So I just got back my well water report:
pH 6.6
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 402
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm .67
Cations / Anions, me/L 5.9/5.6
Sodium, Na 42 PPM
Potassium, K 7 PPM
Calcium, Ca 56 PPM
Magnesium, Mg 14 PPM
Total Hardness, CaCO3 198 PPM
Nitrate, NO3-N 1.1 (SAFE) PPM
Sulfate, SO4-S 4 PPM
Chloride, Cl 149 PPM
Carbonate, CO3 < 1.0 PPM
Bicarbonate, HCO3 63 PPM
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 52 PPM
Total Phosphorus, P .01 PPM
Total Iron, Fe < .01 PPM
Up until my last brew I always used RO water. But I got a ph meter and saw that the RO was 7.9 ph. I have been getting some duller than expected flavors despite using tons of hops and it was suggested my ph was too high. I usually throw a teaspoon or 2 of gypsum and CACL2 in and thats about it with my RO water.
I have downloaded bru n water and ez water. Bru n water is giving me some weird errors. With ez water it looks like with this water profile I would be a little high on ph. Adding 8 oz of acid malt would seem to bring it down well and then a couple grams of gypsum gets all the other readings in place. Should I be concerned about the total hardness? Or any of the other values above? Just getting into trying to tweak my water.
pH 6.6
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 402
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm .67
Cations / Anions, me/L 5.9/5.6
Sodium, Na 42 PPM
Potassium, K 7 PPM
Calcium, Ca 56 PPM
Magnesium, Mg 14 PPM
Total Hardness, CaCO3 198 PPM
Nitrate, NO3-N 1.1 (SAFE) PPM
Sulfate, SO4-S 4 PPM
Chloride, Cl 149 PPM
Carbonate, CO3 < 1.0 PPM
Bicarbonate, HCO3 63 PPM
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 52 PPM
Total Phosphorus, P .01 PPM
Total Iron, Fe < .01 PPM
Up until my last brew I always used RO water. But I got a ph meter and saw that the RO was 7.9 ph. I have been getting some duller than expected flavors despite using tons of hops and it was suggested my ph was too high. I usually throw a teaspoon or 2 of gypsum and CACL2 in and thats about it with my RO water.
I have downloaded bru n water and ez water. Bru n water is giving me some weird errors. With ez water it looks like with this water profile I would be a little high on ph. Adding 8 oz of acid malt would seem to bring it down well and then a couple grams of gypsum gets all the other readings in place. Should I be concerned about the total hardness? Or any of the other values above? Just getting into trying to tweak my water.