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hopfenundmalz:
--- Quote from: mmitchem on May 22, 2012, 08:21:35 pm ---My RA is rather high. Along with the sodium. I go half and hald distilled and add a combination of chalk, calcium chloride and gypsum until i get the RA where I want it for light beers as well as getting the sulfate to chloride ratio where it needs to be for the beer I am brewing (malty vs. hoppy). Also hit it with some lactic acid as well if needs be. Not the greatest water, but it can make some good dark beers with minimal adjustment :)
Also, no softener. Just well water through a big blue charcoal filter in the corner lol.
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Your local aquifer must have a layer of baking soda to give that much sodium and bicarbonate.
mmitchem:
Hard to say what all it passes through under the earth. I do know that there are ways to mitigate it though. I am a little mad at myself for putting water off the radar for so long. Ughhhh, if I would have known then...lol. All part of the growth as a brewer I suppose. One obstacle at a time :)
jmcamerlengo:
--- Quote from: hopfenundmalz on May 23, 2012, 05:47:55 am ---
--- Quote from: mmitchem on May 22, 2012, 08:21:35 pm ---My RA is rather high. Along with the sodium. I go half and hald distilled and add a combination of chalk, calcium chloride and gypsum until i get the RA where I want it for light beers as well as getting the sulfate to chloride ratio where it needs to be for the beer I am brewing (malty vs. hoppy). Also hit it with some lactic acid as well if needs be. Not the greatest water, but it can make some good dark beers with minimal adjustment :)
Also, no softener. Just well water through a big blue charcoal filter in the corner lol.
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Your local aquifer must have a layer of baking soda to give that much sodium and bicarbonate.
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Agreed, That is one strange water profile...
danielscottwoods:
My First post, DuBois PA tap water tested by Ward Labs,
pH 7.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 77
Sodium, Na 17
Potassium, K < 1
Calcium, Ca 3
Magnesium, Mg 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 12
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.4 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 3
Chloride, Cl 19
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 21
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 17
Total Phosphorus, P 0.66
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
Surprised how soft it is for a old coal mining town.
summy:
I'm originally from Emporium. I've brewed at my parents and their water is very soft.
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