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Re: HRM Water Profiles

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Wed May 27, 2015 10:04 am

jacinthebox wrote:were they stocked in store? Or did you order online?

It's around the corner from work, so I could stop in
It was a stock item a couple years ago.
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Post by Keith » Wed May 27, 2015 6:20 pm

I ordered online but it shipped from Bayer's Lake
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Post by Jimmy » Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:55 pm

And a week later my Lee Valley scale crapped out. Wouldn't hold a steady reading, and was way off even if it came close to holding a reading.

Ordered this one on the weekend - no tax and free shipping.

http://www.amazon.ca/Smart-Weigh-SWS100 ... BBV6ZRPMSD" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by jacinthebox » Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:59 am

where do fellow well water peeps get there water tested (for brewing purposes)?

Eric and I want to see if what I have can be corrected...since we both brew with it
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Post by Jimmy » Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:27 am

jacinthebox wrote:where do fellow well water peeps get there water tested (for brewing purposes)?

Eric and I want to see if what I have can be corrected...since we both brew with it
We took ours to the hospital. It was 160 bucks or something like that if I remember correctly.

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Post by jacinthebox » Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:32 am

So expensive here...usa folks use ward labs for $27
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Post by chalmers » Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:05 am

Jimmy wrote:And a week later my Lee Valley scale crapped out. Wouldn't hold a steady reading, and was way off even if it came close to holding a reading.

Ordered this one on the weekend - no tax and free shipping.

http://www.amazon.ca/Smart-Weigh-SWS100 ... BBV6ZRPMSD" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That does look good. Did you buy cal weight(s) as well?

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Post by Celiacbrew » Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:13 am

jacinthebox wrote:So expensive here...usa folks use ward labs for $27
http://www.lamotte.com/en/food-beverage/7188-01.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; there are a couple of companies selling DIY kits. Probably too expensive for one person but it might be something for a group buy.
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Post by jacinthebox » Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:20 am

Celiacbrew wrote:
jacinthebox wrote:So expensive here...usa folks use ward labs for $27
http://www.lamotte.com/en/food-beverage/7188-01.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; there are a couple of companies selling DIY kits. Probably too expensive for one person but it might be something for a group buy.

thanks...this is interesting
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Post by Jimmy » Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:42 am

chalmers wrote:
Jimmy wrote:And a week later my Lee Valley scale crapped out. Wouldn't hold a steady reading, and was way off even if it came close to holding a reading.

Ordered this one on the weekend - no tax and free shipping.

http://www.amazon.ca/Smart-Weigh-SWS100 ... BBV6ZRPMSD" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That does look good. Did you buy cal weight(s) as well?
No, didn't bother with any weights. Might order some at another time - I have an Amazon Prime account, so shipping is free :cheers2:

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Post by NASH » Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:08 pm

jacinthebox wrote:where do fellow well water peeps get there water tested (for brewing purposes)?

Eric and I want to see if what I have can be corrected...since we both brew with it
Agricultural College (Dal) in Truro. $50.

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Post by jacinthebox » Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:58 pm

That's more my speed...thanks brother
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Post by Swine » Sat Dec 12, 2015 4:40 pm

Justin, did you ever get your water tested? If so where?
I need to get ours tested as it has been many years, and we are on well.
Also be interested in seeing if I should be adding anything for brewing.

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Post by RubberToe » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:46 am

Updated report for HRM: http://www.halifax.ca/hrwc/documents/Po ... 4-2015.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by stewsbrew902 » Thu May 04, 2017 11:38 am

Hey guys, I'm looking to start playing around with our HRM water profile. I want to start simple since this is all foreign to me, so I was thinking of using:
5.2 pH stabilizer and campden tablets (to help lower chlorine levels that was noticeable in one of my recent batches in the form of "clove" flavour, which should not have been there from my knowledge).

Thoughts on this? From my research there seems to be mixed reviews on the 5.2 pH stabilizer, so I just want to see if my beer will benefit from it or not. Love my brews, but always looking to improve.

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Post by sgrhyno » Thu May 04, 2017 11:45 am

We lived in Calgary for a number of years. Pretty hard water relative to Halifax, lots of calcium build up on shower heads etc. Also definitely more chlorine. I never really did much about the hardness, and dont even know about pH, but when planning a brew, I always just got my water out of the tap a day or 2 before...that was usually enough to let the chlorine escape (evaporate) so that it wasn't noticeable. That's probably more of a comment than it is any kind of advice....

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Post by stewsbrew902 » Thu May 04, 2017 11:54 am

Never really thought of that. I've never really noticed any problem with our water until my last wheat batch, and to be honest, the clove flavor could have been some other factor other than our chlorine levels. I'm just trying to troubleshoot and get a better end product. But honestly I have never done anything to our tap water and this is the first time I noticed something.

I also add tap water to top up the primary after the boil. I feel like maybe I should use bottled water or something?

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Post by sgrhyno » Thu May 04, 2017 12:19 pm

Right or wrong, I don't know; but I never top anything up after I boil. Too paranoid about introducing bad bugs. I do my calculation on how much water I need for my batch, usually comes out pretty close at the end. Once my HLT is topped to where I want it, that's it.

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Post by stewsbrew902 » Thu May 04, 2017 12:49 pm

Maybe I'll look into that. I've always topped up for years because my boils are usually around 12L post boil and then top with around 8L.

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Post by sgrhyno » Thu May 04, 2017 1:07 pm

Are you doing extract? I should clarify that I am doing all grain thru 3 vessels. I've never done extract.

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Post by stewsbrew902 » Thu May 04, 2017 2:42 pm

Partial Mash - generally about half and half for Grain to DME ratio. I haven't gotten to All Grain yet, but that will soon come.

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Post by Yeastcoaster » Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:44 am

I had a conversation about this just yesterday. I have tried all of nine-locks beer, and I find that it all has what I can only refer to is a "process-indicator". The beers all have a very faint aftertaste that I get across the board. This is no dig @ their beer, it is great, I just find that I get locked on that flavour. Do they have a different supply than the city?
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Post by Peterpasha » Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:51 am

is there an updated water profile for Halifax and Dartmouth? I can't seem to find one on that monstrosity of a website re-design.
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Post by ackes » Thu Sep 28, 2017 2:25 pm

Peterpasha wrote:is there an updated water profile for Halifax and Dartmouth? I can't seem to find one on that monstrosity of a website re-design.
I use Dartmouth City water and use this report to do my water additions (BruNWater).
Scroll down to page 38 and it's where they give all the water reports - depending on your area.

https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/fi ... rt2016.pdf


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