dharsh
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Re:New To the Area - 2008/10/09 21:13
You need to ask your supplier. Cincinnati Water Works has a detailed report they can send you (with lots of stuff you don't need to know). But if you are in Northern Kentucky, you may not have the Ohio River as your source so you're own supplier would be who to talk to.
Just remember to worry only about the following: calcium, magnesium, total hardness, temporary hardness (however its reported you need to know temp and permanent hardness), pH, sulfate, chlorine, and chloride. You'll get info on stuff like turbidity and dissolved solids, but if they are at acceptable levels (read Legal) they won't affect your brewing. Same for nitrates.
If you have a well, you'll need to have it tested as they can vary widely. Municipal sources also report high/low/average values and you'll find the range is REALLY big, at least for CWW it is. Makes me skeptical of the use of the report, but that's how it is.
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