Water Analysis

(That's water to the rest of us!) Beer is about 95% water, so if you want to discuss water treatment, filtering etc this is the place to do it!
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Re: Water Analysis

Post by MashBag » Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:37 pm

guypettigrew wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:11 pm
MashBag wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:53 am
Can get a tester for that ^^^ 😄😄
For what? Efficiency? No, but it can be calculated.

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Nah.
The double post..... Tbh it looks like you are talking to yourself. 🤔 Now I am sure you can get tested for that 😉
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Re: Water Analysis

Post by MashBag » Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:40 pm

WalesAles wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:05 pm
Just Googled Cuvette, `cos I`m nosey and mentally impaired (THICK in old school). #-o
People on Google ask the stupidest questions about Cuvettes.
Anyway, Mash, why does it affect your pickles? #-o

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I think something in the water is responsible for turning my garlic blue.

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Re: Water Analysis

Post by Jocky » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:01 am

clarets7 wrote:
Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:49 pm
Why not just use the Salifert test kits, they are accurate enough for brewing and a lot cheaper.
They were accurate, but the last kit I bought was miles off.

I bought the Hanna meter and it was within 10ppm of the water report I’d previously received.
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Re: Water Analysis

Post by MashBag » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:30 am

Doesn't say much for my pool strips then.😉

But how accurate do you need to be? I did the math to 2 decimal places in Excel and then rounded it up to the nearest ml because of the syringe - never thought to use the burette.🤔🤔

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Re: Water Analysis

Post by clarets7 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:04 pm

Jocky wrote:
Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:01 am
clarets7 wrote:
Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:49 pm
Why not just use the Salifert test kits, they are accurate enough for brewing and a lot cheaper.
They were accurate, but the last kit I bought was miles off.

I bought the Hanna meter and it was within 10ppm of the water report I’d previously received.
What is the alkalinity of your water Jocky, how far was it out from the analysis? My test kit consistently measures between 10 and 15.
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Re: Water Analysis

Post by MashBag » Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:25 am

Are you saying your water is (out of the tap) between 10 and 15?

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Re: Water Analysis

Post by clarets7 » Sat Oct 01, 2022 9:13 am

MashBag wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:25 am
Are you saying your water is (out of the tap) between 10 and 15?
Yes - according to my Salifert test kit. That does tie in with the low values of all the other important minerals, it is very soft our water.
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Re: Water Analysis

Post by Jocky » Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:40 pm

clarets7 wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:04 pm
Jocky wrote:
Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:01 am
clarets7 wrote:
Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:49 pm
Why not just use the Salifert test kits, they are accurate enough for brewing and a lot cheaper.
They were accurate, but the last kit I bought was miles off.

I bought the Hanna meter and it was within 10ppm of the water report I’d previously received.
What is the alkalinity of your water Jocky, how far was it out from the analysis? My test kit consistently measures between 10 and 15.
My water is around 260ppm alkalinity as CaCO3.

The first salifert kit I had was pretty much bang on. The second one measured it as around 230ppm. From memory the last one I got was measuring it as 160-180ppm!

The acid solution provided in the last kit was considerably weaker then the previous one, the reagent seemed to be the same.
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