Just started using Beersmith and I absolutely love it. I've been trying to understand my efficiency and part of that is understanding my equipment.
My mash tun is a kettle with a false bottom and spigot. My spigot is below my false bottom. My Lauter Tun Deadspace is 0.41 gallons (literally wort/water that is left behind when the spigot runs dry). This does not include the space above the spigot and below the false bottom. Which is wort/water that actually drains with the mash.
Let's say that the space between my false bottom and the base of the kettle totals 1 gallon. 0.41 gallons stays in the kettle while the 0.59 gallons drains from it. You can see that when calculating my strike water, I have a good portion of water that isn't in contact with the grain (effectively changing my mash). Is there something in the equipment profile that accounts for this?
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't change the Lauter Tun Deadspace to 1 gallon because the 0.59 gallons isn't left behind. Should I just manually add an additional 0.59 gallons to my strike water every time I brew? Or can I input this number somewhere in the software?
Please help!
My mash tun is a kettle with a false bottom and spigot. My spigot is below my false bottom. My Lauter Tun Deadspace is 0.41 gallons (literally wort/water that is left behind when the spigot runs dry). This does not include the space above the spigot and below the false bottom. Which is wort/water that actually drains with the mash.
Let's say that the space between my false bottom and the base of the kettle totals 1 gallon. 0.41 gallons stays in the kettle while the 0.59 gallons drains from it. You can see that when calculating my strike water, I have a good portion of water that isn't in contact with the grain (effectively changing my mash). Is there something in the equipment profile that accounts for this?
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't change the Lauter Tun Deadspace to 1 gallon because the 0.59 gallons isn't left behind. Should I just manually add an additional 0.59 gallons to my strike water every time I brew? Or can I input this number somewhere in the software?
Please help!