Just checked my water hardness for the first time

[delzep]

Got a reading of 1.6 dKH which I've put into an online calculator that tells me that there is 29ppm CaCO3. I did the test with the supplied sample solution and got the expected results so I did the test correctly. This figure of 29ppm is very low though yeah?

[Ciderhead]

Stand back, stand back Dempsey coming through...

[DEMPSEY]

Stand back, stand back Dempsey coming through...

Why thank you but you don't need to stand back as far as you would have  Delzep that's what I suspected you had when we last spoke of this. All you need to do now is deal with the chlorine and keep an eye on the Caco3 levels for consistency. Tweeking from here for different styles will be a daudel

[delzep]

I didn't think it would be that low! Suppose its worth checking a couple more times over the next week or so for now, then about once a month and graph it

[imark]

Not sure if you're on same supply as me but I reckon you are. It's a mix of supplies from ballymore and leixlip. Mine varies from around 40ppm to 250ppm. So I test every brew day.

[delzep]

Not sure if you're on same supply as me but I reckon you are. It's a mix of supplies from ballymore and leixlip. Mine varies from around 40ppm to 250ppm. So I test every brew day.

let me know the next time you test yours and I'll test mine the same day to compare

[Greg2013]

I just looked at the water report from September 2013 for Ring, the only mineral it shows being tested for is Nitrates. No Calcium, Potassium etc are tested for apparently, very disappointing as would like to know what the hell i am dealing with. Ph was shown at around 7.5 i think, nitrates were 5.4mg/l. Now all i need to find is a lab in Ireland willing to do a mineral test on my water supply for small money boss 

BTW sorry for hijacking your thread Delzep 

[imark]

Sure. I'll try and sample it today.

[DEMPSEY]

I just looked at the water report from September 2013 for Ring, the only mineral it shows being tested for is Nitrates. No Calcium, Potassium etc are tested for apparently, very disappointing as would like to know what the hell i am dealing with. Ph was shown at around 7.5 i think, nitrates were 5.4mg/l. Now all i need to find is a lab in Ireland willing to do a mineral test on my water supply for small money boss 

BTW sorry for hijacking your thread Delzep 

Those reports are not much good for us brewers. PH 7.5 is normal for all drinking water.

[Greg2013]

I just looked at the water report from September 2013 for Ring, the only mineral it shows being tested for is Nitrates. No Calcium, Potassium etc are tested for apparently, very disappointing as would like to know what the hell i am dealing with. Ph was shown at around 7.5 i think, nitrates were 5.4mg/l. Now all i need to find is a lab in Ireland willing to do a mineral test on my water supply for small money boss 

BTW sorry for hijacking your thread Delzep 

Those reports are not much good for us brewers. PH 7.5 is normal for all drinking water.

So where do i go from here Dempsey ? I have seen fellas suggesting test kits on here but can not tie down a single one that does it all and i am not paying meag bucks for 3 kits to cover all i need,i would much rather get someone to test it once for me and pay them instead

[imark]

Hardness is main concern.

Use taste test Greg. Is there a specific problem in your beer resulting from the mineral content?

[DEMPSEY]

Get one of these from the pet shop

[Greg2013]

Hardness is main concern.

Use taste test Greg. Is there a specific problem in your beer resulting from the mineral content?

High chlorine and high calcium, plus its yellow in colour  Like if i fill up the bathtub with cold water it will show as having a slight yellow tinge in it and that's before i get in 

[DEMPSEY]

Calcium is good. I doubt you have enough for brewing in your tap water

[Greg2013]

Get one of these from the pet shop

Thanks Dempsey i will keep an eye out for one locally