Hello,
Forgive me for yet another water report thread. I just received mine and wanted to be sure I understood what I'm seeing and how to use the Palmer spreadsheet.
Water Report:
Alkalinity 23
Bicarbonate 24
Calcium 5.4
Chloride 5.6
Chlorine 1
Haloacetic Acids (ppb) 20
Hardness 21
Magnesium 1.8
pH 7.4
Sodium 5.5
Sulfate 2.1
Total Dissolved Solids 44
Total Trihalomethanes (ppb) 22
So pluggin this into the Palmer spreadsheet with a Kolsch recipe I get:
Target SRM: 3.5
Effective Hardness: 5
RA: 18
Chloride to Sulfate Ratio: Very Malty
Target Estimated RA (Average): -51
Mash Water Vol: 3.5 gallons
Additional Alkalinity Needed: 33
By adding .75g of baking soda I could get the needed alkalinity. But that seems to0 simple. Am I missing something? Besides the Chloride to Sulfate ratio, are there any glaring issues that could be corrected (Calcium, Magnesium and Sodium seem low to me).
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance
Forgive me for yet another water report thread. I just received mine and wanted to be sure I understood what I'm seeing and how to use the Palmer spreadsheet.
Water Report:
Alkalinity 23
Bicarbonate 24
Calcium 5.4
Chloride 5.6
Chlorine 1
Haloacetic Acids (ppb) 20
Hardness 21
Magnesium 1.8
pH 7.4
Sodium 5.5
Sulfate 2.1
Total Dissolved Solids 44
Total Trihalomethanes (ppb) 22
So pluggin this into the Palmer spreadsheet with a Kolsch recipe I get:
Target SRM: 3.5
Effective Hardness: 5
RA: 18
Chloride to Sulfate Ratio: Very Malty
Target Estimated RA (Average): -51
Mash Water Vol: 3.5 gallons
Additional Alkalinity Needed: 33
By adding .75g of baking soda I could get the needed alkalinity. But that seems to0 simple. Am I missing something? Besides the Chloride to Sulfate ratio, are there any glaring issues that could be corrected (Calcium, Magnesium and Sodium seem low to me).
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance