My tool of choice for water chemistry has been the free version of Bru’n Water by Martin Brungard. I decided to do a couple of tests, and compare the water profile adjustment of BeerSmith 3.1 vs Bru’n Water. Is there an opportunity to finally use one piece of brewing software that fit all my requirements? BeerSmithĬould the BW Model be short for Bru’n Water? Has BeerSmith actually improved the way it calculates acid additions? In general the BW model results in similar pH estimates, but the acid additions are significantly lower than the MPH model. You can now choose whether to use the MPH model (recommended) or a new BW model. There are new mash pH models available under the mash screen. A quick glance of the release notes state: While it works great when it comes to calculating my water profile, it’s one extra step I have to go through every time I put a recipe into BeerSmith.īut wait, BeerSmith just released a new version of their software, version 3.1. That’s led me to use the free version of Bru’n Water. While I love the simplicity of BeerSmith and the way it calculates your mineral additions, I can’t rely on it for my acid additions. It fails miserably in calculating my water profile for the beer I’m brewing, specifically the acid additions.Ī quick search of BeerSmith vs Bru’n Water, will yield you a number of results on water profile adjustment frustrations.īeerSmith consistently overestimates the amount of acid required to hit your mash pH targets. The brewing software I use is BeerSmith, and it does everything I need, except one thing. I’ve been a huge fan of water chemistry when it comes to all-grain brewing, and it’s helped up my brewing game.

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