MattHollingsworth
Well-Known Member
So, I'll be getting a more detailed report at a later time. Have to write and request it. But for the time being, here are the numbers I have:
Residual chlorine: .23 mg/l
pH: 7.36
nitrate 9.3 mg/l
chloride: 10.8 mg/l
sulfate: 28.5 mg/l
fluorid: 105 µg/l
sodium: 6.7 mg/l
potassium: 2.3 mg/l
iron: .2 µg/l
manganese: .4 µg/l
total hardness: 20 german degrees of hardness
That last one is calculated using this calculator which I put in the other thread as having:
calcium: 142.94 mg/l
calcium carbonate: 356.96 mg/l
Link to calculator:
Cactus2000: Converter for hardness of water
And those last ones are causing me concern. Reading up on it a bit and it sounds like this water is mostly appropriate for dark beers and not at all appropriate for hoppy beers. Which is not good for me at all. What's the easiest way to deal with this? Will this precipitate out with a boil? Maybe I should just find a good bottled water here. Thoughts on this water?
Any links, information or ideas are greatly appreciated.
Residual chlorine: .23 mg/l
pH: 7.36
nitrate 9.3 mg/l
chloride: 10.8 mg/l
sulfate: 28.5 mg/l
fluorid: 105 µg/l
sodium: 6.7 mg/l
potassium: 2.3 mg/l
iron: .2 µg/l
manganese: .4 µg/l
total hardness: 20 german degrees of hardness
That last one is calculated using this calculator which I put in the other thread as having:
calcium: 142.94 mg/l
calcium carbonate: 356.96 mg/l
Link to calculator:
Cactus2000: Converter for hardness of water
And those last ones are causing me concern. Reading up on it a bit and it sounds like this water is mostly appropriate for dark beers and not at all appropriate for hoppy beers. Which is not good for me at all. What's the easiest way to deal with this? Will this precipitate out with a boil? Maybe I should just find a good bottled water here. Thoughts on this water?
Any links, information or ideas are greatly appreciated.