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Adjusting decoction boil temperature

ethanbr

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Would it be possible to add a field whereby one could enter one's altitude. As you know, the temperature at which water (adjusting for dissolved solids) boils is also a function of altitude. For example, here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and weren't not in mountains, water will not boil at 100C/212F, because elevation varies from 250m/750ft to 309m/1015ft, at which water will boil (depending on extant barametric pressure) from 99.2C/210.7F to 99.0/210.2F. I know that's not a big difference, but if one's in Denver, Colorado, then boiling would be at 95C/202F. Just something that MAY be important.
 
You can set your boiling temperature in your mash profile (see image below) to reflect the boiling temperature at your standard altitude.  Additionally, you can set this in the recipe as well (second image) on the mash tab.
 

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