![]() ![]() Show the default calculations, but then allow the user to tweak things like the w/g ratio and even show the total batch size and desired boil volume for reference. What I think would be sweet for beersmith is to have a feature (most likely integrated with the "mash profile" page (when you select "details" on the main recipe page. Now this is much more straightforward to measure and I really doubt that there will be any substantial difference in the mash going from 1.25 to 1.28 qts/lb. In this example, I iterated the w/g ratio to 1.28 which yields a strike water volume of 4 gallons. So I tweak the w/g ratio up or down slightly to find a more pragmatic, measurable volume. This yields a strike volume of 15.625 qt or 3.91 gal, which is impractical to measure IMHO. In one case, I have a recipe that calls for 12.5 lb of grains, and I usually start out with a ratio of 1.25. ![]() For example, I will tweak the water to grain ratio to be a more reasonable number. The reason why I find having the numbers right in front of you to be helpful is that you can tweak certain amounts to make things easier. By this, I mean that to find out the amounts of strike and batch sparge water, you need to refer to the "preview brewsheet" as the water listings are not included on the main recipe / mash steps page. However, I feel that in planning a recipe, things are a little cumbersome. I was stoked to see that Beersmith does indeed calculate batch sparging amounts, etc (one of the reasons why I did migrate). This has become an invaluable tool for me in brewday planning. Long before I migrated from Promash to Beersmith, I created a simple spreadsheet to calculate batch sparging requirements. I have a suggestion for the batch sparging area. ![]()
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