paddyporter
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ive ingredients for a pilsner sitting in the cupboard and im hoping to brew it soon but before i do i want to get my water sorted. my options so far seem to be send some water off to murphys and get it tested and get advice tailored to my report. its only a moment in time though, still worth it for the advice maybe? is this something i can test myself and learn how to treat myself with the help of salifert alkalinity, magnesium and calcium tests.ive listed 3 there but which are worth getting and are these better utilized in conjunction with a murphys water report. my stouts are by far better than any light beers and pale ales tasted sour or like sulphur. i bought crs and gypsum and kind of guessed with additions and they have improved with those additions a lot
im leaning towards buying the kits and learning how to test and treat the water myself. is this better than the murphys route? i dont mind putting in the effort.
this is what i know from my water report and there seems to be little variation hco3- (240) cl- (24) na+ (14) so4-2 (42) theres nothing for calcium or magnesium.
if i buy the kits is it possible to make the correct adjustments and make a good pilsner or should i go the murphys route.
also there is a natural spring down the road with lovely tasting water its on top of the hill i live on and flows through a pine forestry the water tastes really nice and lots of people locally draw water from there because of the iron and magnesium content up on top of the hill whick thankfully i dont have to deal with, this might be worth testing too, what do you think?
im leaning towards buying the kits and learning how to test and treat the water myself. is this better than the murphys route? i dont mind putting in the effort.
this is what i know from my water report and there seems to be little variation hco3- (240) cl- (24) na+ (14) so4-2 (42) theres nothing for calcium or magnesium.
if i buy the kits is it possible to make the correct adjustments and make a good pilsner or should i go the murphys route.
also there is a natural spring down the road with lovely tasting water its on top of the hill i live on and flows through a pine forestry the water tastes really nice and lots of people locally draw water from there because of the iron and magnesium content up on top of the hill whick thankfully i dont have to deal with, this might be worth testing too, what do you think?