andrewrmunro
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I am a novice homebrewer with 5 all grain brews under my belt.
So far I have been using the water out of my kitchen sink which has gone through a water softener. From what I have found online it looks like using softened water isn’t great for brewing with. Looking to make improvements on my water profile.
I live in the city of Regina in Canada. The city issues a water quality report annually.
The key numbers in the report are (mg/L):
Ca: 54
Mg: 36
Na: 96
Sulfate: 277
Chloride: 43
Alkalinity: 153
I like make American wheat ales, Amber ales, and blondes. Non of which are very hoppy.
What should I do about my water? At a minimum should I stop using water from my water softener and use the city water before it goes through my softener?
After that some options I have seen are:
A) have a water test performed by Ward Labs and add water treatments using Bru’n Water
B) use a RV water filter (not sure what the water profile of this would be)
C) use RO water and build the water profile using Bru’n Water
What should I do for my water to help improve my beers?
So far I have been using the water out of my kitchen sink which has gone through a water softener. From what I have found online it looks like using softened water isn’t great for brewing with. Looking to make improvements on my water profile.
I live in the city of Regina in Canada. The city issues a water quality report annually.
The key numbers in the report are (mg/L):
Ca: 54
Mg: 36
Na: 96
Sulfate: 277
Chloride: 43
Alkalinity: 153
I like make American wheat ales, Amber ales, and blondes. Non of which are very hoppy.
What should I do about my water? At a minimum should I stop using water from my water softener and use the city water before it goes through my softener?
After that some options I have seen are:
A) have a water test performed by Ward Labs and add water treatments using Bru’n Water
B) use a RV water filter (not sure what the water profile of this would be)
C) use RO water and build the water profile using Bru’n Water
What should I do for my water to help improve my beers?
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