Hutch4six
Member
Ok....been brewing now for about 3 years and got about 15 batches under my belt. Extract to partial mash to all grain and i'm wondering how i've gotten myself into this brewing science that is way over my head! I have recently purchased a primo bottled water cooler. My home has a well and a water softener and i've read that i shouldn't brew with that. At any given time I could have up to 15 gallons of bottled water at my disposal. Here is the profile:
Primo:
Nitrate-N 0.12
Total Nitrate- 0.09
Cloride- 12
Copper- 0.016
Sulfate- 7.6
Total Dissolved Solids- 33
Zinc 0.013
Methylene chloride- 0.0012
PH ranges from 5.2-7.41
Everything else is ND. They claim to add formulated blend of minerals
(calcium chloride, magnesium sulfate, and sodium bicarbonate), but I doesn't show how much. I understand that the darker the malt usually means more acid, resulting in a lower ph. Should i use 5.2 stabelizer or use a different water sorce. I can also get Shen Spring water.
Shen Spring:
Hardness- 16
Total Dissolved Solids 54
PH 5.30
Calcium 1.5
Chloride 11
Magnesium 3.0
Nitrogen, Nitrate 4.4
Total Nitrite-Nitrate 4.35
Potassium 1.9
Sodium 5.5
Sulfate as SO4 0.8
Witch is better to start with?
Sorry the post is so long.
Thanks, Cheers!!
Primo:
Nitrate-N 0.12
Total Nitrate- 0.09
Cloride- 12
Copper- 0.016
Sulfate- 7.6
Total Dissolved Solids- 33
Zinc 0.013
Methylene chloride- 0.0012
PH ranges from 5.2-7.41
Everything else is ND. They claim to add formulated blend of minerals
(calcium chloride, magnesium sulfate, and sodium bicarbonate), but I doesn't show how much. I understand that the darker the malt usually means more acid, resulting in a lower ph. Should i use 5.2 stabelizer or use a different water sorce. I can also get Shen Spring water.
Shen Spring:
Hardness- 16
Total Dissolved Solids 54
PH 5.30
Calcium 1.5
Chloride 11
Magnesium 3.0
Nitrogen, Nitrate 4.4
Total Nitrite-Nitrate 4.35
Potassium 1.9
Sodium 5.5
Sulfate as SO4 0.8
Witch is better to start with?
Sorry the post is so long.
Thanks, Cheers!!