Well I quit being cheap and just received my water report from ward labs. Its what I suspected, high bicarbonates:
pH 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 359
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.60
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.3 / 6.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 118
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 16
Magnesium, Mg 4
Total Hardness, CaCO3 57
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 4
Chloride, Cl 47
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 283
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 242
Anyhow, I have entered this into Brun'water (awesome by the way). Just playing around with my probable next brew (blue moon clone). I am diluting with 50 percent RO water and then adding 1.5 g/gallon gypsum and .4 g/gallon mgcl2 to get my mash ph to 5.5. But this is taking the sulfates way high to 220 or so. Would this be too high for a pale ale or IPA also??
Should I be diluting more or is there other nuetral ways to bring down the RA that I'm not thinking of.
Any other tips with this type of water appreciated too. thanks.
pH 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 359
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.60
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.3 / 6.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 118
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 16
Magnesium, Mg 4
Total Hardness, CaCO3 57
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 4
Chloride, Cl 47
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 283
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 242
Anyhow, I have entered this into Brun'water (awesome by the way). Just playing around with my probable next brew (blue moon clone). I am diluting with 50 percent RO water and then adding 1.5 g/gallon gypsum and .4 g/gallon mgcl2 to get my mash ph to 5.5. But this is taking the sulfates way high to 220 or so. Would this be too high for a pale ale or IPA also??
Should I be diluting more or is there other nuetral ways to bring down the RA that I'm not thinking of.
Any other tips with this type of water appreciated too. thanks.