First all grain attempt.

[gymrat]

I started out buying all grain kit recipes so I could just focus on my process. I learned about weighing grains and getting my crush dialed in later.

[hopfenundmalz]

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@hopfenundmalz

@denny

@hopfenundmalz

The Homebrew test from Ward might be worth it in the Great Lakes area, where the well water has a lot of iron. One could guess that from the stains it leaves on plumbing fixtures. My towns tap water is from wells, but they have a green sand facility that removes the iron.

Good advice.  Since I don’t have the problem, I never think of that.

The water out there tastes wet to me. No mineral character.
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Tastes wet…OK…

[quote=“denny, post:57, topic:21303, username:denny”]

@hopfenundmalz

@denny

@hopfenundmalz

The Homebrew test from Ward might be worth it in the Great Lakes area, where the well water has a lot of iron. One could guess that from the stains it leaves on plumbing fixtures. My towns tap water is from wells, but they have a green sand facility that removes the iron.

Good advice.  Since I don’t have the problem, I never think of that.

The water out there tastes wet to me. No mineral character.
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Tastes wet…OK…

Next time I know I will see you I can bring a sample of the nice water from the glacial till that we have.

[toby]

and I live in midwest where iron can be an issue- yet its not in my well.  my issue is the sodium and alkalinity. had to use tons of lactic acid to drop PH.

once you feel like it-get the water report.

my well water:

pH                                            8.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 283
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.47
Cations / Anions, me/L 5.3 / 5.4
ppm
Sodium, Na          114
Potassium, K          2
Calcium, Ca            4
Magnesium, Mg      1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 14
Nitrate, NO3-N          0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S          3
Chloride, Cl              3
Carbonate,CO3        6
Bicarbonate, HCO3      297
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3  253

Your water doesn’t look that far from mine…

pH 8.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 217
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.36
Cations / Anions, me/L 3.7 / 4.1
ppm
Sodium, Na 79
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 3
Magnesium, Mg < 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 12
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 2
Chloride, Cl 17
Carbonate, CO3 9
Bicarbonate, HCO3 191
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 172
Total Phosphorus, P 0.62
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01

This is our water supply:

The Southern Hills regional aquifer system of southeastern Louisiana and...