BeerSmith 2 Questions

[J2W2]

Hi,

A got a copy of BeerSmith 2 for Christmas, and I'm trying it for the first time. This is also my first shot at trying a clone recipe.

I do extract brewing, and use a 10-gallon Blichmann BoilerMaker. I set up the equipment profile using information I'd found online for Blichmann equipment. In my case: Mash Tun Volume 10 gal, Mash Tun Weight 13.35 lb, Lauter Tun Deadspace 0.13 gal. I'm not sure if these numbers change between all-grain and extract, but this is what I put in. While I'm on this topic, this information is stored in the clone recipe I entered, but I don't see it in the equipment dropdown list - I assume there's a way to save my equipment setup for future use?

I'm trying a 90 Shilling Clone from Odell Brewing. I got it on the HomeBrew Denver site, and they say it came from the brewer itself. Their recipe is shown as all-grain, but they also show a partial mash option, which I believe is what I do when I extract brew.

They give an OG of 1.068, a FG of 1.023 and a ABV of 5.9%. When I put my recipe into BeerSmith, it shows an OG of 1.052, a FG of 1.017, and an ABV of 4.5%. I don't know how much the extract option changes this - it's basically swapping 6 lb of extra-light DME for 10 lb of 2-Row Malt; all the other grains are the same.

Would the extract option reduce the ABV that much, or do I have something else wrong in the software?

Thanks for your help!

 

[raysmithtx]

I think it might be the efficiency setting. If you have your system set up with lower efficiency than the original recipe you will not be able to match the numbers. I would enter the recipe as all grain and then change the efficiency until you hit the numbers. At least then you'll know if that is the issue.

 

[WayFrae]

Hi,

A got a copy of BeerSmith 2 for Christmas, and I'm trying it for the first time. This is also my first shot at trying a clone recipe.

I do extract brewing, and use a 10-gallon Blichmann BoilerMaker. I set up the equipment profile using information I'd found online for Blichmann equipment. In my case: Mash Tun Volume 10 gal, Mash Tun Weight 13.35 lb, Lauter Tun Deadspace 0.13 gal. I'm not sure if these numbers change between all-grain and extract, but this is what I put in. While I'm on this topic, this information is stored in the clone recipe I entered, but I don't see it in the equipment dropdown list - I assume there's a way to save my equipment setup for future use?

I'm trying a 90 Shilling Clone from Odell Brewing. I got it on the HomeBrew Denver site, and they say it came from the brewer itself. Their recipe is shown as all-grain, but they also show a partial mash option, which I believe is what I do when I extract brew.

They give an OG of 1.068, a FG of 1.023 and a ABV of 5.9%. When I put my recipe into BeerSmith, it shows an OG of 1.052, a FG of 1.017, and an ABV of 4.5%. I don't know how much the extract option changes this - it's basically swapping 6 lb of extra-light DME for 10 lb of 2-Row Malt; all the other grains are the same.

Would the extract option reduce the ABV that much, or do I have something else wrong in the software?

Thanks for your help!

Yes the extract setting makes a huge difference! Sometimes I forget to check the setting and spend 5 minutes trying to figure out why my IIPA says the OG will be 1.030 then I switch the setting to All-grain and it goes up to 1.080. (These numbers are just examples.) If it is set to extract it assumes that you will not be mashing the grains so it only calculates a tiny percentage of the potential SG of the grains.