nootay
Well-Known Member
OK ever since i moved, my pale ales/ipas have been awful. i have hopped the daylights out of them and cant seem to get any hop flavor. no bitterness, decent aroma, not much hop flavor. ive bought new yeast, new hops, new grain and it never has changed the hoppiness. my brew process hasnt changed, other than now im on a city water supply. before i was on well water and never added any minerals as i was very happy with my results. so i sent my water off to ward labs and this is what i got:
pH 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 49
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.08
Cations / Anions, me/L 0.7 / 0.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 4
Potassium, K < 1
Calcium, Ca 10
Magnesium, Mg < 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 29
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 1
Chloride, Cl 4
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 29
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 23
Total Phosphorus, P 0.01
Total Iron, Fe 0.04
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
I guess what i would really need to do is to get the well water from my old house tested and see how it compared. any help you can provide with this water would be appreciated.
if water isnt the issue, my next router is going to be changing my kegerator lines and buying a new fermenting bucket.
pH 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 49
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.08
Cations / Anions, me/L 0.7 / 0.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 4
Potassium, K < 1
Calcium, Ca 10
Magnesium, Mg < 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 29
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 1
Chloride, Cl 4
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 29
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 23
Total Phosphorus, P 0.01
Total Iron, Fe 0.04
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
I guess what i would really need to do is to get the well water from my old house tested and see how it compared. any help you can provide with this water would be appreciated.
if water isnt the issue, my next router is going to be changing my kegerator lines and buying a new fermenting bucket.