I recently moved to a house with a private well and had Ward Labs test my brewing water. I'm concerned some of the test results may not be accurate because of a 0.8 me/L delta between the reported Cations and Anions:
Bru'n Water and Brewers Friend both report 'unbalanced' errors and I can't find any posts on the forum showing such a big cations/anions difference in a Ward Labs report. Would you trust this report? Should I push back on Ward Labs and ask them to retest? If I can make these numbers work some way I certainly prefer that over having to wait for another report.
For what it's worth the TDS, Arsenic, Iron and Nitrate results are similar to testing done by a local lab before I purchased the house. I was able to get slightly more balanced numbers by manually calculating the bicarbonate and carbonate from pH & alkalinity as 'ajdelange' described in a sticky thread. If it makes a difference I mash with my full volume of brewing water and do not sparge. Thanks for any help!
Bru'n Water and Brewers Friend both report 'unbalanced' errors and I can't find any posts on the forum showing such a big cations/anions difference in a Ward Labs report. Would you trust this report? Should I push back on Ward Labs and ask them to retest? If I can make these numbers work some way I certainly prefer that over having to wait for another report.
For what it's worth the TDS, Arsenic, Iron and Nitrate results are similar to testing done by a local lab before I purchased the house. I was able to get slightly more balanced numbers by manually calculating the bicarbonate and carbonate from pH & alkalinity as 'ajdelange' described in a sticky thread. If it makes a difference I mash with my full volume of brewing water and do not sparge. Thanks for any help!