Hello homebrewers!
I am very new into the world of water treatment. I just downloaded a copy of my local water report and the numbers have a pretty wide range. For example.
Magnesium Low value .74 High value 13.04 Average 4.38
Chloride Low value 3.8 High value 164 Average 27.3
calcium Low value 2.9 High value 50.9 Average 19.3
sodium Low value 3.7 High value 83.3 Average 13.7
sulfate Low value ND High value 28.9 Average 11.7
alkanity total Low value ND High value 114 Average 47.4
I live in Long Island NY and think my water changes periodically so would it be foolish to order a test kit from ward labs since I have the report handy or are these numbers too off to get an accurate reading? My first beer I played around with was a robust porter. I used easy water calculator and seemed like I had to add a decent amount of salts to get the water right using filtered tap water. Still havent tried the porter since its fermenting away.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I am very new into the world of water treatment. I just downloaded a copy of my local water report and the numbers have a pretty wide range. For example.
Magnesium Low value .74 High value 13.04 Average 4.38
Chloride Low value 3.8 High value 164 Average 27.3
calcium Low value 2.9 High value 50.9 Average 19.3
sodium Low value 3.7 High value 83.3 Average 13.7
sulfate Low value ND High value 28.9 Average 11.7
alkanity total Low value ND High value 114 Average 47.4
I live in Long Island NY and think my water changes periodically so would it be foolish to order a test kit from ward labs since I have the report handy or are these numbers too off to get an accurate reading? My first beer I played around with was a robust porter. I used easy water calculator and seemed like I had to add a decent amount of salts to get the water right using filtered tap water. Still havent tried the porter since its fermenting away.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated