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Strike temp in mash profile

ChrisS

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I'm running BS2 Mobile on my Kindle. When I set up the mash schedule in the Mash Profile tab for a recipe it gives me strike temperatures for the initial and subsequent steps that are 4 to 5 degrees too low. When I plug my grain and water amounts into the Infusion Step Tool in the Tools menu I get the correct strike temps. Is this just a bug or is there some adjustment I need to make in my setup?
 
Does the mashtun weight and specific heat numbers match between the two? Is the water to grain ratio the same? Is the recipe adjusting for high equipment and grain temperature?
 
Yes to all of the above. The only inconsistency is that the Mash Profile tab includes a "mash tun temp" entry while the Infusion Step Tool doesn't. But that doesn't seem to make any difference. The error seems to be a percentage rather than absolute since the error is smaller for lower temperature mashes. I guess the good news is that at least the Infusion Step Tool is spot on. It's just a pain to have to keep track of the "real" strike temps instead of counting on what's in the Mash Profile.
 
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