Gnomebrewer
Well-Known Member
I think that's really a backwards approach relative to how most people use minerals.
I get that most people just want the software to tell them what they should do for their style. I don't. Actually, I find matching some arbitrary style to be backwards. Consider your pale ale water profile above. You've been told by BS3 to add bicarb soda, because it's needed for the profile. Why? Why are you adding alkalinity to your water, which will then need to be neutralised with acid? You're adding bicarb to sparge water! I want to think for myself with salt additions, not blindly follow a profile. All I want is a quick check that the Ca level is where I want it. I can calculate it in a minute or two, but shouldn't have to.