As I mentioned in another thread, I am going to get back into brewing after a hiatus. I used to brew on city water but I'm now on a well and am going to send off 2 samples to Ward Labs: one straight from the well (via an outside spigot) and one that's been run through a ph neutralizer, a softener and a particle filter (1 micron?). The treated water was also drawn while hot since I would prefer to start with 140 degree water than 50 degree water and my tankless water heater shouldn't be contributing any minerals.
Anywho, my initial thought was to go for the standard W-6 test but I read that having iron sampled may be a good idea if there is a lot present. The picture below shows the 2 samples. The untreated water turns our sinks and toilets orange pretty quickly so I assume that my iron is pretty high. Should I still go for the W-6 or one of the other tests that includes iron? Thanks!
P.S. - sorry for the crappy pic...