BOB357
Grandmaster Brewer
As many have, I noticed acid additions in BS3 that were much larger than Brew'n Water. While altering water profiles in a few recipes using the BS3 tool I noticed that BS3 appears to use Baking Soda in every recipe. When I deleted those additions the acid additions became very reasonable. IMHO, there is no reason to add baking soda unless you need to increase ph. Using additions of both baking soda and acid is like adding and subtracting the same amount to and from a given number and expecting a different a sum.
After selecting a water profile, and before going to the mash tab to look at ph, try deleting the baking soda additions and see for yourself.
After selecting a water profile, and before going to the mash tab to look at ph, try deleting the baking soda additions and see for yourself.