mcurtis431
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I have always used city water for brewing without water treatments and seem to brew pretty good beers. As with any hobby, I am trying to take it to the next level. I would like to continue using city water, but am curious as to what additions may or may not be needed.
I requested a water report from the city (Cumming, GA) and this is what i received:
Calcium and Magnesium are measured as Hardness and its 19.0mg CaCO
Sodium 4.1 mg/L
Chloride and Sulfate come from water source and will show up in hardness, which we have
non detected in the water but it can be a problem in water from a hot water heater
Alkalinity and pH will vary leaving the production Plant Alk 8.0 --12.0
pH 7.0 - -7.50
The Bru'N Water spreadsheet requires individual values for Ca and Mg, however I was only given the hardness value.
Can someone smarter than me help? I'm just trying to define a baseline at the moment.
I requested a water report from the city (Cumming, GA) and this is what i received:
Calcium and Magnesium are measured as Hardness and its 19.0mg CaCO
Sodium 4.1 mg/L
Chloride and Sulfate come from water source and will show up in hardness, which we have
non detected in the water but it can be a problem in water from a hot water heater
Alkalinity and pH will vary leaving the production Plant Alk 8.0 --12.0
pH 7.0 - -7.50
The Bru'N Water spreadsheet requires individual values for Ca and Mg, however I was only given the hardness value.
Can someone smarter than me help? I'm just trying to define a baseline at the moment.