This water chemistry calculator 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) choose the units that you want to use and click Calculate (or hit the TAB key).

Volume Gallons US Barrels Liters Hectoliters

Mass Added gkgozlb		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)
Copyright © 1997 by Glenn Tinseth All Rights Reserved		Cl- (chloride ion)