Hi All,
We received a water report from our building and I know its not ideal brewing water, but I don't really want to go through the expense of an RO filter.
The report is:
pH 7.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 735
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.23
Cations / Anions, me/L 13.3/ 13.2 ppm
Sodium, Na 36
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 117
Magnesium, Mg 70
Total Hardness, CaCO3 584
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 25
Chloride, Cl 93
Carbonate, CO3< 1.0
Bicarbonate, HCO3 551
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 453
Total Phosphorus, P 0.01
Total Iron, Fe 0.02"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
I've brewed successful test batches with this water on a homebrew system by adding lactic acid to get my mash ph in line, but will I run into mineral buildup problems in my HLT when used on my pro equipment? Will this water cause problems for use with CIP?
We received a water report from our building and I know its not ideal brewing water, but I don't really want to go through the expense of an RO filter.
The report is:
pH 7.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 735
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.23
Cations / Anions, me/L 13.3/ 13.2 ppm
Sodium, Na 36
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 117
Magnesium, Mg 70
Total Hardness, CaCO3 584
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 25
Chloride, Cl 93
Carbonate, CO3< 1.0
Bicarbonate, HCO3 551
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 453
Total Phosphorus, P 0.01
Total Iron, Fe 0.02"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
I've brewed successful test batches with this water on a homebrew system by adding lactic acid to get my mash ph in line, but will I run into mineral buildup problems in my HLT when used on my pro equipment? Will this water cause problems for use with CIP?
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