Hi there this is my first post here.
I've been trying to learn via beersmith about the different mash profiles we can do with this and realised that usually the ratios are all the same, i mean if you choose a standard profile as single infusion the saccarifiaction will offer you a 2.608 L/KG wich is a standard which you can modify and have fun with.
Though i'm quite a newby with this and i'm still learning a lot.. but here is my question, if you look at my 2 receipes here in images, my grain ratio at the protein rest is the same, i didn't took a picture of this one but both are proposing a 1,878 L/KG as protein rest.
But then what confuse me is that they are proposing different ratios to grain for the saccarification period, why? 4.358 L/KG and the second one 3.983 L/KG.. of course the receipe are note the same, fisrt one is a pilsner and the second one is a double ipa, wich actually i don't even have enough space in my 10 gallons mash to realise (if a want to realise a "protein rest" with it), though beside this fact i just want to understand why and how beersmith comes up with 2 different ratio to grain for the saccarification period? What is the calcul?
I mean i know how it arrives at 4.358 L/KG mathematically, if we choose the first receipe, its simply 13.8 L (protein rest) + 8.56 L (saccarification) = 22.36 L / 5.13 KG total receipe grain = 4.538 yeah but how beersmith decided that i should do my saccarification whit 22.36 L on this one (13.8 + 8.56)? I image i could change this info to be able to have enough space in my mashing process and less water for my fly period but i'd like to understand the logic of the default values first.
It would have been logic to me to believe the program is proposing these different ratios to have an equal volume of fly sparging water at the end, on whatever receipe you're doing applying on my equipement but that's not the case
Thank you alot !
I've been trying to learn via beersmith about the different mash profiles we can do with this and realised that usually the ratios are all the same, i mean if you choose a standard profile as single infusion the saccarifiaction will offer you a 2.608 L/KG wich is a standard which you can modify and have fun with.
Though i'm quite a newby with this and i'm still learning a lot.. but here is my question, if you look at my 2 receipes here in images, my grain ratio at the protein rest is the same, i didn't took a picture of this one but both are proposing a 1,878 L/KG as protein rest.
But then what confuse me is that they are proposing different ratios to grain for the saccarification period, why? 4.358 L/KG and the second one 3.983 L/KG.. of course the receipe are note the same, fisrt one is a pilsner and the second one is a double ipa, wich actually i don't even have enough space in my 10 gallons mash to realise (if a want to realise a "protein rest" with it), though beside this fact i just want to understand why and how beersmith comes up with 2 different ratio to grain for the saccarification period? What is the calcul?
I mean i know how it arrives at 4.358 L/KG mathematically, if we choose the first receipe, its simply 13.8 L (protein rest) + 8.56 L (saccarification) = 22.36 L / 5.13 KG total receipe grain = 4.538 yeah but how beersmith decided that i should do my saccarification whit 22.36 L on this one (13.8 + 8.56)? I image i could change this info to be able to have enough space in my mashing process and less water for my fly period but i'd like to understand the logic of the default values first.
It would have been logic to me to believe the program is proposing these different ratios to have an equal volume of fly sparging water at the end, on whatever receipe you're doing applying on my equipement but that's not the case
Thank you alot !