Water quality

[CerealKillerStout]

I want to use my local tap water but don't know how to adjust. Any help would be appreciated. How does my local tap water quality look for homebrewing?View attachment Milton 2017 Water Quality Report (PDF)_201806070912581537 (1).pdf

 

[balrog]

Not really enough info in that report; no Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfate, carbonate pH alkalinity or hardness.

That being said, how is the water?
If/when you mix StarSan with it does it immediately turn cloudy? (means lots of carbonate/hardness)
Does it smell like chlorine? (just use a potasium metabisulfite tablet per 20gal)

When I started, I did extract batches with steeping grains using straight tap water and it makes fine beer.

If you really want to dive down the rabbit hole of water adjustment, I suggest you first read this and also go get a Ward Labs water report for your specific water.

 

[VirginiaHops1]

It's missing important mineral information, such as calcium, sulfates, chlorides, bicarbonates. My water company releases a water quality report but also a more detailed report I was able to dig up online that provided more detailed info. Do some googling and see if there's any other reports out there.

 

[IslandLizard]

A Ward report is only a snapshot, the water composition may change (even drastically) with the seasons and other natural events.
Instead, call your water company and ask for the levels of these minerals:

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Sulfate
• Chloride
• Alkalinity
• Hardness

Although these should be filtered out at the water plant, ask about residual levels of:

• Iron
• Manganese

They may also be able to tell you how stable those levels are, or how much fluctuation there is.

Looks like Sodium is 3.3 (ppm ?)