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Hi, I bought BeerSmith the other day. I'm upgrading from extract and recently bought a 15 gal Megapot (15.7" dia x 18.3" high) for 5 or 10 gallon BIAB and I was looking for some help. I've been reading through the help file, but still had a couple of questions.
"Mash Tun Addition - This number represents water that is below the mash screen but is recoverable during the lauter process. When calculating volumes, this water is automatically added in the first mash step so you will get sufficient water in the mash tun. Many BIAB style systems have large recoverable volumes below the mash tun so it is important that you set this number."
1) So I have a "false bottom" from BrewHardware that's a screen with some bolts that lift it 2" off the bottom. I got this just to keep the bag off the bottom. What would I use for the Mash Tun Addition setting?
2) What's a good starting point to plug in for "Loss to Trub and Chiller" and "Fermentation Loss"? I use a hop spider with a bag in that for (usually) pellet hops...not sure if that factors in to trub loss.
I'm sure I'll have more questions. Been trying to find answers but the amount of stuff to look through is a little staggering!
"Mash Tun Addition - This number represents water that is below the mash screen but is recoverable during the lauter process. When calculating volumes, this water is automatically added in the first mash step so you will get sufficient water in the mash tun. Many BIAB style systems have large recoverable volumes below the mash tun so it is important that you set this number."
1) So I have a "false bottom" from BrewHardware that's a screen with some bolts that lift it 2" off the bottom. I got this just to keep the bag off the bottom. What would I use for the Mash Tun Addition setting?
2) What's a good starting point to plug in for "Loss to Trub and Chiller" and "Fermentation Loss"? I use a hop spider with a bag in that for (usually) pellet hops...not sure if that factors in to trub loss.
I'm sure I'll have more questions. Been trying to find answers but the amount of stuff to look through is a little staggering!