29thfloor
Well-Known Member
Just got the results from my Ward Labs water report. I'm not sure what I'm looking for but based on some other threads I've read it sounds like maybe alkalinity is pretty high (116)?
Would you brew with this water? I've used it for yeast starters and in brews with about a 3:1 ratio of bottled(spring):tap but never a full batch.
7.5 pH
303 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm
0.50 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm
4.8 / 4.9 Cations / Anions, me/L
25 Sodium, Na
7 Potassium, K
58 Calcium, Ca
8 Magnesium, Mg
178 Total Hardness, CaCO3
1.4 (SAFE) Nitrate, NO3-N
9 Sulfate, SO4-S
68 Chloride, Cl
< 1 Carbonate, CO3
141 Bicarbonate, HCO3
116 Total Alkalinity, CaCO3
0.32 Total Phosphorus, P
< 0.01 Total Iron, Fe
Would you brew with this water? I've used it for yeast starters and in brews with about a 3:1 ratio of bottled(spring):tap but never a full batch.
7.5 pH
303 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm
0.50 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm
4.8 / 4.9 Cations / Anions, me/L
25 Sodium, Na
7 Potassium, K
58 Calcium, Ca
8 Magnesium, Mg
178 Total Hardness, CaCO3
1.4 (SAFE) Nitrate, NO3-N
9 Sulfate, SO4-S
68 Chloride, Cl
< 1 Carbonate, CO3
141 Bicarbonate, HCO3
116 Total Alkalinity, CaCO3
0.32 Total Phosphorus, P
< 0.01 Total Iron, Fe