Yes another water chem post! Try to contain your excitement I'm thinking of adjusting my water for the next batch, after obtaining last year's water report I got the following info:
Ca: 64
Mg : 17
SO4: 172
Na: 87
Cl: 96
HCO3: 144
Now using the caluclator on Brewer's Friend, this is definitely leaning on the bitter side with the sulfate:chloride ratio. If I cut my tap water with 50% distilled and add 1 tsp of CaCO3 and 0.5 tsp of CaCl2 to 8 gallons total I then end up with:
Ca: 71
Mg: 9
SO4: 86
Na 44
Cl: 75
HCO3: 108
The calculator tells me this is a malty/bitter balance, with a pH of 5.86. Does this sound good?
Ca: 64
Mg : 17
SO4: 172
Na: 87
Cl: 96
HCO3: 144
Now using the caluclator on Brewer's Friend, this is definitely leaning on the bitter side with the sulfate:chloride ratio. If I cut my tap water with 50% distilled and add 1 tsp of CaCO3 and 0.5 tsp of CaCl2 to 8 gallons total I then end up with:
Ca: 71
Mg: 9
SO4: 86
Na 44
Cl: 75
HCO3: 108
The calculator tells me this is a malty/bitter balance, with a pH of 5.86. Does this sound good?