Here is my profile, it may not suit everyone but it works for me. the 2L loss varies between 1L and 3L depending on hops (I throw them straight in).
Cheers,
Nick.
bierfest wrote:Today I needed to update beersmith with some new hops that were not available in the original version you download. So I went to download some of the extra packs by clicking on the "Add-on" button.
I then noticed that Beersmith have created an equipment profile for the 20l BM. Has anybody actually tried it yet to see how accurate it is.
I normally brew 20l batches on my 50l MB but I guess this should be the same.
Dicko wrote:The brewhouse efficiency is a near to useless figure in the home brew situation.
Take the Beersmith example and don't record any losses on the right hand side.
You will be left with a batch size of 25 litres and not 20 litres and as you said, who cares how much is lost in the fermenter as long as you end up with the final volume you require.
In my opinion this also applies to what a brewer chooses to leave in the kettle.
I personally leave an average of 4 litres in the kettle as I let the trub settle for a period of time after chilling and I do this to ensure crystal clear wort in the fermenter.
Brewers who use a plate or counterflow chiller may remove more wort as the cold break actually forms in the chiller on the way to the fermenter and even the use of a hop sock could affect the result.
In theory you could tip all the contents of the kettle after cooling into the fermenter and doing this would change the brewhouse efficiency figure significantly.
The important figure that unfortunately is not highlighted in BS in the Equipment profile is Mash Efficiency.
Mash efficiency is the real reflection on the efficiency of your brewery at the home brew level.
I had Promash many years ago and from memory it focused more on Mash Efficiency.
If scaling a recipe from another brewer Mash efficiency is a figure you use, with the brewhouse efficiency being totally useless unless both brewers have the same equipment and operate it exactly the same.
Dicko wrote:It has been said before...can someone please write a software program specifically for the BM?
I would be one of the first with my money ready should this happen.![]()
Nesto wrote:Dicko wrote:It has been said before...can someone please write a software program specifically for the BM?
I would be one of the first with my money ready should this happen.![]()
I do like Beersmith, but I'd be 2nd in line with my money!
Batz wrote:Nesto wrote:Dicko wrote:It has been said before...can someone please write a software program specifically for the BM?
I would be one of the first with my money ready should this happen.![]()
I do like Beersmith, but I'd be 2nd in line with my money!
I'd buy it as well, surely it not that hard for a computer savvy guy.
royco wrote:I would pay good money for this![]()
Niels, aren't you a bit of an IT boff?
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