I have my full water report from Ward laboratories. I decided to do this as a first step toward better managing my water for brewing. But likely screwed up - I sent in not straight tap water, but instead used water after I had done my normal process. That process is filtering, campden tablet (1/2 tab for 10 gal of water) and ph 5.2 stabilizer (2 TBSP for 10gal of water).
After getting my water profile report and doing some reading, it is pretty obvious that I want to ditch the ph stabilizer. Is there anyway I could understand what my profile below would look like by removing it? Or should I just bite the bullet and get a new water profile report - minus filter, campden, and stabilizer?
pH 6.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 427
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.71
Cations / Anions, me/L 10.3 / 1.5
ppm
Sodium, Na - 216
Potassium, K - 7
Calcium, Ca - 11.7
Magnesium, Mg - 2
Total Hardness, CaCO3 - 38
Nitrate, NO3-N - 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S - 11
Chloride, Cl - 5
Carbonate, CO3 - (not detected)
Bicarbonate, HCO3 - 45
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 - 37
Total Phosphorus, P - 231.70
Total Iron, Fe - 0.01
After getting my water profile report and doing some reading, it is pretty obvious that I want to ditch the ph stabilizer. Is there anyway I could understand what my profile below would look like by removing it? Or should I just bite the bullet and get a new water profile report - minus filter, campden, and stabilizer?
pH 6.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 427
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.71
Cations / Anions, me/L 10.3 / 1.5
ppm
Sodium, Na - 216
Potassium, K - 7
Calcium, Ca - 11.7
Magnesium, Mg - 2
Total Hardness, CaCO3 - 38
Nitrate, NO3-N - 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S - 11
Chloride, Cl - 5
Carbonate, CO3 - (not detected)
Bicarbonate, HCO3 - 45
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 - 37
Total Phosphorus, P - 231.70
Total Iron, Fe - 0.01