haeffnkr
Well-Known Member
Hello,
Here are my numbers from Wards
I live in Missouri and the water is supposedly a river sourced supply...63376
These numbers are fairly close to what I expected based on local water company reports.
pH 8.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 419
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.70
Cations / Anions, me/L 7.0 / 6.5
ppm
Sodium, Na 84
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 29
Magnesium, Mg 21
Total Hardness, CaCO3 160
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 25
Chloride, Cl 123
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 74
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 70
When I put these numbers a light lager and Kolsch recipe into EZ water (and have not tried BrunWater yet) it showed I needed to lower the Ph and my calcium level was a bit low and my chloride/sulfate ratio was on the malty side.
What is the best way to adjust these?
To Note -
I do BIAB with 8.5 gallons of water to start with and no sparge, etc.
I carbon filter my water and add on campden tablet to it.
The water I used for the Wards test was straight from my tap.
thanks for your help in advance
Kevin
Here are my numbers from Wards
I live in Missouri and the water is supposedly a river sourced supply...63376
These numbers are fairly close to what I expected based on local water company reports.
pH 8.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 419
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.70
Cations / Anions, me/L 7.0 / 6.5
ppm
Sodium, Na 84
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 29
Magnesium, Mg 21
Total Hardness, CaCO3 160
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 25
Chloride, Cl 123
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 74
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 70
When I put these numbers a light lager and Kolsch recipe into EZ water (and have not tried BrunWater yet) it showed I needed to lower the Ph and my calcium level was a bit low and my chloride/sulfate ratio was on the malty side.
What is the best way to adjust these?
To Note -
I do BIAB with 8.5 gallons of water to start with and no sparge, etc.
I carbon filter my water and add on campden tablet to it.
The water I used for the Wards test was straight from my tap.
thanks for your help in advance
Kevin