Brewing Software Bicarbonate

[sim]

Guys, my brewing software is asking for Bicarbonate concentration.

The water report im working from doesn't have it. Can i deduce it somehow from the Hardness and the Alkalinity?

Or when they say Hardness does this also mean Bicarbonate??

im zone one/two brisbane if anyones got the magic number (approx naturally).


Cheers

 

[sim]

bumpity bump...?

 

[mtb]

bumpy bump

 

[Lyrebird_Cycles]

I assume you are using Brewer's Friend or similar and it is asking for hardness as bicarbonate hardness.

I further assume your water report has hardness "as CaCO3" (aka carbonate hardness).

If this is the case, simply multiply the hardness you have by 61/50 (1.22) and enter that figure.

If this is not the case you need to give us more information.

 

[mtb]

Figured it out - thanks though LC. The local water report didn't provide bicarb but it did provide Alkalinity (bicarb) which I was able to convert using the Bru'n Water tool (great tool that.. OP if you ever see this, get that tool)

 

[Liam_snorkel]

OP has since gone pro

 

[spog]

OP has since gone pro

5 yrs later and sim is doing it!