BBL_Brewer
Well-Known Member
Hello all.
I just called the water company and was able to obtain the following information. I tried to get a bicarbonate concentration, but they said they didn't test for that and that bicarbonate was part of the total hardness along with some other stuff. So my question is, how do I use this information with a water calculator? I'm new to all of this. What I've been doing is using RO water and treating it with brewing salts per the Water Chemistry Primer thread. What I would rather do is mix tap water with RO water and then make adjustments where needed, hopefully reducing the amount of RO water and brewing salts needed. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Calcium - 81 ppm
Magnesium - 28 ppm
Chloride - 50 ppm
Sulfate - 42.6 ppm
Sodium - 16.3
Total Hardness - 330 ppm
Chloramine - 1.8 ppm (When I use water strait from the tap, I treat it with K-meta)
I just called the water company and was able to obtain the following information. I tried to get a bicarbonate concentration, but they said they didn't test for that and that bicarbonate was part of the total hardness along with some other stuff. So my question is, how do I use this information with a water calculator? I'm new to all of this. What I've been doing is using RO water and treating it with brewing salts per the Water Chemistry Primer thread. What I would rather do is mix tap water with RO water and then make adjustments where needed, hopefully reducing the amount of RO water and brewing salts needed. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Calcium - 81 ppm
Magnesium - 28 ppm
Chloride - 50 ppm
Sulfate - 42.6 ppm
Sodium - 16.3
Total Hardness - 330 ppm
Chloramine - 1.8 ppm (When I use water strait from the tap, I treat it with K-meta)