The recent discussions about water on the Brewing Network have given me the idea to collect water reports from around the country or world. Lots of us have contacted our local water companies, or have sent to Ward Labs for an analysis, but many brewers haven't had the chance. It's easy enough to find data for Dublin or London, but what about Topeka or Cleveland?
I think we should compile our data, and I'll put them onto my web page for everybody to reference. Of course, this will just be a starting point as water can change with the time of year and even neighborhood. But it would certainly be better than just guessing.
So everybody who knows something about their water, please take a second and send what you know to water;)brewing.schmidt-house.com. Please send me the ZIP code for the sample (country/city if your international), the date it was analyzed, the source of the analysis (Ward or city), the data itself, and any comments you think are appropriate. Once (If?) I get 10 or 12 samples as a start, I'll put together a database on my site and add further samples as they come in. For now, just email. Please do not post your data in this thread, though I welcome comments. If there is enough response, I'll put together a web form for entry as well. It goes without saying that I will not use any of your information for anything else than this database.
Mods, any chance we could pin this thread for a while?
