West Suburban Water Discovery

A few months ago, there was a posting about water sources in the metropolitan area and someone mentioned the great spring water by Lions Tap in Eden Prairie. It had been years since I had used anything other than filtered city water so I started my experiment with 5 full buckets of spring water. The water tasted great and had no off odors so it seemed logical to check pH and acidify if necessary. Although I don't have super accurate measuring equipment, I typically add about 1cc of 85% phosphoric acid to neutralize the carbonate in one gallon of tap water. Guess what I discovered about the spring water? It takes about 1cc of 85% phosphoric acid to neutralize the carbonate in one gallon. Therefore, our aquifer has a leak! I'll let you try the beer. The name is Dozer and it's a big winter beer @ about 7-8%. The name refers to what many folks have done after having a few too many. Cheers! Rick O This electronic message including any attachments ("Message") may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under trade secret and other applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender immediately, permanently delete all copies of this Message, and be aware that examination, use, dissemination, duplication or disclosure of this Message is strictly prohibited.