Beernik
Well-Known Member
Since I'm going all-grain, I requested a copy of my water quality report. Since my water district is tiny, I don't think they have as rigorous the testing requirements of larger systems.
This is all its giving me:
Aluminum - 0.005 mg/l
Asbestos - non detect
Arsenic - 0.005 mg/l
Barium - 0.1 mg/l
Chromium - 0.01 mg/l
Cyanide - 0.002 mg/l
Fluorine - 0.3 mg/l
Mercury - non detect
Nitrate - 0.9 mg/l
Nitrite - non detect
Selenium - 0.002 mg/l
Sodium - 27 mg/l
Sulfate - 30 mg/l
TDS - 548 mg/l
Turbidity - 0.03 - 1 NTU
Zinc - 0.01 mg/l
Copper - 0.9 mg/l
Lead - 0.008 mg/l
It gives me nothing on Calcium, Bicarbonate, Magnesium, or Cloride.
I know from living here for 7 years my water is hard. Hard enough that I have to take lime remover to my dishes and glasses at least every 5 years to get the spots off of them.
My concern is that a large portion of the 548 mg/l of TDS is bicarbonate.
Do you think I should keep some gypsum and a pH meter on hand for my first mash?
This is all its giving me:
Aluminum - 0.005 mg/l
Asbestos - non detect
Arsenic - 0.005 mg/l
Barium - 0.1 mg/l
Chromium - 0.01 mg/l
Cyanide - 0.002 mg/l
Fluorine - 0.3 mg/l
Mercury - non detect
Nitrate - 0.9 mg/l
Nitrite - non detect
Selenium - 0.002 mg/l
Sodium - 27 mg/l
Sulfate - 30 mg/l
TDS - 548 mg/l
Turbidity - 0.03 - 1 NTU
Zinc - 0.01 mg/l
Copper - 0.9 mg/l
Lead - 0.008 mg/l
It gives me nothing on Calcium, Bicarbonate, Magnesium, or Cloride.
I know from living here for 7 years my water is hard. Hard enough that I have to take lime remover to my dishes and glasses at least every 5 years to get the spots off of them.
My concern is that a large portion of the 548 mg/l of TDS is bicarbonate.
Do you think I should keep some gypsum and a pH meter on hand for my first mash?