Or is that not the case? In any case, I could always add a bit more of grain on each batch to make up for the efficiency loss, but I would really like that my numbers (not just gravity, but volume too) would match what Beersmith predicts once again.ĭoes anyone have any experience with that and have worked it out before? I've changed settings a few times but I feel like I am screwing it up further rather than making it better. With the malt-pipe inserted, add water until it reaches 2-3 cm from the top of the malt pipe, note exactly how much water. BeerSmith also now separates the batch or into fermenter volume (before fermentation) from the bottling volume (after fermentation). In other words, they treat critical variables as constants. Mash-tun deadspace: Add water until you reach the bottom of the malt-pipe, note exactly how much water you need to add. New Feature: BeerSmith now has the brewhouse efficiency as part of the equipment profile making it easier to scale and match recipes based on recipe profiles. In summary, BeerSmith and other brewing software, is very difficult to use correctly because, amongst other things, they ignore the fact that what you are brewing dramatically affects many numbers that you have to type into your Equipment Profile.

I understand that efficiency dropping in BIAB is normal, but I would imagine that Beersmith would take it into account when choosing a BIAB mash profile. Basic steps to set up an equipment profile for a single vessel system. Since switching to BIAB, my efficiency seems to drop every batch (last one was around 52%) and I can never get the right pre-boil volume (always too much) and batch size correct (always too little). I brew 11 litres batches and with the traditional sparge/mini-pipework set up, I always hit the numbers precisely and had an efficiency of around 75%. Although it works fine, I am having trouble hitting my target numbers and dialling in a reliable equipment profile. I've been brewing on a Grainfather for about two years with great success and recently decided to switch to a BIAB, no-sparge method to save time and space (new baby, busy with work, etc).

Beersmith equipment profile