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Alkalinity test (as caco – LaMotte Water Analysis Kit for Home Brewers User Manual

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TOTAL ALKALINITY

Add

3 drops of Total

Alkalinity Indicator

(2786) and

swirl

to mix. Solution will

turn

Green

.

Hold the

*Sulfuric Acid, 0.12N (7748WT)

vertically to add one drop at a time

(

swirling and counting after each drop), until

color changes completely from

Green

to

Red

and

remains for 30 seconds

.

Brush and rinse tube promptly after testing.

ALKALINITY TEST (as CaCO

3

)

RESIDUAL ALKALINITY

Residual Alkalinity =

Total Alkalinity -

[Calcium Hardness + (Magnesium Hardness X 0.5)]

3.5

All values are as ppm CaCO

3

Multiply number of

drops:

25 mL

multiply x 10

10 mL

multiply x 25

Record as ppm

Total Alkalinity (CaCO

3

ppm).

Rinse tube promptly after testing.
To convert to bicarbonate (HCO

3

)

multiply the test result by 1.2

Fill tube (

0715) to the line

with sample water.

Sample

Size

Equivalence

(ppm per drop)

25 mL

1 drop = 10 ppm

10 mL

1 drop = 25 ppm

QUANTITY

CONTENTS

CODE

15 mL

Total Alkalinity Indicator

2786-E

30 mL

*Sulfuric Acid, 0.12N

*7748WT-G

1

Test Tube, 5-10-25 mL, plastic, w/cap

0715