Better Water Makes Better Beer!
Homebrewing has experienced a renaissance over the last 20 years as old beer styles have been rediscovered and new styles created. Beer and brewing are just like food and cooking—to make a great dish you need to understand your ingredients and seasonings, and brewing a great beer is the same. Beer is 90% water and the quality and mineral content of the water can have a large effect on the beer's flavor.
The BrewLab® Plus test kit for Home Brewers quantifies 8 essential test factors. Included is a digital pH meter for monitioring batches from start to finish. Experts agree water conditions affect your final product, so take the mystery out of making great beer. Trust LaMotte, the water analysis experts since 1919, to help you control your most important ingredient ... water!
BrewLab Plus Specifications
Test Factor |
Test System |
Range |
# of Tests |
Chloride |
Direct Reading Titrator |
1 drop = 10, 25 ppm |
Approx. 80 |
Sulfate |
Turbidimetric |
0-200 ppm sulfate |
50 |
Alkalinity |
Direct Reading Titrator |
0-200 ppm (and higher) as CaCO3 |
50 at 200 ppm |
Total Hardness |
Direct Reading Titrator |
0-200 ppm (and higher) as CaCO3 |
50 at 200 ppm |
Calcium Hardness |
Direct Reading Titrator |
0-200 ppm (and higher) as CaCO3 |
50 at 200 ppm |
Magnesium Hardness |
Calculation |
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Sodium |
Calculation |
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pH |
Electrometric |
0.0-14.0 pH |
Unlimited |
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For more information on water and its role in the brewing process, check out Water, A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers written by John Palmer and MoreBeer!'s own Colin Kaminski. For help with water adjustments, download Palmer's Brewing Water Adjustment App, currently available for iOS devices and coming soon to Android.