North Penn Water Authority (Montgomery Co., PA) Water Report

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lebshiff21

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After sending a simple email to the water authority, I got a fairly quick response with all of the pertinent water info for brewing!

Code:
Ca:      31.5 mg/L
Mg:      9.17 mg/L
Na:      19.8 mg/L
SO4:     19.9 mg/L
Cl:      33.6 mg/L
HCO3:    98.2 mg/L
pH:      7.83

These numbers are specific to Skippack, PA; but if anyone else is in their service area, send an email to [email protected] and you should get a response in a day or two :mug:

Profile looks good for malty dark beers from what I've gathered on the forums, sound right?
 
Great water. Definitely good for anything brown to black in color. You'll need to acidify for pale beers (almost everyone does) and you may want more sulfate for some beers.
 
i've never really tried to get the water chemistry for the area (lansdale) but if it's that easy it's time to do it
 
Make sure you send your street address to that email address. I guess they take readings at different spots in their area.
 
I'm in Kulpsville (63 & Bustard Rd.) and I just got my results back from Ward in case anyone is interested. The values are ppm.

pH - 8.2
Sodium, Na - 37
Potassium, K - <1
Calcium, Ca - 94
Magnesium, Mg - 38
Total Hardness, CaCO3 - 393
Sulfate, SO4-S - 9
Chloride, Cl - 181
Carbonate, CO3 - 9
Bicarbonate, HCO3 - 169
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 - 154
Fluoride, F - 0.10
 
Here are my past few from Ward for Ridley Park, PA...taken after a carbon filter:

 
Here's what I was sent from the NPWA

Water Quality Specifics Souderton PA

pH 7.4

Sodium (Na) 17.3 mg/L

Potassium (K) Not required to test

Calcium (Ca) 20.9 mg/L

Magnesium (Mg) 7.10 mg/L

Total Hardness – combination of Ca & Mg 71.9 mg/L

Sulfate (SO4) 16.7 mg/L

Chloride (Cl) 25.8 mg/L

Carbonate (CO3) Not required to test

Bicarbonate (HCO3) We do not test for Bicarbonate, but do test for
Alkalinity as CaCO3 at pH 4.5 - 52.1 mg/L

Fluoride (F) – NPWA does not add fluoride to its water; however, naturally occurring fluoride is detected at low levels. Recent test result for fluoride – less than 0.1 ppm

Cheers!
:mug:
 
NPWA Report for my area of Lansdale, PA. in mg/L or ppm

pH 7.4
Na 32.3
K n/a
Ca 19.3
Mg 7.43
Total Hardness 86.2
SO4 18.4
Cl 59.7
CO3 n/a
Alkalinity 43.2

Now i need to re read all the info i can and figure this all out lol. I've never been more concerned with than my pH as everything has, for years, tasted great. Any tips on where to start? From the little i know it looks decent. Maybe upping sulfate?
 
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