Water Chemistry/beersmith question?

[Conodor]

http://www.ycua.org/DWSDLabReports/DWSDWaterAnalysis08-11-09(SWPlant).pdf

Got everything filled out from the site posted above by someone here,(can't find the tread)


Bi-Carbonate Alkalinity mg/L 86 75


the last thing i need to fill into beersmith is HCO3 according to the site... is it saying the HCO3 is 75 PPM?

seems kinda high when everything else is like 1ish.

 

[Conodor]

Anyone have an idea on this one? Thanks again

 

[dcp27]

Yup the HCO3 is 75.
Brewing Range = 0-50 ppm for pale, base-malt only beers, 50-150 ppm for amber colored, toasted malt beers, 150-250 ppm for dark, roasted malt beers.

 

[Conodor]

Thanks a PPM!

All other values were Like 1 or 2. Then I seen a 75 and I was like wtf.

 

[dcp27]

No problem. If you want to know more about the water report, read this: http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter15-1.html