Hi Folks:
I got my Ward Labs report on my well water and I'd like some critiques on the quality. In the past (before I got into treating my water) I found my stouts came out better than any other styles. I thought my water was pretty hard, but was surprised to find the report showing it softer than I thought. I like to brew a lot of different beer styles so I'm hoping this water will be good to tune to a wide range of styles. Thoughts? Are my desires here realistic with this water? Here's what I got:
Total Dissolved Solids......................285
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm...........0.47
Cations/Anions, me/L....................4.4/4.6
ppm
Sodium, Na...................................19
Potassium, K..................................1
Calcium, Ca..................................52
Magnesium, Mg................................12
Total Hardness, CaCO3.......................180
Nitrate, NO3-N..............................0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S................................7
Chloride, Cl.................................56
Carbonate, CO3...............................<1
Bicarbonate, HCO3...........................157
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3.....................129
Fluoride, F................................0.15
Total Iron, Fe............................<0.01
Cheers,
-Brad
I got my Ward Labs report on my well water and I'd like some critiques on the quality. In the past (before I got into treating my water) I found my stouts came out better than any other styles. I thought my water was pretty hard, but was surprised to find the report showing it softer than I thought. I like to brew a lot of different beer styles so I'm hoping this water will be good to tune to a wide range of styles. Thoughts? Are my desires here realistic with this water? Here's what I got:
Total Dissolved Solids......................285
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm...........0.47
Cations/Anions, me/L....................4.4/4.6
ppm
Sodium, Na...................................19
Potassium, K..................................1
Calcium, Ca..................................52
Magnesium, Mg................................12
Total Hardness, CaCO3.......................180
Nitrate, NO3-N..............................0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S................................7
Chloride, Cl.................................56
Carbonate, CO3...............................<1
Bicarbonate, HCO3...........................157
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3.....................129
Fluoride, F................................0.15
Total Iron, Fe............................<0.01
Cheers,
-Brad