Hi Guys
Just transitioning to Beersmith from Strangebrew (which is no longer supported). Love it so far but have one question/issue -
I don't have accurate temp control on my HLT. Its an old tea urn that only has 2 settings - off and boiling.
The way beersmith calculates mash steps is a little awkward for me. It holds the infusion amount constant (either as a water-grain ration or a direct amount) and varies the temp of the infusion water to get the desired temp. I will end up with a step that says for example "add 5l of water at 76.5C". This is a little difficult for me to do.
Strangebrew would let you run the calculation the other way if you wanted - hold the temp of the infusion water constant and it will calculate the volume required to hit the desired rest temp. That way I can set the water temp at 100c and its all easy.
Will beersmith allow this? I can't find a way of doing it as the temp box in the mash profile editor is not editable.
I can fudge it by tweaking the infusion amount until I get a temp close to 100 but then if I change a volume or grain temp, all the calculations go out and I need to re-tweak.
Any ideas? Other than buying a proper thermostat for my urn?
Cheers
Dave
Just transitioning to Beersmith from Strangebrew (which is no longer supported). Love it so far but have one question/issue -
I don't have accurate temp control on my HLT. Its an old tea urn that only has 2 settings - off and boiling.
The way beersmith calculates mash steps is a little awkward for me. It holds the infusion amount constant (either as a water-grain ration or a direct amount) and varies the temp of the infusion water to get the desired temp. I will end up with a step that says for example "add 5l of water at 76.5C". This is a little difficult for me to do.
Strangebrew would let you run the calculation the other way if you wanted - hold the temp of the infusion water constant and it will calculate the volume required to hit the desired rest temp. That way I can set the water temp at 100c and its all easy.
Will beersmith allow this? I can't find a way of doing it as the temp box in the mash profile editor is not editable.
I can fudge it by tweaking the infusion amount until I get a temp close to 100 but then if I change a volume or grain temp, all the calculations go out and I need to re-tweak.
Any ideas? Other than buying a proper thermostat for my urn?
Cheers
Dave