Brewers of South Suburbia

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Water Chemistry Calculator
This is the Javascript version of a water chemistry calculator. It calculates the ppm of all the important brewing ions based on the water volume and the mass of the salts you add. Enter a number for each salt you want to add (under the Mass Added column) and click Calculate.

Volume in gallons

Mass Added in GraMS		PPM (mg/l) Added
CaSO4 (gypsum)		Ca++ (calcium ion)
NaCl (table salt)		Mg++ (magnesium ion)
CaCO3 (chalk)		Na+ (sodium ion)
MgSO4*7H2O (epsom salt)		SO4-- (sulfate ion)
CaCl2*6H2O		CO3-- (carbonate ion)
		Cl- (chloride ion)
		Calculate