Understanding Beersmith

[suric]

? When entering the mash tun weight in Beersmith, do you enter the actual weight of the Kettle and or the total amount of grain weight that it will possibly hold. I have received conflicting information. I just want the right info for Beersmith to properly calculate. My system has 3 s/s kettles I can do 20 gal. My kettle will hold 24-26 gals max. My mash tun actual weight with false bottom weighs 30lbs empty. I loose 2-3 gals below the false bottom. Any information will be appreciated.

 

[GrogNerd]

it's part of the equipment profile, independent of any recipe, so enter the actual weight of the kettle

 

[suric]

How does beer smith calculate whether you have too much grain for the batch you want to make. It doesn't ask For kettle dimensions?


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[Oginme]

BeerSmith asks for kettle volume and takes the water volume and grain displacement to flag if you are over that capacity.

 

[GrogNerd]

BeerSmith asks for kettle volume and takes the water volume and grain displacement to flag if you are over that capacity.

exactly. on the recipe, MASH button