Up til now I've been using bottled water but I'd like to start using tap and want to find out what treatment it will need. I can get a filter or just use campden if that will work but I'm lost when it comes to additions. Here's the profile of the tap water:
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 150
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.25
Cations / Anions, me/L 2.4 / 2.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 5
Potassium, K 1
Calcium, Ca 33
Magnesium, Mg 6
Total Hardness, CaCO3 108
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 13
Chloride, Cl 8
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 85
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 70
Online water calculators indicate I should add calcium chloride and epsom salt but I've never done this. Should I just add those and be done with it or try a batch with no additions?
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 150
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.25
Cations / Anions, me/L 2.4 / 2.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 5
Potassium, K 1
Calcium, Ca 33
Magnesium, Mg 6
Total Hardness, CaCO3 108
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 13
Chloride, Cl 8
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 85
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 70
Online water calculators indicate I should add calcium chloride and epsom salt but I've never done this. Should I just add those and be done with it or try a batch with no additions?