lakedawgs
Well-Known Member
Hello
Got my Ward Labs report, below, and have a question.
My PH is 8.0 from the faucet and my calcium is 358. Most mash additives I see, usually raise calcium while they lower PH. I know my PH will go down a bit in the mash.
Do I just need to start diluting my brewday water with distilled to bring some of these #s down?
Just starting to read the water primer and other resources but the calcium thing has me wondering.
Thanks
Lakedawgs
Ward Labs results
pH 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 690
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.15
Cations / Anions, me/L 11.9 / 12.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 107
Potassium, K 7
Calcium, Ca 91
Magnesium, Mg 30
Total Hardness, CaCO3 353
Nitrate, NO3-N 4.8 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 41
Chloride, Cl 124
Carbonate, CO3 12
Bicarbonate, HCO3 358
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 315
Total Phosphorus, P 0.12
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
Got my Ward Labs report, below, and have a question.
My PH is 8.0 from the faucet and my calcium is 358. Most mash additives I see, usually raise calcium while they lower PH. I know my PH will go down a bit in the mash.
Do I just need to start diluting my brewday water with distilled to bring some of these #s down?
Just starting to read the water primer and other resources but the calcium thing has me wondering.
Thanks
Lakedawgs
Ward Labs results
pH 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 690
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.15
Cations / Anions, me/L 11.9 / 12.7
ppm
Sodium, Na 107
Potassium, K 7
Calcium, Ca 91
Magnesium, Mg 30
Total Hardness, CaCO3 353
Nitrate, NO3-N 4.8 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 41
Chloride, Cl 124
Carbonate, CO3 12
Bicarbonate, HCO3 358
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 315
Total Phosphorus, P 0.12
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01