORT OF WATER ANALYSIS
Platte Plant South Monthly Averages
Source: Finished Water
Source: Finished Water
Temperature 22.3 o C
Turbidity (NTU) 0.09 Units
Total Organic Carbon 2.88 mg/L
Color 3 Units
Dissolved Oxygen (O2) 3.3 mg/L
Langelier Index 0.89
UV-ABS @ 254 nm 6.3 ABS/m
Specific Conductance @ 25 oC 600 mmhos
Dissolved Solids (Calculated) 409 mg/L
Silica (SiO2) 27 mg/L
pH 8.74 mg/L
Alkalinity (CaCO3)
Phenolphthalein (P) 7 mg/L
Total (M) 128 mg/L
Total Hardness (CaCO3) 128 mg/L
Carbonate 128 mg/L
Non-carbonate 0 mg/L
Nitrogen (N)
Ammonia 0.08 mg/L
Nitrite <0.05 mg/L
Nitrate 0.18 mg/L
Chlorine (Cl2)
Free Residual 0.00 mg/L
Total Residual 2.40 mg/L
Surfactants (MBAS) - mg/L
Radioactivity :
Gross Alpha & Beta - pCi/L
Iodine 131 - pCi/L
Radium 226 - pCi/L
Strontium 90 - pCi/L
Tritium - pCi/L
Cations :
Calcium (Ca) 37 mg/L
Magnesium (Mg) 9 mg/L
Sodium (Na) 67 mg/L
Potassium (K) 9 mg/L
Anions :
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 139 mg/L
Carbonate (CO3) 8.4 mg/L
Hydroxide (OH) - mg/L
Fluoride (F) 0.94 mg/L
Chloride (Cl) 68 mg/L
Bromide (Br) 0.02 mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) <0.20 mg/L
Nitrate (NO3) 0.80 mg/L
Phosphate-ortho (PO4) 0.52 mg/L
Sulfate (SO4) 42 mg/L
Trace Inorganics :
Aluminum (Al) <0.03 mg/L
Copper (Cu) - mg/L
Iron (Fe) <0.02 mg/L
Lithium (Li) - mg/L
Manganese (Mn) <0.02 mg/L
Strontium (Sr) - mg/L
Zinc (Zn) - mg/L
Antimony (Sb) - mg/L
Arsenic (As) - mg/L
Barium (Ba) - mg/L
Beryllium (Be) - mg/L
Cadmium (Cd) - mg/L
Chromium (Cr) - mg/L
Lead (Pb) - mg/L
Mercury (Hg) - mg/L
Nickel (Ni) - mg/L
Selenium (Se) - mg/L
Thallium (Tl) - mg/L
Organics :
Alachlor - mg/L
Atrazine - mg/L
Simazine - mg/