[Wort-H.O.G.]

How are you adding your salts - Do you add them all to the mash, add them all to your total water volume of 9.5 gallons or split them up?

see my 1st post.....

[quattlebaum]

Funny i have had the same issue for a long time now myself. I have determined that it is mainly when i buy a new bag of grain or a different malt.  There seems to be a variance in PH between new bags/malts however not by much. I use to use EZ water and you can change the distilled water PH value of each grain of which i did for a while and it's just a big pain in the rump. Brunwater is by far the best i think.
I recall some of your previous post and we seem to have the same processes, Funny. Anyway i tend to always shoot a little higher (5.6 room temp) and it works. I have become better at adjusting on the fly and its been fun. good luck wish i could help.

[reverseapachemaster]

I use to use EZ water

EZ Water is better than nothing but I did not get particularly great results using it. It was likely in part user error based upon the water profiles I was targeting rather than the tool itself. Bru'n Water is certainly a superior tool if for no other reason than the ability to input the grains and have it account for how they affect the mash ph.