Proposal: Post your city and water test results

[Bobby_M]

The topic of brew water chemistry is definitely picking up around here and a lot of people have been sending their water off to wardlabs and other places for testing. Rather than have to do searching, why not make this thread a place where everyone can post their actual results? If we amass enough real info, we can petition to make it sticky. Maybe there is already a thread like this but I couldn't find it.

In order for the results to be consistent, let's limit it to only results you have received from a lab. The city water company reports are typically incomplete and contain the average over the entire year.

Keep in mind, the date of testing is pretty important because if it is tested in the summer, the water may change in the winter. Sources may also change completely after a year or two.

I'll start:

Date tested: July 2009
Actual City: Piscataway, NJ
Other Cities on same system:

Raritan, Readington,Tewksbury,Manville,Millstone, Montgomery, Hopewell, North Plainfield, Lawrence, Peapack-Gladstone, Princeton, So. Bound Brook
West Windsor, Somerville, Cranbury, Warren, Dunellen, Watchung, Edison, Clark, Middlesex, Cranford, Piscataway, Fanwood, Plainsboro, Garwood, South Brunswick, Hillside, South Plainfield, Kenilworth, Chester, Linden, Bedminster, Mountainside, Bound Brook, Plainfield, Branchburg, Roselle, Bridgewater, Roselle Park, Franklin, Scotch Plains, Green Brook, Union, Hillsborough, Westfield

User/In Home Processing? Post Carbon Filter
Lab Used: wardlab.com

Ca: 30
Mg: 10
Na: 28
Cl: 53
S04: 15
Total Alk (CaCO3): 59

 

[bbone66]

Thanks Bobby, I did get the info and ideas from your post.

OK

DATE TESTED: Feb. 10, 2010
ACTUAL CITY: Gresham, OR.
OTHER CITIES: Portland, not sure who else

User/In Home Processing? none
Lab Used: wardlab.com

Ca = < 1
Mg = < 1
Sodium, Na = 2
Sulfate, SO4-S = < 1
Chloride, Cl = 3
biCarbonate, HCO3 = 9
ph = 7.6
Total Alkalinity = 8


Thanks

 

[sparkyaber]

I think it has been done:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/water-quality-chemistry-report-thread-101510/

Something like that?

 

[Bobby_M]

Oops, don't know why I couldn't find that.

 

[kcinpdx]

Thanks Bobby, I did get the info and ideas from your post.

OK

DATE TESTED: Feb. 10, 2010
ACTUAL CITY: Gresham, OR.
OTHER CITIES: Portland, not sure who else

User/In Home Processing? none
Lab Used: wardlab.com

Ca = < 1
Mg = < 1
Sodium, Na = 2
Sulfate, SO4-S = < 1
Chloride, Cl = 3
biCarbonate, HCO3 = 9
ph = 7.6
Total Alkalinity = 8


Thanks

Thank you for sending that out - I am on Portland water and was wnodering how accurate the city report is. Looks like it is actually pretty close.

 

[bbone66]

I am on Portland water and was wnodering how accurate the city report is.

This was just done by Ward Labs, not very exciting but I'm sure lots of brewers would love to have water this boring. I know Gresham buys its water from Portland and it all comes from Bull Run. Now all I need to do is put together a recipe for some IPA's and APA's. "anyone"?