Saliferts kh testing

[Cqr]

Well I've test my water 3 times in a row
I had to use the hole syringe to get a pink colour
I also tested the spring at harty ferry, hole syringe and a bit more to get pink from the spring water
Am I doing somthing wrong

 

[MyQul]

Have a look at this guide from jims http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/water_salifert.htm

 

[Cqr]

Have a look at this guide from jims http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/water_salifert.htm

Thanks so much
Looking at the guide very light pink is what I should be looking for
I was looking for very pink
Time to test again

 

[MyQul]

Yeah, you only need to 'just turn' it pink. Your looking for the point that, as you drop the reagent in, it will have a 'bloom' of pink then it turns back to grey. Then one or two more drops so it's just a nice pinkish colour then your there

 

[Cqr]

Disheartened
In my naivety I bought a test kit thinking I could treat my water after a simple test lol
Seems I realy do need to save the penny's to get it tested properly
Just seems to be so many obstacles try to save a £ or 2 end up paying more :twisted:

 

[Simonh82]

Disheartened
In my naivety I bought a test kit thinking I could treat my water after a simple test lol
Seems I realy do need to save the penny's to get it tested properly
Just seems to be so many obstacles try to save a ��£ or 2 end up paying more :twisted:

The alkalinity test will get you a long way. I'd be prepared to work with an accurate alkalinity figure and the rest of the numbers from a local water report.

A water report from Murphy's is great but the alkalinity figure is what really counts. You should be able to use that with a water calculator to get your mash pH in the right range.

You can then adjust the sulphate and chloride levels to tweak the balance between full and malty/hoppy and bitter flavour.

 

[Cqr]

The alkalinity test will get you a long way. I'd be prepared to work with an accurate alkalinity figure and the rest of the numbers from a local water report.

A water report from Murphy's is great but the alkalinity figure is what really counts. You should be able to use that with a water calculator to get your mash pH in the right range.

You can then adjust the sulphate and chloride levels to tweak the balance between full and malty/hoppy and bitter flavour.

Thank you for the reply
I'am brewing with water from a local Spring
My house water is from a bore hole so maybe similar, but how no's lol
I may have to start using tap water just to save the cost of a water report, temporarily
Is there any one Kent based that can tell me how they treat there water please
Pretty please :thumb:

 

[Cqr]

Pretty please :thumb:

 

[Cqr]

How's this look

 

[Cqr]

3rd row down calcium chloride, what is it
Any one else use this
I can't find it at brew shops ??

 

[strange-steve]

Calcium chloride is a common water treatment salt, it is great for adding to malty beers like mild, stout, scotch ale etc.
Most homebrew suppliers (the online ones at least) have it, or you can get it cheap from eBay, just make sure you get the food grade stuff.

 

[Cqr]

Did anyone look at the water calculator do I need to stop here and carry on with the learning curve
Or it not to far out
The amount of crs looks scary

 

[Simonh82]

Did anyone look at the water calculator do I need to stop here and carry on with the learning curve
Or it not to far out
The amount of crs looks scary

This is one reason I like to use a more concentrated acid like phosphoric or lactic acid. CRS will get expensive quite quickly.

 

[Covrich]

Thats 3 times as much as what I use but I have 32 liters I treat..

What size batch are you making with 47 liters?

 

[Cqr]

27 litre biab, in a 72 litre kettle