Water report help/advice?

[TXFlyGuy (Bel Air Brewing)]

@ynotbrusum

It would be nice to know some numbers or even just ending pH, but I’d guess it is pretty neutral….

I agree, but that info most likely is proprietary.
My take is the water is pretty soft.

[TXFlyGuy (Bel Air Brewing)]

Two good German breweries use local, low mineral soft water. So water does not need to be high in mineral content (sulfates) to brew a classic German Pils.

Krombacher, situated in the hills of Westfalia, uses local mountain spring water which is soft and low in minerals, making for an ideal beer.

Warsteiner - The Kaiserquelle, a natural reserve of extra soft water, is the water used at the brewery since 1927.

[denny]

@TXFlyGuy

Here is the response from the Hofbrau Brewery, in Munich, when asked about water treatment:

The well water runs through the so-called double-deck filter , means it runs through gravel + active carbon filters, ion exchangers (strongly acidic) and remove Na +, Ca2 + and Mg +.
The degree of hardness is further adjusted with lime saturators, softening the water.
Then an activated carbon filter is used again for the perfect brewing water.

So it looks like they mainly taketh away, adding nothing to the water.

That means nothing unless you know what was in there to start with.

[denny]

@TXFlyGuy

Two good German breweries use local, low mineral soft water. So water does not need to be high in mineral content (sulfates) to brew a classic German Pils.

Krombacher, situated in the hills of Westfalia, uses local mountain spring water which is soft and low in minerals, making for an ideal beer.

Warsteiner - The Kaiserquelle, a natural reserve of extra soft water, is the water used at the brewery since 1927.

I really think you’re misinterpreting the info.  They could remove stuff and still have high mineral water.

[TXFlyGuy (Bel Air Brewing)]

Here is a some interesting info on water profiles for various beer styles. We are lucky, as our city water supply fits nicely in the middle of these stats.

http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Various_water_recipes