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Water test results are back. Any insight and tips are greatly appreciated!

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blkandrust

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Been brewing some decent beers for a while now,but would like to take my brewing to the next level.I brew with well water running through a faucet filter.Got my Ward results back.

PH 6.8
Total dissolved solids ppm 90
Electrical conductivity 0.15
Cations/Anions 1.6/1.4
Sodium,Na 5
Potassium,K <1
Calcium,Ca 18.5
Magnesium,Mg 5
Total Hardness CaCo3 68
Nitrate,No3-N <0.1 safe
Sulfate,SO4,-S 5
Chloride,Cl 2
Carbonate,CO3 <1.0
Bicarbonate,HCO3 68
Total Alkalinity,CaCO3 55
Total Phosphorus,P 0.01
Total Iron,Fe not detected
 
Excellent water. Almost everything is low enough to serve as a good starting point so that you can add minerals to get to where you want to be. The only thing that requires your attention is the alkalinity (aka: bicarbonate content) that will need to be neutralized with some form of acid when brewing pale beers.
 
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