sremed60
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I decided to try and learn about my tap water to see if I could adjust it to a decent brewing profile rather than buying RO. Step one, I sent for the city water report which is attached.
Before I waste a lot of precious time trying to understand everything contained in this report I was hoping someone who already understands this stuff would glance at this report and tell me if there's anything in it that pertains to brewing beer?
I started reading up on different water profiles for brewing and trying to learn how the Ca+2, Mg+2, HCO3-1, SO4-2, Na+1, and Cl-1 elements affect different aspects. The water report I received from the city doesn't seem to list any of those things. Are they listed in a different way, or are there calculations I need to do to figure them out, or is this report completely useless from a brewers perspective?
In the email she sent she stated that the average hardness for my area is 7.5 grains.
Before I waste a lot of precious time trying to understand everything contained in this report I was hoping someone who already understands this stuff would glance at this report and tell me if there's anything in it that pertains to brewing beer?
I started reading up on different water profiles for brewing and trying to learn how the Ca+2, Mg+2, HCO3-1, SO4-2, Na+1, and Cl-1 elements affect different aspects. The water report I received from the city doesn't seem to list any of those things. Are they listed in a different way, or are there calculations I need to do to figure them out, or is this report completely useless from a brewers perspective?
In the email she sent she stated that the average hardness for my area is 7.5 grains.
