WildernessBrewing
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Hey all, just wanted to get a few opinions/some feedback. I plugged the same grain bill, water additions, mash and sparge volumes (BrewCipher is slightly different), and starting water profile (100% RO/Distilled) into Bru'n Water/EZ Water/BrewCipher.
The estimated Ca/Mg/Na/SO4/Cl concentrations are all within the same ppm, give or take 1-12ppm across the 3 tools. However, the Estimated Mash pH is quite different across all 3.
Bru'n Water estimates 5.37 (which is closest to my target)
EZ Water estimates 5.58
BrewCipher estimates 5.54
I'm tempted to just trust the estimates in Bru'n Water, as it seems to be the gold standard water tool on a lot of forums. I've also seen a good bit of feedback saying Bru'n almost always gets a lot of people to within .01 of the estimate. However, perhaps I just want to trust it because it's closest to my target mash pH. Is my thinking way off here?
The estimated Ca/Mg/Na/SO4/Cl concentrations are all within the same ppm, give or take 1-12ppm across the 3 tools. However, the Estimated Mash pH is quite different across all 3.
Bru'n Water estimates 5.37 (which is closest to my target)
EZ Water estimates 5.58
BrewCipher estimates 5.54
I'm tempted to just trust the estimates in Bru'n Water, as it seems to be the gold standard water tool on a lot of forums. I've also seen a good bit of feedback saying Bru'n almost always gets a lot of people to within .01 of the estimate. However, perhaps I just want to trust it because it's closest to my target mash pH. Is my thinking way off here?