Measurement, Mathematics and Records

1. The calculator: grain bill question

   5 Replies 7244 Views

   First post by Zelig, 12 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   Just a little question about the calculator: the grain bill parameter is intended for the base malt only or it includes also speciality grains?

   Last post

   ---

   

   Ok, that's enough for me, then! ;)
   5 Replies
   7244 Views
   Last post by Zelig
   12 years ago
2. BREWMATE V 1.06

   38 Replies 36005 Views

   • 1
   • 2

   First post by nik, 13 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   At new version of BREWMATE V 1.06 Rob added BIAB support . I've done some tests with the Calculator spreadsheet and it is very accurate . Test yourselves too and if you find any glitch we can contact Rob to take care of it .
   Very good work in my opinion .
   Link:

   Last post

   ---

   

   nik and shibolet,
   
   Your offers above to translate the new calculator are greatly appreciated. That would be brilliant :salute:. It might be a lot of work though so feel free to back out - lol.
   
   thughes,
   
   What we are doing is initially concentrating on getting the sheet to work under Excel 97. After that is completed, we can get it out there and then we are hoping a Libra / Open Office expert will put their hand up to make it work under Libra / Open Office which hopefully won't be too difficult....
   38 Replies
   36005 Views
   Last post by Pat
   12 years ago
3. BeerSmith2 - Initial Feedback and Questions

   38 Replies 37637 Views

   • 1
   • 2

   First post by Pat, 13 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   An information thread on BeerSmith2 can be found here . Please subscribe to that topic as new information posts will be added there regularly.
   
   Please use this thread for now to give any feedback or ask questions on BeerSmith2. (Before asking questions, study the information thread above first.)
   
   Cheers,
   Pat
   
   Also please note the following important posts...
   
   Please set 'Mash TUn Specific Heat to Zero

   Last post

   ---

   

   No worries Yeasty.
   
   I found it helpful to ascertain grain absorption and boil off averages!
   
   I can send you my full spreadsheet if you like?
   
   That would be great dicko, I'm a sucker for a good spread sheet. :headhit:
   I found that as I like to brew something different everytime, I have a Calculator spreadsheet for every brew I do and I don't really get to grips with my figures so I end upworking from memory :scratch:
   
   sorry to have gone off topic a bit. :blush: To bring it back in line with...
   38 Replies
   37637 Views
   Last post by Yeasty
   12 years ago
4. A Question on the New Calculator

   13 Replies 12645 Views

   First post by Lylo, 12 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   Is the new calculator usable yet,or should we be still using the March 2011 version?
   I have absolutely no need for an expensive spreadsheet like Excel,and I hope that,if/when it is usable,it will it be compatable with OpenOffice.

   Last post

   ---

   

   Irwazza/PP Sorry for being a PIA.bye No mate, they are good questions you are asking. It's the way that the software doesn't work together that is the PITA :lol:.
   13 Replies
   12645 Views
   Last post by PistolPatch
   12 years ago
5. BeerSmith2 Guide for BIABrewers.

   11 Replies 28058 Views

   First post by BIABrewer, 13 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   ADMIN NOTE: BeerSmith2 is no longer available from BIABrewer.info but can be purchased directly from BeerSmith . For more details read this BIABrewer post . A Pre-Release Version of The BIABacus is available in this thread .
   
   Note: You may help support the site by purchasing your BeerSmith2 key through BIABrewer.info. More details here .
   
   Beersmith2 for BIABrewers.
   
   BeerSmith2, now also available for Mac and Linux users, fully supports BIAB brewing. Brad Smith, the developer of BeerSmith,...

   Last post

   ---

   

   Converting 'External' Recipes to Your BeerSmith2 BIAB Equipment - Part 4
   
   The above post shows that no matter how good the information supplied with a recipe is, it is very hard to convert and get identical gravity and bitterness readings. You need to become a bit of a detective and also never expect perfection. Some of the reasons that gravity and bitterness won't match on a converted recipe exactly are...
   
   1. Different Grain 'Specifications' : With each batch of grain maltsters provide a...
   11 Replies
   28058 Views
   Last post by BIABrewer
   13 years ago
6. BeerSmith2 - FWH

   3 Replies 5701 Views

   First post by Mad_Scientist, 13 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   I'm interested in knowing how BeerSmith2 calculates FWH's. In another piece of software you can select the amount of time. What, if any, is the standard time and temperatures of FWH? Is it based off of a fixed temperature to when it reaches boiling temp?
   
   I would think some of you do alot of FWH and combine it with late hop additions (such as 10 min. hops). What is the percentages (weights) of hops used in FWH to Late Adddition Hops? Thanks...
   
   Richard

   Last post

   ---

   

   I haven't looked at this side of things as yet MS.
   
   It's a good idea though to join the BeerSmith forum and ask these types of questions here as Brad reads the forum every day and will certainly answer things like this. Try and word your questions as clearly as possible and try and play with the program first yourself to see what effects changing certain things does.
   
   Good question MS!
   Pat
   3 Replies
   5701 Views
   Last post by Pat
   13 years ago
7. the calculator problem

   2 Replies 4574 Views

   First post by Lylo, 13 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   I recently inputted my numbers from my first 5 BIAB's into the calculator.On the efficiencies page column H averages is way out of whack.I will try to attach a copy.

   Last post

   ---

   

   Thanks Pat,that put everything in order.I haven't worked with spreadsheets for a while.
   2 Replies
   4574 Views
   Last post by Lylo
   13 years ago
8. IBU Scaling in a concentrated wort?

   21 Replies 20336 Views

   First post by stux, 13 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   So,
   
   If we wanted 20L of wort at OG (ie not concentrated) and we hopped that to 20IBU, that would be one thing,
   
   now say we had a concentrated wort prepared to 15L, and we wanted to post-boil dilute this back to 20L, would that mean that actually you need to aim for 33% more IBUs during the boil, so that post boil you get 20IBU?
   
   15L at 26.66 IBU + 5L of water = 20L at 20IBU?

   Last post

   ---

   

   I have added a hop utilization factor to my hop bill spreadsheet. By default it will be 1.1 which is suitable loose pellets
   
   I'm the same, only using loose pellets :)
   21 Replies
   20336 Views
   Last post by stux
   13 years ago
9. 35 Different Results from 35 Brewers given the Same Recipe.

   7 Replies 9772 Views

   First post by PistolPatch, 13 years ago

   First post

   ---

   

   New brewers (and plenty of more experienced ones), often think that a single reading of a single sample at a single stage of a single brew using a single instrument will give them an accurate reading. Written like this, this expectation seems a bit silly but it took me a long time to learn just how much a single reading should be ignored.
   
   Some new brewers will post after their first brew that their efficiency was terrible. And it well might have been for any one of the reasons listed here ....

   Last post

   ---

   

   Ah sorry mate, I was hoping different batch sizes might have been the problem but obviously :nup:. Certainly seems like a big variance you are dealing with :dunno:.
   
   Cheers,
   PP
   7 Replies
   9772 Views
   Last post by PistolPatch
   13 years ago
10. cheap Chinese refractometer

    6 Replies 9680 Views

    First post by shibolet, 13 years ago

    First post

    ---

    

    hi guys,
    i bought this cheap chinese refractometer on ebay.
    it seems to work fine except for one thing: it has a dig. plato scale and an SG scale and they don't seem to agree with each other
    that is, if the plato scale says 13.1 the calculators tell me that that's 1.053 SG, but the refractometer SG scale says 1.051.
    
    i remember reading/hearing somewhere that i should be following the plato scale and disregarding the SG scale. can anyone corroborate this?

    Last post

    ---

    

    As I only brew beers with an OG of less than 1.060 I bought one of these 0 - 18% Brix refractometers
    
    If brewing stronger beers then go the 0 - 32% Brix version.
    
    I use it for both before and after fermentation SG's using a formula to correct for alcohol. Get good agreement between refractometer and hydrometer.
    
    Broke my hydrometer recently (had it 40 years) won't be replacing it.
    6 Replies
    9680 Views
    Last post by ianh
    13 years ago
11. Using BeerSmith 1.4 with BIAB

    11 Replies 14490 Views

    First post by bcp, 13 years ago

    First post

    ---

    

    Ok, beersmith is all over the place for me, particularly IBU settings. I use a birko urn.
    
    MASH PROFILE
    At the moment my mash profile is Single Infusion, Full body, No Mashout.
    Mash type - temperature
    Water to add 32litres
    Step time 60 minutes.
    
    MAIN RECIPE SCREEN
    Unselect 'Set Boil VOlume Based on Equipment' - which sends the IBU down
    CHange Boil volume to 29 litres - IBU goes sky high.
    
    EQUIPMENT
    Mash tun volume 40l
    Mash tun weight 5.1kg
    Material Stainless steel
    Mash tun specific heat...

    Last post

    ---

    

    LOL, I can see exactly where I stopped reading that post...
    
    Utilization can be reduced to a smooth function, as opposed to the tables, which produce many discontinuous lines. The Rager table is presented in the following utilization equation:
    
    %UTILIZATION = 18.11 + 13.86 * hyptan
    Whilst I can have a laugh, the above shows just how much study and hard work goes into making some things simple.
    
    Thanks again stux, this 'average OG' thing you found is something I am sure I never would have...
    11 Replies
    14490 Views
    Last post by Pat
    13 years ago
12. Recipe calculator

    4 Replies 6754 Views

    First post by CSchenk, 13 years ago

    First post

    ---

    

    Here is a batch calculator I made when I first joined BIAB. The goal was to make a spreadsheet that I could use to design different beers. The first page can be used to calculate SG after boil and color or the wort. I also included a dilution schedule, because I am doing maxiBIAB with a 19L pot. After I finish mashing I measure the volume of my wort and plug it into the top left corner. This cell is used by many other cells in sheet.
    
    The next page is all about the hops. Its designed to figure...

    Last post

    ---

    

    Thanks for the feedback.
    
    I see what your saying PistolPatch. I'll make that change and a few more that I've been meaning to make and then repost the sheet.
    4 Replies
    6754 Views
    Last post by CSchenk
    13 years ago
13. Beersmith: what changes would you like to see?

    3 Replies 6769 Views

    First post by bcp, 13 years ago

    First post

    ---

    

    Brad is currently trying to get the new version of beersmith into beta, and responded to someone's suggestion of support for BIAB.
    
    How do you think this should be best implemented? I was thinking of a new option in the mash profile that would allow the sparge and mash water to be combined (i.e. a very high volume mash). Is this how you do it or do you usually mash with less water and add water during the boil?
    Brad
    
    My response was (hope i'm right):
    There are a few methods.
    * Most people...

    Last post

    ---

    

    I think one of the most important considerations should be whether the BIAB is full- volume or not (i.e. sparged). So, make what PP says about mash & sparge figures added together to be optional, not mandatory. It is possible though to fool/ bludgeon at least some existing software into dealing with a sparged BIAB, probably easier than full- volume.
    Having said that, I'm not really a big fan of software for brewing in general, but I generally do only a handful of different styles using recipes...
    3 Replies
    6769 Views
    Last post by Ralph
    13 years ago
14. Major Brewing Screwup

    11 Replies 12262 Views

    First post by shibolet, 13 years ago

    First post

    ---

    

    Hi all
    so here's my story:
    I've been BIABing for a few months now. I use an electric iron pot (not really an urn . i think it was once used to do laundry). the volume is aprx. 47 liters.
    the pot has a hidden heating element that runs through a cylinder at the bottom of the pot. i think it probably takes up about 1-1.5 lites of space.
    so far i have been using the original BIAB_Equipment_Set_Up_Volumes.xls that only has one worksheet. also, i have been using a tape-measure to estimate the volume...

    Last post

    ---

    

    Crap, keeping notes, thats what I forgot to do. :? I wrote a note to remind myself.....but forgot where I put it. :lol:
    What you say is funny wiz but it gets even worse!!! I actually often do take good notes while I am brewing but they always get lost afterwards.
    
    You work on your auto-syphon and I'll work on a note-keeping method for BIAB!
    
    Apologies again shibo :).
    11 Replies
    12262 Views
    Last post by PistolPatch
    13 years ago
15. Beersmith, Promash, or Calculator

    16 Replies 18760 Views

    First post by jmbingham, 14 years ago

    First post

    ---

    

    useing beersmith for the trial period still not sure if i want it, will probally check out promash too.
    Which software do you use or is it even necessary :?:

    Last post

    ---

    

    Hi there shib,
    
    How are you going with brewmate? I've only had time to have a quick glance at the screenshots which looked very good.
    
    Be really interested to hear from you further on this.
    
    Cheers,
    PP
    16 Replies
    18760 Views
    Last post by PistolPatch
    13 years ago