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This may seem like a silly question but are the EZ Water mash additions calculated by per/gallon of water or is it for the entire amount of water

Thanks

stevo155

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The amount in the Mash Additions area is for the total mash water volume you entered at the top of the spreadsheet. If you click the sparge checkboxes, it will calculate the remaining additions based on the sparge volume you entered.

I use this sheet for all my beers and the PH has calculated out perfectly each time to the point where I may just stop taking a PH reading altogether.

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Thanks!

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Thanks!

Now for another stupid question follow up:
I typically prepare a couple more gallons of water in the hot water tank than is necessary. For example for 9.75 gallons of water used I prep 12 gallons.
My additions (for use with RO water) are 4.5 grams gypsum, 4.5 grams Calcium Chloride,2.25 grams of Epsom Salt (I also have 2 oz of acidulated malt in the mash not that it matters). Am I correct in thinking I should proportionally up the amounts of the water additions so that I come relatively close to the ph level and water profile calculated in EZ Water?

I believe it calculates to something like 5.5 grams of gypum, 5.5 grams of Calcium Chloride and 2.8 grams of epsom salt.

Thanks again.

DSmith

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Scaling up the salts proportionally for your total prepared water is fine. I've modified the spreadsheet for a cell that asks for the total prepared water and the salts are scaled up to that volume - all water treated the same.

bruin_ale

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If you're just modifying the mash water with the salts, then put the salts in your mash tun before strike. That way you don't need to scale up. If you mean to treat mash and sparge water with the same salts, then yes - I guess you could/should proportionally scale it up to account for the extra water in your HLT.

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Thanks DSmith!

Anyway I could steal/borrow your formulas and or spreadsheet

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Is there a reason I should not be treating sparge water (with salts) the same as my strike/mash water?

ajdelange

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If you are treating your mash water properly, no. If you are following a spreadsheet or calculator that tells you to load up your mash water with chalk or bicarbonate or if your water contains high levels of bicarbonate and you are not taking steps to remove it then, yes. You can recover from high alkalinity sparging to some extent by long cold conditioning but you will never recover from high mash pH.

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Great! Thanks again AJ!