Toronto Water Profile for Homebrew Beer
Modifying your water profile is one of the last hurdles for an advanced homebrewer. Changing your water will not make a bad beer good. It will make a great beer...fantastic.
Your city's water profile will affect your final beer. You can manipulate how a beer is perceived by fine tuning your water's mineral profile. For example: higher calcium and sulfate levels can make your hops and bitterness brighter and less will lend itself to a maltier beer.
To help me figure out the amount by weight of my water additions I use EZWaterCalculator. There's also the popular Bru'n Water (more powerful but has a big learning curve). Having tried both, I've found the numbers come out very close.
City of Toronto | ||
Toronto Water June 2015 |
Ward Labs 2014 3rd Party Analysis |
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Calcium (Ca ppm) | 34.1 | 41 |
Magnesium (Mg ppm) | 8.78 | 11 |
Sodium | 13.7 | 18 |
Chloride (Cl ppm) | 26.5 | 27 |
Sulfate (SO4 ppm) | 28 | 11 |
Bicarbonate (HCo3) | ? | 113 |
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | ? | 202 |
Total Alkalinity (CaCO3) | 87.8 | 93 |
pH | 7.56 | 7.6 |
Link: Toronto Water Quality Website
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