Water Analysis

Anybody know how to interpret this?
Like for instance, what does the cal and mag equate to in mg per liter?
Is there anything useful in this report?
I know the PH is on the high end but that settles into range with nutes, or a little citric acid if plain watering.

I flicked over it, quite detailed....

Of top of my head it shows the sources and final tap water analysis for your Bull run catchment area.

I'd say it is pretty pure water 40ppms tds.
Barely any cal and mag carbonates.
Ph is irrelevant because of the such low mineral content but looks sweet anyway if you want to be fussy.

Seems like similar water to me as we have very pure water.

Like some one elses opinion as it isnt presented in the most easiest manner as far as these tables go.

You like where the bedrock dosent give much to the water id guess. Forget chlorine and fluride, all within safe levels.

Best i can do without others jumping in to

drsaltzman said:

Anybody know how to interpret this?
Like for instance, what does the cal and mag equate to in mg per liter?
Is there anything useful in this report?
I know the PH is on the high end but that settles into range with nutes, or a little citric acid if plain watering.

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Those numbers represent parts per million or mg/l so based on that report it has a date range that ground wells were used during that period hardness on the outlet side was 72mg/l represented as caco3. It looks like during normal operations of that facility there’s almost no hardness. I would assume based on these numbers the plant normally pulls from a surface water source and supplements groundwater in times of need, caustic soda is added to raise ph based on this report when using the primary source water. probably softened with lime when using the groundwater wells. Very little chloride content in the finished water and total chlorine of 2-2.5 mg/l they use chloramines so chlorine dissipation will be slow looks like very clean water. Very little calcium and magnesium content during normal operations even after using the groundwater source the numbers aren’t high 7 mg/l magnesium almost nothing when using the surface water source for both calcium and magnesium.

drsaltzman said:

Anybody know how to interpret this?
Like for instance, what does the cal and mag equate to in mg per liter?
Is there anything useful in this report?
I know the PH is on the high end but that settles into range with nutes, or a little citric acid if plain watering.

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you could make a fortune selling that water to other members on here

who know how to read that chart and compare to their own crappy juices ..lol

Mustangmike said:

It looks like during normal operations of that facility there’s almost no hardness. I would assume based on these numbers the plant normally pulls from a surface water source and supplements groundwater in times of need, caustic soda is added to raise ph based on this report when using the primary source water.

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You are correct sir.
Can always smell and taste when they flip between.
So basically good clean water with little chemical benefit/drawback.

Thanks for the replies.

Now, is this stuff good for brewing?