So the story goes like this...
I contacted my local MUD (Municipal Utility District) to get a water analysis report. What they sent me was useless, only displaying dissolved solids and heavy metals/pesticides (or lack there of).
I collected my own sample and sent to Ward Labs. Reading the report again has lead to sudden revelation. I have almost 300 ppm/gallon of Sodium (Na) in my water. According to John Palmer, if I add Calcium Sulfate (gypsum) to my water, I will get this harsh bittering flavor from the sodium and sulfate combination. I can't figure a way to reduce the sodium content of my water.
Is my only recourse to use bottled water from Ozarka, Culligan or Sparkletts? I can't find any analysis charts of their waters other than the useless dissolved solids/heavy metals report.
What should I do? This water is killing my beer!
I contacted my local MUD (Municipal Utility District) to get a water analysis report. What they sent me was useless, only displaying dissolved solids and heavy metals/pesticides (or lack there of).
I collected my own sample and sent to Ward Labs. Reading the report again has lead to sudden revelation. I have almost 300 ppm/gallon of Sodium (Na) in my water. According to John Palmer, if I add Calcium Sulfate (gypsum) to my water, I will get this harsh bittering flavor from the sodium and sulfate combination. I can't figure a way to reduce the sodium content of my water.
Is my only recourse to use bottled water from Ozarka, Culligan or Sparkletts? I can't find any analysis charts of their waters other than the useless dissolved solids/heavy metals report.
What should I do? This water is killing my beer!