Understanding water report and first steps into water treatment

[dad_of_jon]

Or it may be easier to adjust using bottled water as a starting point :whistle:


Chase spring: (I use for beer liquor)

Calcium 38
Magnesium 12
Sodium 8
Potassium 2.5
Bicarbonate 135
Chloride 12
Sulphate 14
Nitrate 5
PH at source 7.8

Asda GB4 (which I use for star-san as ASHBECK is hard to get in my area)

Calcium 13
Magnesium 4
Sodium 11
Potassium 2
Bicarbonate 36
Chloride 14
Sulphate 12
Nitrate 17
PH at source 6.4

 

[Saisonator]

I like the idea of making your own water work for you, seeing it has a lot of the minerals you want in your beer to start with.
My best beers so far have had additions of minerals at the lower end of the recommended scale.