How's the water in AZ

[Mylo]

Here is some E. Valley water info one of our members gave the club; I believe it was a wards lab analysis. We do have varying water sources though so this is a point in time snapshot of the ugly water you might be trying to use (note the sodium, yuck):

Chandler tap water:
pH 7.7
Ca 51ppm
Mg 17
Na 147
SO4 108
HCO3 142
Cl 203
Total Hardness 198
RA 71
Fe <.01
Cu .04
K 5

That is a hell of a lot of sodium. I think he probably took it post water softener... Mine is half that, and I can't imagine that my water would be much different from yours down there. Mine is from the CAP canal.

[wild]

also hot. 90F in the summer.

Yea, at dawn!

[beerocracy]

also hot. 90F in the summer.

Yea, at dawn!

He meant the water temperature...

[11amas]

Well, here are images from Dan T's PowerPoint:

untreated Tempe water


untreated Phoenix water


various valley water samples


comparisons of RO, soft, and raw water


PM me and I can send the PDF to whoever wants it; I don't think Dan would mind

[Mylo]

Oh, yeah. Now I remember that presentation - and why I build all my water from RO - since last year around this time. Coincidence? I think not...

I judged Dan's Dubbel this past weekend. It was fucking unbelievably good.


Mylo

[11amas]

My Golden Strong pwn'ed his by one point though, suck it Dan! Gold medal bitches! How did you like my champagne-like goodness? I will bring a couple to Big Brew tomorrow, you gonna be there? Doing my 100% brett c. beer and would like some input. My community brew BBKF Mild took a silver, 2/5 entries rocked medals for ASH!

[Mylo]

My Golden Strong pwn'ed his by one point though, suck it Dan! Gold medal bitches! How did you like my champagne-like goodness? I will bring a couple to Big Brew tomorrow, you gonna be there? Doing my 100% brett c. beer and would like some input. My community brew BBKF Mild took a silver, 2/5 entries rocked medals for ASH!

Didn't realize that Golden Strong was yours. I remember it well. Great example of style. It was everything that Oude Zuppers SHOULD have been. Bring some tomorrow. I want to taste it again. Yes, I will be there. I'll bring some of my BBkF mild.

Hey.... where are the results posted?


Mylo

[beerocracy]

They haven't been posted yet. Bill sent the medal list to Rob in case anyone in ASH wanted to know if they won a medal so they could enter Papago's Pro-Am. I'm assuming BA will get them up on their website sometime next week.