Hrlyrydr03
Apprentice
I'm not new to brewing. I have a question. Does anyone know the formula that BeerSmith uses to calculate the grain bill? I for the life of me cannot figure it out. I currently do this. % of desired grain (total points) / by actual grain points / % of effeciency = total wt in #'s .
So, if my desired target abv. is 1.080. and I want to make 12 gallons. then my grain points would = 960. Pale malt has a grain point of 37 and my brew house efficiency s 75%. i plan on using pale malt at 80% of my grain bill. so, my formula would look like this.
0.8(960) / 37 / .75 =
768 / 37 /.75 =
20.75 / .75 = 27.65 lbs of pale malt needed for the recipe. BeerSmith doesn't give me this number. I just wanted to know how to configure it to compare my calculations to theirs.
any help would be appreciated.
So, if my desired target abv. is 1.080. and I want to make 12 gallons. then my grain points would = 960. Pale malt has a grain point of 37 and my brew house efficiency s 75%. i plan on using pale malt at 80% of my grain bill. so, my formula would look like this.
0.8(960) / 37 / .75 =
768 / 37 /.75 =
20.75 / .75 = 27.65 lbs of pale malt needed for the recipe. BeerSmith doesn't give me this number. I just wanted to know how to configure it to compare my calculations to theirs.
any help would be appreciated.