[jaybeerman]

Fruita (so far west it's almost Utah) Colorado

ph 7.5
Na 12 mg/l
Ca 13 mg/l
Mg 6 mg/l
K   1 mg/l
Cl  9 mg/l
SO4 16 mg/l
TA CaCO3 56 mg/l
Hardness CaCO3 57 mg/l
BiCarb HCO3 68 mg/l

not too shabby

[jibblett]

Wayland, Massachusetts.  Town well water:

pH   8.2
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)  415
Est Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm   0.69
Cations / Anions, me/L

Sodium, Na   60
Potassium, K   40
Calcium, Ca   35
Magnesium, Mg   8
Total Hardness, CaCO3   121
Nitrate, NO3-N   3.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S   6
Chloride, Cl   126
Carbonate, CO3   3
Bicarbonate, HCO3   101
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3   88

Chloride seems awfully high, eh?

[glastctbrew]

My well in Glastonbury CT

pH 7.4
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 218
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.36
Cations / Anions, me/L 3.6 / 3.6ppm

Sodium, Na 24
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 41
Magnesium, Mg 5
Total Hardness, CaCO3 123
Nitrate, NO3-N 1.5 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 5
Chloride, Cl 42
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 120
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 98

A little hard but very workable

[matt.critchlow]

My water numbers are below. Trying to figure out how to make these numbers work for darker beers, it looks like IPA's will be ok though... any recommendations or advice would be most welcome

my water report: http://olivenhain.com/files/docs/publications/WEB_OMWD_CCR2009.pdf

Starting Water (ppm):         
Ca:   61      
Mg:   24      
Na:   95      
Cl:   110      
SO4:   200      
CaCO3:   120
PH: 8.8

Cheers,

Matt

[linenoiz]

Just got my water tested. Now to figure out what any of this means (aka, The Fun Part).

West Valley City, UT:

pH : 7.9
Na: 16
Ca: 52
Mg: 13
Cl: 25
SO4-S: 14
HCO3: 151
TA, CaCO3: 124
TH, CaCO3: 184

[pluscount]

I'm in a small town 120 mi N of  Las Vegas, NV. Water from local water district.  Analysis done by Ward Labs.

pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 464
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.77
Cations / Anions, me/L 8.1 / 7.5ppm
Sodium, Na 121
Potassium, K 6
Calcium, Ca 39
Magnesium, Mg 9
Total Hardness, CaCO3 135
Nitrate, NO3-N 1.3 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 45
Chloride, Cl 57
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 181
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 149
Fluoride, F 1.68
Total Iron, Fe 0.04

[speed]

here's mine , i live in a small town in the sandhills of nebraska. i think we have the softest water you can get. ward labs did the testing

Na 5
K 5
Ca 24
 Mg 2
CaCo3 68
NO3-N 3.6
SO4-S 4
CL 2
CO3 <1
HCO3 74
CaCO3 60
 i can make reeally good lagers with this water

[beveragebob]

I was wondering why my Pale Ales and IPA's were tasting soapy so, I sent a sample off to Ward Labs and sure nuff....way low in sulfate for PA's and IPA's. Just received 5#'s of Gypsum from Northern Brewer. Great water for Porters and stouts as is. It's really pretty close to London.:

pH 7.7
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 267
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.44
Cations / Anions, me/L 4.6 / 4.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 50
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 27
Magnesium, Mg 12
Total Hardness, CaCO3 118
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.8 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 26
Chloride, Cl 15
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 138
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 113
Fluoride, F 0.75
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit

[denny]

Keep in mind that Martin pointed out that you need to multiply your sulfate number x3 in a Ward report.

5#??  You going back into production again? 

[beveragebob]

Yeah Martin pointed that out to me. I caught it at the same time using EZ Water Calc.

"You going back into production again?"

Yeah my schedule for the next month, I have weds, thurs and fri off so, It's Brew Time!

 

[Kirk]

Sparks, NV

pH 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 115
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.19
Cations / Anions, me/L 1.6 / 1.5
ppm
Sodium, Na 15
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 12
Magnesium, Mg 4
Total Hardness, CaCO3 47
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 2
Chloride, Cl 12
Carbonate, CO3 3
Bicarbonate, HCO3 58
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 53

[dcbc]

I get my water from two lakes. It has varied a bit over the years, but has always made for great brewing water.  

From my 01-31-2011 report

Tyler TX

pH 7.3
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 116
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.19
Cations / Anions, me/L 1.5 / 1.6
ppm
Sodium, Na 9
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 16
Magnesium, Mg 3
Total Hardness, CaCO3 53
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 8 (SO4 = 24)
Chloride, Cl 17
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 34
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 28
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit

[bdgrfrisch]

Mount Horeb, WI
These are old DNR numbers the city water guy was able to get me.

Calcium - 73 mg/l is the average from the Wells
Magnesium - 41 mg/l is the average from the Wells
Sodium - 11 mg/l
Chloride - 26 mg/l
Sulfate - 46 mg/l
Bicabonate Hardness 399 ppm

[Mark G]

Huntley, IL - municipal water, drawn from several wells in the area.

pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 316
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.53
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.3 / 6.3
ppm
Sodium, Na 112
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 15
Magnesium, Mg 7
Total Hardness, CaCO3 67
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 2
Chloride, Cl 6
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 366
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 300
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit

[gandelf]

5 miles west of Gresham Wisconsin.
4" x 125' well with 42' sand, then 83' of red granite.

pH 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 261
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.44
Cations / Anions, me/L 5.2 / 5.4
               ppm
Sodium, Na 7
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 53
Magnesium, Mg 27
Total Hardness, CaCO3 245
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 4
Chloride, Cl <5
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 304
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 250
Fluoride, F 1.25
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01  ? Toilet tank turned red over years
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit