9/20/2023 0 Comments Beersmith mash efficiency![]() beer tasted fine but was only about 2.2% abv, no way was i getting 95% efficiency. At homebrew levels, consistency is more important than trying to maximize any sort of efficiency.įirst beer i brewed was kal's english mild and i used the 95% efficiency numbers. Find the number(s) that work for you and stick with them, and don't worry about it. i have yet to fool around with the crush to try to improve efficiency but just am not that worried about it. That works out to just a few bucks more per batch depending on the grain bill, i'm not going to sweat it. and end up with two full 5 gallon kegs of finished product and some leftover beer, maybe a quart or so depending on how much dry hopping was done. With that approach above, i hit all of the numbers kal publishes for og, color, etc. that works out to just a few bucks more per batch depending on the grain bill, i'm not going to sweat it. comparing some recipes right now, this calculated lower efficiency results in about 10% or so more grain being used when compared to kal's numbers. i also perform a mashout and typically sparge for 75 minutes. i can't recall my grain mill gap setting off the top of my head but it is something like. This works out to a mash efficiency of 83.6%. for my system:Ġ.25 gal 'lauter tun losses' (under 'equipment profile' tab)Ġ.5 gal 'loss to trub and chiller' (under 'equipment profile' tab)ġ gal 'fermenter loss' (under 'equipment profile' tab)Ġ.25 gal 'tun deadspace' (under 'mash' tab) i have mine set at 80% but that number only means something if the variables that go into calculating that number are known. the efficiency number on the beersmith recipe design tab is brewhouse efficiency. I have made several of kal's recipie on my system, using beersmith for recipe formulation. I assume you mean conversion + lauter efficiency when you say 'mash efficiency' which would be synonymous with pre-boil efficiency. Which is different than post-boil efficiency as it takes into account the loss due to trub, etc., and only uses the volume in the fermenter. I assume you mean conversion + lauter efficiency when you say 'mash efficiency' which would be synonymous with pre-boil efficiency?īeerSmith uses BrewHouse efficiency according to that chart the efficiency into the ferementer. Yes there are places to enter volumes like that. Last edited by kal on Thu 2:01 am edited 1 time in total Purchasing through our affiliate links helps support our site at no extra cost to you. ![]() We ship worldwide and support our products and customers for life. ![]() Our new shop with over 150 new products: If they're all zero then maybe it works out the same? (I don't know as I don't use Beersmith nor do I calculate my brewhouse efficiency - most people do not). Sounds like beersmith may not be using the term brewhouse efficiency correctly or more likely you haven't entered any loss numbers into beersmith? Brewhouse efficiency only makes sense when various losses are entered - see this diagram: Īre there places in BeerSmith to enter volume numbers like "amount lost in boil kettle" or "amount lost in fermenter"? When I say 95% efficiency I mean mash efficiency and mash efficiency isn't the same as brewhouse efficiency. When Kal's recipes say 95% Efficiency, does that correlate to Brewhouse efficiency in BeerSmith? Link Posted: Mon 11:02 pm Post subject: Re: Kal's Recipes with BeerSmith When Kal's recipes say 95% Efficiency, does that correlate to Brewhouse efficiency in BeerSmith? I did a quick test of the recipe for the Electric Pale Ale and the only way I could get my numbers to match what he posted (O.G., specifically) was to set my brewhouse efficiency to 95% with a 12G Batch Size.ĭoes this jive with anyone else's experience? Obviously I'll use my own brewhouse efficiency and scale the recipe accordingly, but just curious what others are doing with those numbers.ĭrinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter ![]()
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