Think this is the right section but I just started my first all grain batch and used Bru'n Water to adjust my water. Right now I am planning a new beer and just realized I paid attention to the water profile with the calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfate and Chloride for the water profile I was looking at but not the bicarbonate. Should I be matching that as well for the desired water profile?
Bru'n Water bicarbonate?
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Gnomebrewer
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No. Don't add bicarbonate except for pH adjustment.
Bicarbonate should not be considered a target. It is just a means to an end...desirable mashing pH. Allow the bicarbonate content to vary as needed to produce an acceptable mash pH.
