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Beersmith EBC v Grainfather EBC

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andyn2001

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I have recently purchased the Grainfather, but still create recipes in Beersmith, as I have been used to using this for 5 years now and I like it. However, when I copy the recipe into Grainfather I get a different EBC for the recipe. For example, a Porter I copied over is 56.1 EBC in Beersmith, but 47.8 EBC when I import into Grainfather. I've been scratching my head for days and just cannot work out why. Has anyone else found the same/understand why it is happening?
 
The Grainfather software is not quite fully developed or accurate yet. They are still working on it so I would put it down to that, but its not that far off, I would use beersmith over it as its been around for years and a lot of the smaller bugs have been squished out.
 
andyn2001 said:
I have recently purchased the Grainfather, but still create recipes in Beersmith, as I have been used to using this for 5 years now and I like it. However, when I copy the recipe into Grainfather I get a different EBC for the recipe. For example, a Porter I copied over is 56.1 EBC in Beersmith, but 47.8 EBC when I import into Grainfather. I've been scratching my head for days and just cannot work out why. Has anyone else found the same/understand why it is happening?
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I would recommend double checking the color of each of the grains you are using versus the lots yo purchase.  I buy base malts in sacks (usually 25 kgs) and need to update the grain specs based upon the maltster's lot analysis.  Same (or more so) with the specialty grains. I can always get the lot number from the LHBS for the lot they currently have in stock.
 
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