HossTheGreat
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So, I have been working at eliminating some grainy off-flavors from my lighter beers. I have documented my issues in this post.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/help-pinpointing-off-flavor-222470/
I decided that it would be a good idea to send a sample of my water off to Ward for analysis. I received my report today and have included the results below. I've been reading a bit on water chemistry, but I'm not the greatest when it comes to this stuff. I'm hoping that some of you could take a look and advise on how my water stacks up and anything I can potentially do to help clean up my lighter beers.
pH 7.6
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 82
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.14
Cations / Anions, me/L 0.7 / 0.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 4
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 7
Magnesium, Mg 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 22
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 4
Chloride, Cl 6
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 15
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 13
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/help-pinpointing-off-flavor-222470/
I decided that it would be a good idea to send a sample of my water off to Ward for analysis. I received my report today and have included the results below. I've been reading a bit on water chemistry, but I'm not the greatest when it comes to this stuff. I'm hoping that some of you could take a look and advise on how my water stacks up and anything I can potentially do to help clean up my lighter beers.
pH 7.6
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 82
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.14
Cations / Anions, me/L 0.7 / 0.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 4
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 7
Magnesium, Mg 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 22
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 4
Chloride, Cl 6
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 15
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 13