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Beersmith Equipment Profile for Stout 20 Gal System

 
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RedDragon




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PostLink    Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:10 pm    Post subject: Beersmith Equipment Profile for Stout 20 Gal System Reply with quote


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I know I posted a while back about Beersmith's profile for Stout Tanks. No one had anything so I have developed this profile over the past year to work for me pretty accurately for my electric system. Hope this helps someone or gets you started.

Batch Volume: 12.00 gal
Efficiency: 71%
Hop Util: 100%

Mash Tun
Vol: 19.8 gal
Mass: 15 lb
Tun Spec Heat: .12 Cal/g-C
Deadspace: .50 gal
Adjust Vol for Deadspace: Yes

Boiler
Kettle Top off: 0
Calc Boil Vol: Yes
Boil Vol: 15.77 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Boil Off: 2.25 gal
Post Boil Vol: 13.52 gal
Cooling Loss: .54 gal

Fermenter/Bottling Volumes
Trub/Chiller loss: 1.0 gal
Top Up Water: 0 gal
Batch Vol: 12 gal
Fermenter Loss: 1.5
Bottling Vol: 10.50
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Roadie




Joined: 13 Oct 2013
Posts: 127
Location: Charleston, SC


PostLink    Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks!
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ercousin




Joined: 11 Nov 2013
Posts: 13
Location: Toronto, ON


PostLink    Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That seems like a lot of boil off volume for only 90 mins. Are you running your element at 100%?

Does your BK have a sight glass?

About to pick up some used stout kettles but the BK doesn't have the sight glass, just element port and tangential inlet. Trying to figure out how to measure pre-boil volume....
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Roadie




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Location: Charleston, SC


PostLink    Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The boil off seems right to me based on my system.

I have a sight glass on my BK but you could use the stick method of adding a measured 1 gallon at a time and marking a mash paddle or something else you could insert into the BK to see where it comes up on it. Or you could etch the inside of your BK after adding 1 measured gallon at a time. There was a good thread on that sometime ago on HBT.
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kal
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Location: Ottawa, Canada

Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter


PostLink    Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2.25 gallons for 90 mins? Low compared to what I do.

I boil off 1.9 gallons in 60 mins, so 2.85 in 90 mins.

Boil less vigorously or partially covered and you'll boil off less. I like a good vigorous boil myself and just start with more pre-boil wort.

Kal

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ercousin




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PostLink    Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seems high compared to my 3500W induction cooktop with 10 gallon pot is all!

I don't think the surface area is that different for the 20 gal stout pots so it must be vigor from the higher powered 5500W elements.
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