When brewing I use 100% RO water and add all my mineral additions to the mash (to limit the amount of acid I have to use). I add CaSO4 and CaCl to the mash to achieve the desired Ca, SO4 and Cl amounts. When using Beersmith 3, I have noticed that the "adjusted water profile" does not factor in the dilution of the untreated sparge water when manually imputing mash-only mineral additions.
For example: A 6 gallon batch of beer calls for 4.25 gals of mash liquor and 5.25 gals of sparge liquor. If I manually add 4g (1 tsp) CaSO4 and 1.7g (0.5 tsp) CaCl to the mash Beersmith displays an adjusted water profile of Ca= 90.7 SO4= 137.1 and Cl= 59.3. These numbers are inline with the mineral contribution of both CaSO4 and CaCl (CaSO4 = 1g/gal 62 ppm Ca and 147 ppm SO4, CaCl = 1g/gal 72 ppm Ca and 127 ppm Cl) in 4.25 gals of liquor. This is correct for the mash but is false for the final, overall water profile (aka the target water profile) since it doesn't not factor in the dilution from the untreated sparge liquor. The actual adjusted water profile that should be displayed is Ca= 39 SO4= 62 and Cl= 23.
Is there a fix to this so I don't have to manually calculate the actual, adjusted water profile? It should also be noted, that if I add additional minerals to the sparge water, the adjusted water profile does not change. I am running Beersmith 3 on a Mac if that makes a difference.
For example: A 6 gallon batch of beer calls for 4.25 gals of mash liquor and 5.25 gals of sparge liquor. If I manually add 4g (1 tsp) CaSO4 and 1.7g (0.5 tsp) CaCl to the mash Beersmith displays an adjusted water profile of Ca= 90.7 SO4= 137.1 and Cl= 59.3. These numbers are inline with the mineral contribution of both CaSO4 and CaCl (CaSO4 = 1g/gal 62 ppm Ca and 147 ppm SO4, CaCl = 1g/gal 72 ppm Ca and 127 ppm Cl) in 4.25 gals of liquor. This is correct for the mash but is false for the final, overall water profile (aka the target water profile) since it doesn't not factor in the dilution from the untreated sparge liquor. The actual adjusted water profile that should be displayed is Ca= 39 SO4= 62 and Cl= 23.
Is there a fix to this so I don't have to manually calculate the actual, adjusted water profile? It should also be noted, that if I add additional minerals to the sparge water, the adjusted water profile does not change. I am running Beersmith 3 on a Mac if that makes a difference.