Wolfairious
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Ok, I am trying to figure out my water profile and see if I have good chemistry. I am an extract brewer, I don't need mash pH and things like that. Should I even worry about my water as much since I am doing extract with grains type brewing? I have looked over several calculators and they don't seem to tell me much.
Here is my water report:
ALUMINUM 0.05 ppm (ND-0.13)
COLOR 2 UNITS
ALKALINITY 54 ppm (51-56) AS CaCO3
CALCIUM HARDNESS 53 ppm (45-64) AS CaCO3
TOTAL HARDNESS 61 ppm AS CaCo3 (3.6 GRAINS/GAL.)
CHLORIDE 17 ppm
FOAMING AGENTS LESS THAN 0.1 ppm
CONDUCTIVITY 180 mS(173-193)
pH 7.71 (7.48-7.86) TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 113 ppm
IRON LESS THAN 0.01 ppm
MANGANESE LESS THAN .02 ppm (<.02-.04)
SODIUM 7.5 ppm
POTASSIUM 1.31 ppm
SULFATE 13 ppm
SILVER LESS THAN 0.005 ppm *
SILICA 1.4 ppm
SILICON 0.67 ppm
BROMIDE LESS THAN 0.010 ppm
IODIDE LESS THAN 1.00 ppm
FLUORIDE .77(.64-0.90)
AMMONIUM ION 0.07 ppm (0.02-0.15)
I don't see magnesium even listed. I am thinking my pH is a little high and my sulfate may be a little low too. Are they off far enough that I need to worry about it since I extract brew?
Thanks for any help.
Here is my water report:
ALUMINUM 0.05 ppm (ND-0.13)
COLOR 2 UNITS
ALKALINITY 54 ppm (51-56) AS CaCO3
CALCIUM HARDNESS 53 ppm (45-64) AS CaCO3
TOTAL HARDNESS 61 ppm AS CaCo3 (3.6 GRAINS/GAL.)
CHLORIDE 17 ppm
FOAMING AGENTS LESS THAN 0.1 ppm
CONDUCTIVITY 180 mS(173-193)
pH 7.71 (7.48-7.86) TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 113 ppm
IRON LESS THAN 0.01 ppm
MANGANESE LESS THAN .02 ppm (<.02-.04)
SODIUM 7.5 ppm
POTASSIUM 1.31 ppm
SULFATE 13 ppm
SILVER LESS THAN 0.005 ppm *
SILICA 1.4 ppm
SILICON 0.67 ppm
BROMIDE LESS THAN 0.010 ppm
IODIDE LESS THAN 1.00 ppm
FLUORIDE .77(.64-0.90)
AMMONIUM ION 0.07 ppm (0.02-0.15)
I don't see magnesium even listed. I am thinking my pH is a little high and my sulfate may be a little low too. Are they off far enough that I need to worry about it since I extract brew?
Thanks for any help.