Calculator for Sparg and Mash Volumes

Does anyone have a accurate calculator for sparge and mash volumes. Thanks.

 

http://www.brewersfriend.com/mash/

 

I use beersmith. It's not very expensive and it does many things very well.

 

I also, use a brewing progam, but I use BeerTools Pro.

 

I've got a custom spreadsheet that I use to calculate volumes and temps for me for all of my water.

You would have to tweak a few "constants" in it to get it to work for your bwery, but it works great for me.

 

Brew 365 water calculcator (google it) does what you need. Or, heck, its here:
http://www.brew365.com/mash_sparge_water_calculator.php

 

Thanks a lot. Question though, that equipment loss seems high. I'll be using a cooler style mash tun, with a dishwasher hose in the bottom. Wouldn't this be a bit more efficient than a false bottom. Thanks.

 

It depends on how high up the drain hole is. Some coolers leave an inch of liquid behind. Your manifold design can also effect this. I tip my cooler to cut down on the loss but it still leaves some behind.

You can also have equipment loss in your kettle depending on how you drain that. And if you use a counterflow or a plate chiller and a pump you could loose some liquid to those.

 

There is no substitute for actual measurements on your system.

Dead space in your tun and kettle can be measured by just putting water in and running it out through the valve until it stops. Then close the valve and dump the rest of the water in there into a measuring cup or something and see how much is there.