DevilsCreekBrewing
Well-Known Member
I received a water report that isn't very promising for us to be able to use undiluted water for brewing anything but stout or porter. The main issue is the Chloride level, which sits at 286ppm. The next highest number in the preloaded ProMash water database is 106ppm. The Bicarb level is high as well, but sits at 330ppm expressed as HC03, so not too high above the next highest at 319.
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HC03
108 33 39 87 286 330
I went through the BJCP style listing to determine how much city water we can use by style, and was hoping someone could look the list over to sanity check. We are in Hespeler, Ontario right off the Grand River. I have never seen water as hard as it is around here.
% of Hespeler water usable by style
01 Light Lager - 0%
02 Pilsner - 0%
03 European Amber Lager - 0%
04 Dark Lager - 0%
05 Bock - 25%
06 Light Hybrid Beer - 25%
07 Amber Hybrid Beer - 25%
08 English Pale Ale - 25%
09 Scottish and Irish Ale - 75%
10 American Ale - 25%
11 English Brown Ale - 25%
12 Porter - 100%
13 Stout - 100%
14 IPA - 25%
15 German Wheat and Rye - 25%
16 Belgian & French Ale - 50%
17 Sour Ale - 50%
18 Belgian Strong Ale - 50%
19 Strong Ale - 75%
20 Fruit Beer - 25%
21 Spice/Herb/Vegetable - variable by base style
22 Smoked/ Wood Aged - variable by base style
23 Specialty - variable by base style
24 Traditional Mead - 50%
25 Melomel - 50%
26 Other Mead - 50%
27 Standard Cider and Perry - 50%
28 Specialty Cider and Perry - 50%
Thanks for your time.
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HC03
108 33 39 87 286 330
I went through the BJCP style listing to determine how much city water we can use by style, and was hoping someone could look the list over to sanity check. We are in Hespeler, Ontario right off the Grand River. I have never seen water as hard as it is around here.
% of Hespeler water usable by style
01 Light Lager - 0%
02 Pilsner - 0%
03 European Amber Lager - 0%
04 Dark Lager - 0%
05 Bock - 25%
06 Light Hybrid Beer - 25%
07 Amber Hybrid Beer - 25%
08 English Pale Ale - 25%
09 Scottish and Irish Ale - 75%
10 American Ale - 25%
11 English Brown Ale - 25%
12 Porter - 100%
13 Stout - 100%
14 IPA - 25%
15 German Wheat and Rye - 25%
16 Belgian & French Ale - 50%
17 Sour Ale - 50%
18 Belgian Strong Ale - 50%
19 Strong Ale - 75%
20 Fruit Beer - 25%
21 Spice/Herb/Vegetable - variable by base style
22 Smoked/ Wood Aged - variable by base style
23 Specialty - variable by base style
24 Traditional Mead - 50%
25 Melomel - 50%
26 Other Mead - 50%
27 Standard Cider and Perry - 50%
28 Specialty Cider and Perry - 50%
Thanks for your time.