Seven
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I've been brewing for 1-year using RO water from the grocery store with good results but I'd like to start using city water if possible to save time and money.
I sent a sample of our city water to Ward Labs and they provided the results below.
I tried using the various water calculators out there (and the beersmith water tool) but so far they seem to want to make my water match other water profiles from around the world and I'm not sure which one to try to match, if that makes sense. I'm still researching brewing water chemistry but I thought I would post this water report to see if anyone has any feedback.
I mainly brew IPAs, stouts, porters, red ales, Belgians.
Thanks for any advice!
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pH 7.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 373
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.62
Cations / Anions, me/L 7.3 / 6.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 15
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 69
Magnesium, Mg 37
Total Hardness, CaCO3 327
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 68
Chloride, Cl 17
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 103
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 84
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
I've been brewing for 1-year using RO water from the grocery store with good results but I'd like to start using city water if possible to save time and money.
I sent a sample of our city water to Ward Labs and they provided the results below.
I tried using the various water calculators out there (and the beersmith water tool) but so far they seem to want to make my water match other water profiles from around the world and I'm not sure which one to try to match, if that makes sense. I'm still researching brewing water chemistry but I thought I would post this water report to see if anyone has any feedback.
I mainly brew IPAs, stouts, porters, red ales, Belgians.
Thanks for any advice!
####################
pH 7.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 373
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.62
Cations / Anions, me/L 7.3 / 6.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 15
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 69
Magnesium, Mg 37
Total Hardness, CaCO3 327
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 68
Chloride, Cl 17
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 103
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 84
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit