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LaMotte - BrewLab Basic Water Test Kit 7189-02
MT203

LaMotte - BrewLab Basic Water Test Kit 7189-02

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Due to high demand, this item is currently out of stock. Be the first to receive your items by placing a pre-order today. We will automatically ship this to you when we receive more in late April.

The BrewLab Basic® water testing kit, model 7189-02, for home brewers quantifies 7 important water test factors. Experts agree water conditions affect your final product, so take the mystery out of making great beer.

Looking for a digital pH test? Check out the BrewLab® Plus!  

Trust LaMotte, the water analysis experts since 1919, to help you control your most important ingredient - water!

Visit HomeBrewFinds.com for a hands-on review of the LaMotte BrewLab water test kit.

For more information on water and its role in the brewing process, check out Water, A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers written by John Palmer and MoreBeer!'s own Colin Kaminski. For help with water adjustments, download Palmer's Brewing Water Adjustment App, currently available for iOS devices and coming soon to Android.

Prebook Item: Please note this item is not currently in stock, but is available for Pre-Order. We do require payment in full in order to reserve stock.
 
Item # MT203
Weight 2 LBS
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Why did you choose this?
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The reviews
James S on Feb 15, 2023
christmas gift
Jennifer Louise D on Dec 21, 2022
The reviews
James S on Feb 15, 2023
Palmers Brew water app
Elwood I on Feb 9, 2023
christmas gift
Jennifer Louise D on Dec 21, 2022
Requested by gift recipient
Elisabeth B on Nov 28, 2022
Che k my brewing water
Scott K on Jun 7, 2022
Good reviews
Jerry S on Jun 7, 2022
Need to get more serious about controlling water chemistry for brewing. Local water is extremely high in alkalinity.
Victor A on Feb 19, 2022
Need information on my water to adjust wort.
Michael Hudson on Feb 15, 2022
seems awesome and simple
Valued C on Feb 10, 2022
Curious about my local water.
Anthony B on Feb 9, 2022
I have used this kit before and it gives good results
Eric L on Feb 2, 2022
Opening a Brewery and want one handy to periodically check the water pre and post water filter
Recommend by The Apartment Brewer
Jonathan H on Jan 11, 2022
Good reviews
Daivd R on Sep 9, 2021
our previous kit expired, cheaper than kits found in Canada
Stephan B on May 21, 2021
recommended from John Palmer
Jon M on May 6, 2021
Only place I could find that would offer shipping to Canada.
Mark Z on Apr 28, 2021
Recommended by John Palmer - How To Brew, 4th Ed. - p 344
Mark C on Mar 30, 2021
Interested in finding out my water profile
Benjamin S on Mar 26, 2021
I want to start dialing in my brews so figured I'd start working with my water profiles.
Tony H on Mar 19, 2021
BYO Magazine
Patrick L on Mar 18, 2021
I'm water curious
Tim M on Feb 22, 2021
watched Short Circuited Brewers podcast
John B on Jan 13, 2021
CHECK FOR WATER PROFILE FOR WATER ADJUSTMENT
MIGUEL R on Dec 30, 2020
LaMotte was recommended by John Palmer
Herb Adams on Dec 15, 2020
Following advice from John Palmer online
John W on Dec 2, 2020
I need work on my brewing water.
Gus L on Nov 19, 2020
Read about it and I want to use natural mountain creek water as the basis for my home brews.
Mats A on Nov 13, 2020
Recommended means to measure my brew water ionic profile.
Mark on Nov 8, 2020
I can't make heads or tails of my local water report. Water is the last frontier in my home brewery, I want to better control my brewing process, so i beliueve this kit will help.
John S on Nov 8, 2020
The kit I have is out of some reagents, and MoreBeer is the easiest way to get a new kit.
Bryan M on Aug 17, 2020
Need to know
eric s on Aug 1, 2020
Essential for knowing the type of water you have and to make the ensuing adjustments
Edgar E Arias on Jul 24, 2020
Lamotte recommendation
Deborah Barnhart on Jul 22, 2020
Good reviews, Price. and ease of use.
Charles W. G on Jul 21, 2020
Homebrew Finds review
Jimb on Jun 25, 2020
great price
Brandon Hirata on Apr 29, 2020
This kit had multiple favorable reviews by brewing bloggers.
Tim R on Jan 21, 2020
Gift for husband (and curiosity)
Shelby L V on Dec 16, 2019
Husband saw it at a store, went back, it was gone so shopped online
Ann C on Dec 9, 2019
need to know and fix my water
Ron C on Dec 4, 2019
Advance my water treatment
Mainefolks on Dec 1, 2019
John Palmer, author of "Water" endorsement
Craig Hairrell on Nov 30, 2019
To make better beer. Cheers!
William F on Oct 25, 2019
Brewing Network
Brandon E on Aug 28, 2019
To dial in brewing water
Bonnie P on Jul 25, 2019
I'd like to compare to my local water report and to friends' results.
Brian M on Apr 23, 2019
I attended a Brew Camp and this was he kit used, seemed to have everything I would need.
jeff u on Mar 27, 2019
Brewing Network, online reviews, and Homebrewfinds.com
George S on Mar 13, 2019
Moved to all grain & water quality & ph levels play a big impact to beer quality. So trying to understand my water source!
Gregory W on Mar 7, 2019
Palmers Brew water app
Elwood I on Feb 9, 2023
Requested by gift recipient
Elisabeth B on Nov 28, 2022
How many times can you test your water with this kit? Can you order individual refills or would you need to buy a new kit?
Benjamin Lewis on Oct 4, 2021
BEST ANSWER: I haven't made much of a dent but have only done 5 or 6 tests. There are 50 of each tablet (calcium hardness indicator, hardness reagent, and sulfate turbidity) so my guess is that's what you'd run out of first. Some of the liquids are much larger than others but all should be enough for > 50 tests.
does the product (or its components) have an expiration date?
denis ticona on Aug 22, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hello Denis, yes each reagent will be marked with their own expiration date.
Reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5
A "must have" for home brewers which don't want to miss any detail on the preparation of a good receipt.
I like it very much. Is like going back to chemestry sessions from high school. Pills and accesories very well marked and with safety use precautions. The case is also very well fitted.
Easy to use and very convenient for starters.
Easy to use and very convenient for starters.
February 2, 2023
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 4 out of 5
Good basic water test kit. The sulfate test is a bit arbitrary, but it works.
August 30, 2022
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Easy to use, and understand. Made me realize I can make my water better, and of coarse better beer.
May 7, 2022
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great customer service!
Great customer service! Order was well packaged.
April 26, 2022
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent, easy to use product
Takes all the mystery out of your brewing water chemistry. The equipment and supplied reagents are easy to use and well packaged. The instructions are clear and laid out in simple steps. It is a learned skill to "swirl" a test tube without splashing the contents everywhere, but the kit comes with lids for the tubes so you can just shake them and get the same effect. The chemicals supplied look like they would be good for 50 or more tests. Here on the beach my tap water varies dramatically depending on rainfall and what the council are doing to the roads. A filter, campden tablets, and a water test make the final brewed results a lot more predictable and tasty.
November 2, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent self test if pretty close is good enough
I ordered a Ward Labs report on my water and while waiting I decided to perform a self test using this kit. The process is as painless as can be expected (similar to testing chlorine in a pool) and there are very good instructions on how to complete the test. The results were comparable to the professional lab test; although, the lab test was more precise. If you have low ion concentration in your water then a difference in one extra drop can mean a 50% difference in hardness values…for brewing this is likely ok. It’s also ok if you have a high ion concentration….say hardness of 220. A difference between 220 and 227 shouldn’t be a big deal, but a difference of 10 and 14 might be. The thing the professional test gives you is precision if it’s important. The thing this test gives you is repeatability. Since water quality changes over time, it’s important to monitor every so often and that would be very costly with professional testing.
August 13, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5
Great tool for serious brewers
Any serious brewer should be concerned with their water chemistry. The results closely match a Ward water report from 1 year ago, so I'm confident in the accuracy. Great kit.
June 14, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Getting ready for all grain
I have used the kit once so far to establish my water composition. It was easy to do and gives me confidence about adjustments necessary for my first all grain batch.
April 22, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
took a while to get since it was back ordered but have tested the water and found the kit easy to use
April 4, 2021
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great kit
I had no idea where my water Ions were for different styles of beer other than the annual local water report that was not even close to where my actual test results were. Not to mention the local water report was not taking into consideration what it would be after the carbon chlorine filters I had installed. Plugging the test results of the actual water used into beer smith has allowed me to hit the water for the style I am brewing easily. Highly recommend this.
March 30, 2021
Purchased
over 3 years ago