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Introductions / Re: Willamette Valley brewer

« Last post by BOB357 on June 08, 2022, 05:10:38 PM »

Welcome punomatic! This forum is usually fairly quiet but there are a few folks here who will pop up with great answers to any questions you might have.

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Introductions / Willamette Valley brewer

« Last post by punomatic on June 08, 2022, 04:35:39 PM »

Hi, everyone,

I'm new to the forum, but I've been brewing off and on since the early 90s. I recently purchased Beersmith 3 to replace my open source Brew Target app. Then I discovered this forum. I look forward to learning from y'all and will chime in when I have something to offer.

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BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog / Revenge of the All-in-One BIAB Brewing Systems

« Last post by BeerSmith on June 07, 2022, 03:01:26 PM »

Revenge of the All-in-One BIAB Brewing Systems
    https://beersmith.com/blog/2022/06/07/revenge-of-the-all-in-one-biab-brewing-systems/

Cheers,
Brad

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BeerSmith 3 Support / Re: Gravity calculations in BS3

« Last post by BeerSmith on June 06, 2022, 09:24:30 PM »

Hi,
  The OG is based primarily on the brewhouse efficiency, as well as the volumes.  Changing boil volumes will change the volumes but not the brewhouse efficiency which is a gross number that reflects all losses in the system.  So that may explain the slightly higher OG.

Brad

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BeerSmith 3 Support / Re: Gravity calculations in BS3

« Last post by thebeershack on June 04, 2022, 09:13:51 AM »

Thanks for the replies. I'll think on this. But I'm not sure any of this answered my question.

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BeerSmith 3 Support / Re: Missing Recipes in Desktop Version

« Last post by KB on June 03, 2022, 08:04:20 PM »

What made the recipes disappear? Is this a cause for concern for all of us?

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BeerSmith 3 Support / Re: Gravity calculations in BS3

« Last post by GigaFemto on June 03, 2022, 05:47:41 PM »

The temperature may be the difference. The pre-boil gravity is at boiling temperature, while the post-boil gravity and OG are at room temperature. There is a 4% difference based on the thermal expansion/shrinkage. If you take 1.070 and multiply by 1.04 you get 1.073, exactly the number you are looking for.

--GF

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BeerSmith 3 Support / Re: Gravity calculations in BS3

« Last post by Kevin58 on June 03, 2022, 03:18:34 PM »

Once you've used accurate measurements for a few batches, adjust equipment profile values as needed and then adjust brewhouse efficiency.

This is important right here. You may have done the proper volume and weight measurements to set up an equipment profile but it is not complete until you make adjustments along the way. Take accurate measurements of every brew day and use these to tweak your initial profile until you have it dialed in.

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BeerSmith 3 Support / Re: Gravity calculations in BS3

« Last post by BOB357 on June 03, 2022, 12:47:40 PM »

You're comparing apples to oranges. You need to compare accurate pre and post boil gravity and volume measurements. Using a prediction for pre boil and actual OG post boil doesn't work, especially if you're not accurately measuring volume too. Once you've used accurate measurements for a few batches, adjust equipment profile values as needed and then adjust brewhouse efficiency.

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BeerSmith 3 Support / Re: Missing Recipes in Desktop Version

« Last post by Eric96 on June 03, 2022, 09:25:54 AM »

OMG!!!!  You are Da' Man!!!! (or Woman..)  That worked and I got all of them BACK!!!!!!!  You have no idea how grateful I am.