I was just listening to Martin Brungard on the Experimental brewing podcast, and he said that the sulfate levels on a Ward Labs report need to be multiplied by 3 since they are Sulfate expressed as Sulfur (SO4-S). Also found this comment of his on a thread: "So, there are 32 grams of sulfur in a mole of sulfate. This is what Ward is reporting. But to report the entire weight of the sulfate in the water, you have to multiply the SO4-S number that Ward provides by the SO4/S ratio (3) to arrive at the actual sulfate weight."
Does anyone know if this is also true for Beersmith? I know Brunwater is a different system, but this info seems like it should be universal, right?
BTW, I HATE water chemistry. It's the only topic where the more I read, the more confused I get!
Does anyone know if this is also true for Beersmith? I know Brunwater is a different system, but this info seems like it should be universal, right?
BTW, I HATE water chemistry. It's the only topic where the more I read, the more confused I get!