nicklawmusic
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Hi there,
I've been using Beersmith for a long time (both as a professional brewer and now as a nanobrewer) and it's really good except for one thing: the strike water temperature calculation.
I wondered whether anyone could shed light on the issue for me.
These days, I'm brewing batches on a 100L brew kit. I've put in all the figures correctly but Beersmith tells me to mash in at around 76.7 with a liquor to grist ratio of 2:0. This is way too low so I've started ignoring Beersmith on this front but with varying results.
I mashed in this morning, aiming for 67C using a pre-heated mash tun with 23.5KG malt and 55L of liquor and I still only hit 64.5C
Is there a way I can get Beersmith to give me an accurate reading for my kit? As I say, I've put all the figures in correctly and both checked and unchecked the equipment profile adjust temperature for kit box but it's still not giving me accurate readings as, to hit 67C I have to have a strike temperature of around 85-86C.
Any thoughts/advice would be usefiul.
I've been using Beersmith for a long time (both as a professional brewer and now as a nanobrewer) and it's really good except for one thing: the strike water temperature calculation.
I wondered whether anyone could shed light on the issue for me.
These days, I'm brewing batches on a 100L brew kit. I've put in all the figures correctly but Beersmith tells me to mash in at around 76.7 with a liquor to grist ratio of 2:0. This is way too low so I've started ignoring Beersmith on this front but with varying results.
I mashed in this morning, aiming for 67C using a pre-heated mash tun with 23.5KG malt and 55L of liquor and I still only hit 64.5C
Is there a way I can get Beersmith to give me an accurate reading for my kit? As I say, I've put all the figures in correctly and both checked and unchecked the equipment profile adjust temperature for kit box but it's still not giving me accurate readings as, to hit 67C I have to have a strike temperature of around 85-86C.
Any thoughts/advice would be usefiul.