JohnnyRamrod
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Folks,
I usually brew from extract, with boil using grain bags. I (probably like a lot of people) use the Brewing Classic Styles (BCS) book extensively. BUT his recipes are always based on full size boil. I do a smaller boil so I can aid faster cooling with my copper coils. I know some of the 'tricks' to approximate the right IBU with a partial batch boil, but I was planning on using Beersmith to get this a little more scientific.
Thing is, I really can't work out how to set up the pot to accurately reflect the outcome.
Ideally I want to set up a pot roughly like this:
10 litres pre-boil
total batch size into fermenter around 19 litres
I can see that the likely things I need to adjust are: Boil Volume, Boil Time, Boil Off, and the Batch Volume.
I assume if my Boil Volume was (for example) 10 litres, with a total Batch Volume of 19 Litres, that provided I uncheck Calculate Boil Vol Automatically and enter 10 litres in and adjust my Boil Off, the software can work out that this means i'd be adding water as a top up and will adjust accordingly?
I assume that also means I need to do a calculation manually of my boil off if I want a good level of accuracy as I can't check calculate automatically as it assumes a full size boil.
I usually brew from extract, with boil using grain bags. I (probably like a lot of people) use the Brewing Classic Styles (BCS) book extensively. BUT his recipes are always based on full size boil. I do a smaller boil so I can aid faster cooling with my copper coils. I know some of the 'tricks' to approximate the right IBU with a partial batch boil, but I was planning on using Beersmith to get this a little more scientific.
Thing is, I really can't work out how to set up the pot to accurately reflect the outcome.
Ideally I want to set up a pot roughly like this:
10 litres pre-boil
total batch size into fermenter around 19 litres
I can see that the likely things I need to adjust are: Boil Volume, Boil Time, Boil Off, and the Batch Volume.
I assume if my Boil Volume was (for example) 10 litres, with a total Batch Volume of 19 Litres, that provided I uncheck Calculate Boil Vol Automatically and enter 10 litres in and adjust my Boil Off, the software can work out that this means i'd be adding water as a top up and will adjust accordingly?
I assume that also means I need to do a calculation manually of my boil off if I want a good level of accuracy as I can't check calculate automatically as it assumes a full size boil.