eschatz
Well-Known Member
my bicarbonates are WAY to freaking high!
Calcium: 90 ppm
Magnesium: 28 ppm
Chloride: 33 ppm
Carbonate and Bicarbonate ions: 400 ppm (homebrew shop tells me)
Iron: < .01 ppm
Zinc: < .01 ppm
Manganese: < .01 ppm
the homebrew shop tells me that my water is only good for IPAs and i need to cut it with 4 gal of reverse ossmossis to my 1 gal tap to make it work for other beers. what ya think? i'm brewing a BIG ASS RIS this week so i dont know if my tap water will work for brewing it. In addition, how do i get it down to a mangagable range?
i've read lots of books on this subject. but none of the books even come close to tackling a bicarbonate source this high.
Calcium: 90 ppm
Magnesium: 28 ppm
Chloride: 33 ppm
Carbonate and Bicarbonate ions: 400 ppm (homebrew shop tells me)
Iron: < .01 ppm
Zinc: < .01 ppm
Manganese: < .01 ppm
the homebrew shop tells me that my water is only good for IPAs and i need to cut it with 4 gal of reverse ossmossis to my 1 gal tap to make it work for other beers. what ya think? i'm brewing a BIG ASS RIS this week so i dont know if my tap water will work for brewing it. In addition, how do i get it down to a mangagable range?
i've read lots of books on this subject. but none of the books even come close to tackling a bicarbonate source this high.