Water report, now what?

[elgee]

My city water report is as follows, not sure what I need to correct for the best efficiency for an American west coast IPA. Not sure if any of this will help determine what salts I may need to add? All are average levels detected.

Barium (ppm) .008
Fluoride (ppm) 1.01
Nitrate (ppm) .08
Mono-Chloride (ppm) 1.80
Sodium (ppm) 35.90
Haloacetic Acids (HA A5, ppb) 9
Total Trihalomethananes (TTHM, ppb) 10.1
Total Coliform .5%

 

[chickypad]

That stuff doesn't really help for brewing. You need to get the alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, sulfate, chloride, sodium levels. Once you know those things you can plug into a calculator to help predict mash pH and tailor the mineral content to taste.

 

[elgee]

Was afraid of that, thanks!

 

[BlueHouseBrewhaus]

That's the stuff the government says they have to report. They probably have the info you need but they just don't report it. Give them a call and ask. My local guys have been very helpful when I called.

 

[TheBigLebrewsk1]

Treat chlorosamine with potassium metabisufate and brew some beer.