Below you will find some member compiled water profiles for Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Cambridge, Ontario. To learn more about water in brewing, you may wish to read the Bru’n water page on water knowledge. Software such as Beersmith, Bru’n Water, Brewfather, and Brewer’s Friend, all support calculations involving water chemistry.
Current profiles
Cambridge (Pinebush Pumping Station, 2018)
Ca+2
Mg+2
Na+1
SO4-2
Cl-1
HCO3-1
pH
101
35.8
51.6
51.5
127
363.1
8.08
Cambridge (Rahmans Well P09, 2018)
Ca+2
Mg+2
Na+1
SO4-2
Cl-1
HCO3-1
pH
106
39.4
77.7
64.6
190
337.6
7.69
Guelph (2018)
Ca+2
Mg+2
Na+1
SO4-2
Cl-1
HCO3-1
pH
118.5
36
84
106
150
335
7.92
Kitchener-Waterloo (Mannheim Water Treatment Plant, 2018)
Ca+2
Mg+2
Na+1
SO4-2
Cl-1
HCO3-1
pH
88
25
32
50
83
300
7.92
Kitchener-Waterloo (Strange St. Pumping Station, 2018)
Ca+2
Mg+2
Na+1
SO4-2
Cl-1
HCO3-1
pH
140.0
40.5
79.8
105
158
439.7
7.89
Kitchener-Waterloo (William St. Pumping Station, 2018)
Ca+2
Mg+2
Na+1
SO4-2
Cl-1
HCO3-1
pH
154
49
228
143
408
427
7.54
Woodstock (2017)
Ca+2
Mg+2
Na+1
SO4-2
Cl-1
HCO3-1
pH
108
34
20
92
46
327
7.3
Out of date or unbalanced* profiles (click to expand)