nickbarley
Well-Known Member
Here are the results from Ward Labs for my municipal water profile. Unfortunately, these line up with the monthly water analysis that I already get from the city. So, I may have wasted money here, but at least it's reassuring to know I can rely on the city reports in the future.
Would you brew light lagers with this profile, with the addition of Campden tablets to remove chlorine/chloramine? For a light lager grain bill and 3 gallons of beer, Brewfather estimates that I'll need ~5ml of 88% lactic acid to reach a pH of 5.3. Would that be above the flavor threshold for most light beers? From what I gather, this appears to be manageable water to brew pale beers with.
pH 8.3
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 162
Sodium, Na 20
Calcium, Ca 26.3
Magnesium, Mg 6
Total Hardness, CaCO3 90
Sulfate, SO4-S 6
Chloride, Cl 22
Bicarbonate, HCO3 77
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 65
Cations / Anions, me/L 2.7 / 2.4
Would you brew light lagers with this profile, with the addition of Campden tablets to remove chlorine/chloramine? For a light lager grain bill and 3 gallons of beer, Brewfather estimates that I'll need ~5ml of 88% lactic acid to reach a pH of 5.3. Would that be above the flavor threshold for most light beers? From what I gather, this appears to be manageable water to brew pale beers with.
pH 8.3
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 162
Sodium, Na 20
Calcium, Ca 26.3
Magnesium, Mg 6
Total Hardness, CaCO3 90
Sulfate, SO4-S 6
Chloride, Cl 22
Bicarbonate, HCO3 77
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 65
Cations / Anions, me/L 2.7 / 2.4