OK, my goal for now in using Beersmith is to brew smaller batches to experiment on. I am only up to brewing mini mash. I ordered a couple of 3 gallon better bottles to start messing with recipes and making up my own.
I always purchase recipes from the same store and they come with instructions that have me doing the following -
Two gallons of water to start steeping the grains
1 quart of water per lbs of grain to sparge (if that is technically what it is called)
Add another gallon of water to start the boil
Add malt extract
60 min boil, cool add to fermenter
Add water to get to 5.25 in the fermentation bucket
I simply use a 20 quart stainless steel pot. Strain/sparge through a collander.
I a setting up my equipment in the software and I have a few question and was hoping someone could help me given the information above.
1. What should I use as my efficiency ?
2. I have no idea what to enter in under the Mash/Lauter Tun.
Mash Tun volume is at 5.02gal
Mash Tun weight is at 2.2lbs
Mash Tun Specific Heat is at .12 which is where it said it should be for partial mash
Mash Tun deadspace is at 0 which I think is correct
3. Top up water for Kettle ? I don't knw what I should put here. 3 gallons since I add 2 at steeping and one after the sparging ? or more because of the quarts per pound of grain I add also ?
Thanks for the help in advance. I appreciate it.
I always purchase recipes from the same store and they come with instructions that have me doing the following -
Two gallons of water to start steeping the grains
1 quart of water per lbs of grain to sparge (if that is technically what it is called)
Add another gallon of water to start the boil
Add malt extract
60 min boil, cool add to fermenter
Add water to get to 5.25 in the fermentation bucket
I simply use a 20 quart stainless steel pot. Strain/sparge through a collander.
I a setting up my equipment in the software and I have a few question and was hoping someone could help me given the information above.
1. What should I use as my efficiency ?
2. I have no idea what to enter in under the Mash/Lauter Tun.
Mash Tun volume is at 5.02gal
Mash Tun weight is at 2.2lbs
Mash Tun Specific Heat is at .12 which is where it said it should be for partial mash
Mash Tun deadspace is at 0 which I think is correct
3. Top up water for Kettle ? I don't knw what I should put here. 3 gallons since I add 2 at steeping and one after the sparging ? or more because of the quarts per pound of grain I add also ?
Thanks for the help in advance. I appreciate it.