BeerSmith mash tun weight ebiab

[swimIan]

I have a ebiab set up that uses a stainless steel mash basket. I was wondering if the mash tun weight in BeerSmith should be the weight of the basket or the weight of the kettle?

 

[Bigfly]

From Beersmith's website:

Mash Tun Weight - Enter the weight of your mash tun (excluding extra equipment/tubes/etc) This parameter is used to calculate the thermal mass of your mash tun when adjusting mash temperatures for your equipment.

 

[wilserbrewer]

I've never used beersmith. With BIAB, your MT / kettle is preheated so I believe the thermal mass or weight of the mash tun is irrelevant.

I think it would be set to zero.

Hopefully someone will confirm?

 

[swimIan]

My thinking too. I usually heat to strike temp. Then add my mash basket. Finally I add the grains. My mash basket is pretty heavy and I assume it absorbs some of the heat.

 

[wilserbrewer]

My thinking too. I usually heat to strike temp. Then add my mash basket. Finally I add the grains. My mash basket is pretty heavy and I assume it absorbs some of the heat.

Well ok, so you can either try and have BS adjust for your mash basket temp loss or just take a reading yourself after you add the basket...once you know how much delta easier to just compensate imo.

Not really a job for software but if you like doin it that way I'm happy.

Maybe it's a good thing idk, I do simple duh style....
Cheers

 

[RM-MN]

My thinking too. I usually heat to strike temp. Then add my mash basket. Finally I add the grains. My mash basket is pretty heavy and I assume it absorbs some of the heat.

Why not put the mash basket in before you start heating the water to strike temp? No calculation required.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Why not put the mash basket in before you start heating the water to strike temp? No calculation required.

Excellent idea, but that would be too simple and effective

Maybe he's doing LODO and wants to gently lower his basket with grains into the strike water idk....

Some love calculators ...

 

[swimIan]

My system is modeled after the Nano homebrewer from CBS. They recommend this procedure. I've done it both ways and find that my delta T varies. I don't seem to hit my proper dough-in temp