I just got my wardlabs water analysis report in and would greatly appreciate any advice that you guys could give me. It turns out it is pretty hard and was wondering if it would be better to dilute it with RO or to boil it with calcium hydroxide to precipitate some of the bicarbonate. I'm not sure how much I should be using, only that it should not exceed the total alkilinity. (103 ppm) Also my pH is higher than I expected. I'll be getting the 5.2 stabilizer to rectify that.
Here's my water report:
pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids 197
Sodium (Na) 13
Potassium (K) 1
Calcium (Ca) 36
Magnesium (Mg) 13
Total Hardness (CaCO3) 144
Sulfate 27 (after multiplying by 3)
Chloride (Cl) 21
Carbonate (CO3) < 1
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 126
Total Alkilinity (CACO3) 103
(I calculate my residual alkilinity as 69.77)
I'm trying to hit the following water profile (for brewing a Pliny the Elder):
Ca Mg Na HCO3 SO4 Cl
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76 13 9 26 133 56
As far as my limited understanding goes, everything looks pretty good though besides the bicarbonate levels. Ca could be a little higher for some styles (gypsum?). The Potassium seems low, would I need to add some for yeast health? Also, if I where to boil the water to reduce the bicarbonate, how much more gypsum would I need to add to make up for the Ca that precipitates with it?
Here's my water report:
pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids 197
Sodium (Na) 13
Potassium (K) 1
Calcium (Ca) 36
Magnesium (Mg) 13
Total Hardness (CaCO3) 144
Sulfate 27 (after multiplying by 3)
Chloride (Cl) 21
Carbonate (CO3) < 1
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 126
Total Alkilinity (CACO3) 103
(I calculate my residual alkilinity as 69.77)
I'm trying to hit the following water profile (for brewing a Pliny the Elder):
Ca Mg Na HCO3 SO4 Cl
___________________________
76 13 9 26 133 56
As far as my limited understanding goes, everything looks pretty good though besides the bicarbonate levels. Ca could be a little higher for some styles (gypsum?). The Potassium seems low, would I need to add some for yeast health? Also, if I where to boil the water to reduce the bicarbonate, how much more gypsum would I need to add to make up for the Ca that precipitates with it?