Water testing kit rec. ?

[wolfie7873]

My water provider's published report doesn't include many of the measurements in the water calculator. Does anyone have a good recommendation for an at-home test kit that can determine those numbers?

Thanks

 

[Donoroto]

Ward Labs, $42, postage-paid both ways, takes about a week.

 

[TooManyHobbies]

I don't have home test kit to recommend. I just sent water off to ward labs for testing. It was cheaper than any of the "home test" kits I've seen online.

 

[wolfie7873]

Awesome! Ward kit ordered.

 

[Donoroto]

Be sure to post your results so others in the RTP vicinity have a data point for their own brewing.
Maybe we should start a thread for that. (edited)

 

[thunderwagn]

Be sure to post your results so others in the RTP vicinity have a data point for their own brewing.
Maybe we should start a thread for that.

It already exists. Tools>Water Profiles.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/water-profiles

 

[Donoroto]

It already exists

Huh, had never seen that. Thanks @thunderwagn !

But more data is good. For example, Roswell GA water is listed as:

That's from 2012.

My test from 2020 shows:
Ca 8 Mg 1 Na 8 Cl 5 SO4 3 Alkalinity 34 pH 8

Not much different, almost RO water.

That's my only point: More data =

 

[Hawkbox]

I find when I try to pull water profiles up on the site I have to wait a minute or two for it to load anything.