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This is my first post - 2 years into brewing. Loving it!!
I've read much about water treatment and want to give this a shot. So this is my understanding - with a question at the end.
My Source water is:
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 Alkalinity pH
8 1 6 1 8 1 0 (CaCO3) 7.36
My target (for a Amber EPA) is:
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 20 20 30 150 50
I'm looking at getting:
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
83 13 24 24 31 57
This is with the following additions:
Baking Soda NaHCO 3 grams add 0.45 tsp
Gypsum CaSO 4 grams add 2.00 tsp
Calcium Chloride CaCl 2 grams add 0.59 tsp
Epsom Salt MgSO 4 grams add 0.89 tsp
I'd prefer to have more Calcium (Ca+2)- but this increases either the Sulphate (SO4-2) if I add Gypsum.
I could add Calcium Chloride (CaCl2), but this increases the Choline (Cl) in the water.
So, my question is....
Could I add the above - with an addition of Calcium Chloride - to the water, followed by a 1/4 tab of a Campden tablet to get rid of the Chlorine?
Hoping above is correct!!
Thanks,
Richard
I've read much about water treatment and want to give this a shot. So this is my understanding - with a question at the end.
My Source water is:
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 Alkalinity pH
8 1 6 1 8 1 0 (CaCO3) 7.36
My target (for a Amber EPA) is:
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 20 20 30 150 50
I'm looking at getting:
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
83 13 24 24 31 57
This is with the following additions:
Baking Soda NaHCO 3 grams add 0.45 tsp
Gypsum CaSO 4 grams add 2.00 tsp
Calcium Chloride CaCl 2 grams add 0.59 tsp
Epsom Salt MgSO 4 grams add 0.89 tsp
I'd prefer to have more Calcium (Ca+2)- but this increases either the Sulphate (SO4-2) if I add Gypsum.
I could add Calcium Chloride (CaCl2), but this increases the Choline (Cl) in the water.
So, my question is....
Could I add the above - with an addition of Calcium Chloride - to the water, followed by a 1/4 tab of a Campden tablet to get rid of the Chlorine?
Hoping above is correct!!
Thanks,
Richard