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water treatment

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:52 am
by rodneygullick
i have aquired a copy of bristolwater for the radstock area i have a copy of bru,n water treatment they ask for bicarbonate and carbonate figures there none on water treatment sheet every thing is on there but for bicanbonate and carbonate readings any ideas where i can get them from

Re: water treatment

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:13 pm
by I_used_to_brew
Sorry Rodgers, not my are of expertise, I'm sure someone will be along soon to answer, or try the Facebook group.

Re: water treatment

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:25 am
by timstaley
Have you tried sending bristol water an email with your question

Re: water treatment

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:16 pm
by rodneygullick
i ran bru,n water on EXCEL i was told not to use bicarbonates use alcalinity values caco3 i was also told that if my ph was below 8 i did not need to use carbonate readings i have tried everything i know i cant get any answers i must be doing something wrong

Re: water treatment

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:46 pm
by simonmwhite
Hi Rodney,

Here's a tutorial, hope it helps:

https://accidentalis.com/category/brun-water-tutorial/

More specifically:

https://accidentalis.com/brun-water-spr ... e-edition/

Do have an alkalinity testing kit? You need to take a sample of your water and measure the alkalinity and input that value into the spreadsheet. The tutorial should guide you through each step.

Good luck!

Simon.